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Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 11:17 am
by LePaul
Ok, so when the UM2 print head is rebuilt to 2+, I would really like to have it bolt onto another printer carriage
I am thinking, since the rod bearings wouldn't be used, those plastic pieces could be replaced with a 3D printed one (or CNC'd)
I know for the print head to mount flush with another mount, it should either have a spacer or the replacement piece extrude a small distance outward. I was thinking two horizontal, 5 mm holes would be enough to secure it?
Just thinking out loud I know some of you have made some frankenstein ultimakers!
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 1:44 pm
by Neotko
I really can't imagine what you want to do or for what. Please make a doodle
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 1:51 pm
by LePaul
Remove the E3D from this mount and imagine a way to attach the Ultimaker 2 print head in it's place
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 3:26 pm
by Neotko
Ah. Sorry nxe this was inside ultimaker I didn't understood why you wanted to do it.
It should be easy indeed. Go go design it.
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 3:57 pm
by LePaul
I'm no good with CAD, thus the query
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 5:53 pm
by Neotko
To want is to do!
Two years ago I never ever did any 3D but because I wanted a magnetic head changer I made my own version. Just get ready to tost a few kilos of material on test and enjoy the experience.
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 7:29 pm
by LePaul
Hey I like beer but you don't see me brewing my own!
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 1st, 2017, 7:51 pm
by Neotko
Unless you want your own custom beer. Otherwise you need to hire a beer maker
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 2nd, 2017, 2:33 am
by reibuehl
The problem is that only if you have the exact measurements of the mounting points you could create a CAD for it. So you need to at least provide a 2D drawing with some measurements for the holes and such before somebody could look into this. But I agree with Neotko, there is no better way to learn CAD than having a real project to work on
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 2nd, 2017, 9:22 am
by Roberts_Clif
LePaul wrote: ↑August 1st, 2017, 7:29 pm
Hey I like beer but you don't see me brewing my own!
Beer is too inexpensive to brew! Now a good Wine is worth brewing yourself.
Take a Dive into the world of 3D Modeling.
Thinkercad is for you, it is free it is online and it is so simple to use.
Thou I recommend a free Professional modeling software.
Autodesk Fusion 360 is free for Enthusiast / Hobbyist.
The free Start-Up/ Enthusiast licenses allow you to access Fusion 360 Ultimate with a yearly Free subscription. You can use this license if you are a small business making less than $100,000 per year (or equivalent), or if you're a hobbyist using Fusion 360 for non-commercial purposes.
There a many tutorials on You tube to assist you in making your first Model.
This is my first model after watching the tutorials.
A Snap together case for My Hictop Controller board.
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 10th, 2017, 5:50 pm
by Meduza
@LePaul, something like this?
Spent about half an hour, fist time i touched CAD in over 3 weeks, just arrived home from a vacation.
You will need to replace the long thumb screws with four M3x35mm screws.
It is designed to fit a 31x31mm hole pattern (Nema17 standard)
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 11th, 2017, 9:05 am
by LePaul
That's sweet!
That could latch directly into existing aluminum extruder mounts out there!
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 11th, 2017, 9:38 am
by Meduza
Feel free to try it, i just made it for fun since i do not have a FT-5 or any other printer i need to do this to :p
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 11th, 2017, 9:51 am
by LePaul
Looks like a print worthy of PLA...or maybe something pretty, like that big spool of CF I have sitting around!
I'm using the Ultralight Weight Extruder 713Maker offers (
http://713maker.com/ft5.html) Scroll way down.
That's worked really well with my Titan Aero/pancake setup.
With that hole pattern, your mount should bolt right on
Re: Whose good with CAD? Mount for UM2 printhead
Posted: August 11th, 2017, 11:25 am
by Meduza
@LePaul, I see that ultralight mount got a pretty big cutout for the motor, it might be a good idea to make the back plate larger to get a bit more support...
So, here is a version with a 45x45mm back plate instead of the minimal 38x38mm one.
PLA would probably work just fine, but a CF version is of course nicer looking