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Time to upgrade

Discussion in 'Mods and Upgrades' started by Joehsmash, Jul 3, 2017.

  1. Joehsmash

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    Hey fellow robotrons,

    i have had my R1 for many years now, its a beast, truly a love hate relationship with it.

    I am looking to do some upgrading and im hoping that you peeps can help me out. now its been a long while since i have been on here, and i cant seem to locate the parts that i need. perhaps the community can point me into the right direction.

    i have been successfully using the e3dv6 with the volcano for a couple years how ever i plan on using my printer a lot more. so what i would like to do is upgrade my carriage so that i can easily swap between the v6 and the volcano and any other end that i could ever want.

    i also want to remove my stepper off my carriage and mount it to the top of the enclosure. and include that quick release filament holder.

    i cant seem to find the specific parts on thingiverse that i would need.

    Has any one done this that could lend me a hand?
     
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    I think @Mike Kelly had a thingiverse page for his Bowden setup he used.
     
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    Is @Mike Kelly still active on these forums?

    him and i talked about doing something like this a couple years ago, i how ever never got around to it.

    i just realized that my hot end has come somewhat loose along my x axis which explains why i am getting shifting and ribbing.

    im just looking at getting all the parts that i need now and than do a big tear down.
     
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    Have not seen Mike in a while but he may still drop in occasionally.

    Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk
     
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    Mike has been pretty swamped with the new job but he stops by from time to time, but rarely posts anything.
     
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    Like Geof mentioned I stop by when I can. Skype is the best way to reach me or google chat.
     
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