Now that I get 100%
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My wife honestly suggested I save money instead of buying new tools. Completely removed from reality… 
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The tools, wife, or reality removed? Saving money means there has to be a future 
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Mine told me to buy a new printer after I cursed to much at the old one.
It turned out to the be a good idea!
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Well…quick update just to check in and keep the community in the loop as I promised… Most of the parts printed, should be finished printing tomorrow.
Next…the hardware kit… and the real fun begins!!!
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Few questions…
A) 2 walls vs 3 walls when printing… yup…noticed that OrcaSlicer sets everything I print at 15% infill, 2 walls, and monolithic…. I assume I will need to reprint those parts or risk “bad things happening” down the road?
Shame I didn’t catch that out the gate, the parts came out wonderfully…sighs..
B) With a 66.75” Strut X axis, (1695.45 mm) will I need longer wiring when I order the hardware kit?
Thanks in advance
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Defiantly want 3 walls. Even more important with your giant build.
The extensions that Ryan sends are real long (assuming they are the same length in the new kits, I haven’t gotten that far yet into a new one) but if you run short he does sell more in the shop.
Perhaps a bit controversial, but I’ve really come to dislike the extensions due to the potential reliability issue where the extension meets the stepper cable. The documentation correctly suggess making an S-bend and taping that to avoid them coming loose. That kind of jankieness is a warning that things aren’t right.
I think we should reconsider this and instead recommend at the point where they come together cutting the ends off and making the splices with something high-reliability like the Wago 221-2401 lever terminal splices:
This easily fits inside the beam of an LR or along the path, and just isn’t unreliable like those extensions can be.
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When I eventually get around to upgrading my LR3, I plan on using something like this and crimping/soldering my own ends. That obviously requires some tools and accessories (and skill) which I now have due to other projects.
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Too bad they don’t make that in an 8p configuration. Not that I could find on a quick amazon search anyways. Would be nice for the core with the touch plate wires.
I’d probably just run 2 separate 4p, one for the stepper and the other for endstop and touchplate. I have a 50ft roll of that already. I saw an 8p but it’s 26 gauge.
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Yeah. But not near as clean as it all in one 
Thermostat wire?
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Tiny Terminal Block – V1 Engineering Inc or a tiny terminal block
I think about this a lot. Make the connection where we want, secure the wires, then let them move. Wiring would probably be easier, definitely cleaner, but surely we would get wiring issues with people trying to match colors that they should not. I still think the extensions are a poor solution, but plug and play (and extra tape) is easy.
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I used these at each end of the gantry which are neat and have enough terminals for the motors and endstops
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I used to sell the 6 terminal version of those…thinking I was heading that direction, they are pretty big though.
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