Absolutely
Yeah, based on video clip durations…
- Spent ~40hrs building on camera, and many hours designing/assembling off camera.
- Looks like ~30% of that time was marked as fluffs up, fails and troubleshooting problems (e.g. dead CANBus board, and general CANBus setup)
- ~14hrs was experimenting and making non standard features.
- Only ~11hrs was spent assembling and wiring up the Core V4 design.
Future build should be way faster with knowledge gained from V4.
So, am more likely to eventually build a V5 than tear down my V4 desk ornament/lamp that happens to print.
Not sure when though, especially if LowRider 4 is available to build soon?
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Build the V5 to print the new LR4 parts on……
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I printed the v5 parts on the v4, so I think that counts.
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I did the same. Hoping the V5 will be up and running by the time we see any LR4 parts. But we will see
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I need just the fan mount for the v5 and I have decided this will be a v5 upgrade of Ernest, my v4.
Ron went from being a delta kossel ultra budget v5 build and now I’ve turned it into an ender -style bed slinger. Makes more sense. It lacks the refined components a v5 would need to really perform.
Before:
After:
Just need a few parts like a home-made bed motion system and the x and y mounts, core mounts printed and it should go back together once the new power supply gets here.
I’ll continue with the “slow build” thread… This was just a flash in the pan.
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ok… that abomination above got completely disassembled, and the motors were pulled for a lowrider build. It works, but that is another story.
Ernest, the v4, is getting the green parts for the v5 upgrade for the XY,while the Z will stay the same.
HELP!!
Looking at the docs: there is a section for XY Gantry instructions for putting together the top part, but there is nothing else besides the section title. (@vicious1 XY). Is that available? PM would be ok. I just need a close photo of the front corner from the top because a couple pieces may be missing… namely the tension adjustment piece on front corners of the xy gantry to tighten the belt… ?? given that I disassembled the v4 to do this, I may have to manually belt tighten and print what is missing on the new setup… any help would be appreciated.
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Here you go @orob. See if these help you out at all. If you need anything else just let me know and Ill do my best
perfect! THANKS!!
those are super helpful!
there is nothing in the very front. The bolt spaces off the rail… I think I recall something about that.
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Lot of good stuf here as well…
Yes sir. The M5 pushes on the end of the linear rail
thanks. I’ve read both of those other threads about 6 months ago… need to reread them, but I need to get this thing printing, so I went to the docs hoping for the most direct assembly instruction.
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Yeah I think the docs got “forgotten” about when no one else was really building
The full build instructions are in @vicious1 s build thread V5 #1 The Plated Printer - #48 by vicious1 starting there
They just have not been fully ported over to the docs yet
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I forgot all about that! Good job @Michael_Melancon
There they are! Thanks!!
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Whoa, I know I took the pictures and all that but I didn’t put them in the docs did I? I will make note to finish them.
Maybe if you just put a link in the docs to that thread it would be sufficient? It is all there.
Fyi for anyone upgrading, the x axis linear rail is shorter on the 5 than on the 4, but the gantry extrusion x dimension is larger. This is going to be a complete rebuild. I’m going to cut all new outer enclosure walls.
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