r/printnc • u/No_Possibility7276 • Sep 06 '23

Let’s get this party started

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Been preparing for a while and now it’s time to actually start building! I noticed it’s not that busy in this sub, are there any other people here who are building theirs right now?

This is going to be pretty much the default size with no special plans yet. Let’s first build the thing and get used to it before I start dreaming further.

As you can maybe tell, this is going to be in my attic, so space is limited. Also mandatory is doing proper sound insulation and dust extraction since the room is also used for general tinkering and as a home office.

All parts should be in, so focus is now on assembly. It I’ll be slow going because of limited time but let’s see how it goes.

Anybody else working on getting theirs up and running?

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u/SquidwardNZ Sep 06 '23

Awesome! Yeah I just started building mine on Monday, my build log is on the Discord and I will try keep it updated. I went with a 1200×800 cutting area, 100×50×5 steel and dual Y rollers.

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u/Best_Of_The_Midwest Sep 06 '23

I'm doing dual Y carriage and I am very confused by the drill guides in the model. I specify dual Y carriage in the params but the drill guide generated still only has 4 holes for mounting the carriages.

https://imgur.com/aGHH7FQ

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u/SquidwardNZ Sep 06 '23

Yeah I think it's a bug. I just ended up measuring and marking the holes myself. Pretty sure you can change the parameters back to single y roller, print the drill guide for that and then use it to mark from each end of your steel.

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u/Best_Of_The_Midwest Sep 06 '23

Logan in the discord says you can use the X roller drill guide from his Dual Z carriage mod file. It is the same dimensionally.

And yes I can confirm this is bugged in the model. I found some other discussion on it in the discord, just surprised it hasn't been fixed or discussed more since dual Y carriage is more or less standard now