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Answered Center to Center distance for the Y rods on R1 +Plus

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  1. WZ9V

    WZ9V Active Member

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    Anybody know the exact distance to use?

    Eyeballing it with a ruler is not getting me lined up like I would like on the bed holder I'm working on. The Y-tensioners can be close and still work but the rods have to be dead on. I tried 225mm and that's a bit wide, I suspect it's 220 but I thought I'd ask as opposed to printing up more guesses.
     
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    Oh, sorry. No R1+ to measure, but someone on here will chime in.
    I can give you the numbers from a bed upgraded beta :)

    @Geoff has one if memory serves.
     
    #2 mark tomlinson, May 20, 2016
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    Yo want stock bed holder measurement from center.of hole.to.center of.hole?

    I do have an r1+.... or - depending on the day haha. Id be happy to measure what i can for you
     
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  4. WZ9V

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    Don't worry if you have to take it apart, I was just hoping someone knew what it was already. I know the earlier models used a different spacing because I tried some of those on thingiverse before setting out on my own. My only good ruler is a small 6 in machinist one, I've been trying measure this with a tape measure I had handy so I probably just need to get a better ruler or some bigger calipers.
     
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    I can measure the spares i printed (they fit my r1+) but i didnt print with them so not 100%
     
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    I think that will be fine. Send me those when you can, that will at least get me in the right neighborhood. Thanks
     
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    Center to center of the holes or do you want different dimensions ?
     
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    Center to center would be nice as that's what I'm using to position them in OpenSCAD but any others you think might be handy would be welcome.
     
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    Hey buddy sorry for the delay. Mine are 225 center to center of the holes
     
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    I took the bed holder off my r1+ and am getting 224/225 center to center
     
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    Thanks. That verifys what my measurements were. I tried a test fitting and it's close but doesn't feel quite right (probably printing tolerances).
     
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    It's dead on replacement on mine....hmmm maybe shoot for 223 and see if you printing on the large side
     
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    It think have tried 215.
     
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    I tried 223 and it was too small. I think 225 is right. These are taking 6 hours each at 30% infill. I do think I'm getting close.
     
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    6 hours!!!!! Mine were like 2 ! Lol
     
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    I may need to look at my settings.
     
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    His will be AWESOME:)
     
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    I don't know about that but I will include the OpenSCAD source.
     
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    Ah wz one uppin me eh ... lol im Jazzed up to see the finished product !
     
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  20. WZ9V

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    I don't know about awesome either. I do get very tired of STL's on thingiverse that don't fit right. At least with the source you can tweak it if needed.

    I plan to make two versions
    - one using stock rods which will offer no expansion of y-axis
    - one using 495mm rods allowing for longer y-axis (guessing about 350mm or so)
     
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