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If you use the MOSFET version in the description, yes totally! For a heater I would replace the 100nF capacitors with like 10uF electrolytics though, just to remove any annoying high-pitched sounds it may produce.

It definitely is. I'm legit considering a built-in sprinkler system just in case...

It's technically better to not move the file to prevent removing material unevenly - but if I don't, the file quickly clogs up.. ;)

Always happy to hear! 🙏

I totally kept the left benchy, it's on display in the lilac cardboard shelf now!! The GT2 approach makes a lot of sense when all the other factors like complexity, maintenance and wear are factored in along with the cost. But it does make for a pretty boring landscape with so little diversity in the machines out there..

Yeah I guess that would've been the ideal choice, but I saw even Voron use regular M3 screws without a smooth shank to mount bearings, so I'm not too worried about it

@@xenotrixx hmm, no idea where your reply disappeared to, but... My obsession with perfection is already bad enough as is, I'm glad if it doesn't propagate to that aspect of my engineering too, haha. I like machining too! I'd love to ultimately get into metalworking, but the tools are slightly more expensive... I do watch a few machining channels though, you'll probably notice I picked up a few techniques here and there :p I'm responding to this from memory, so I hope I got it all - Your spelling is fine! From experience reading comments the people who worry about their English are usually among the best, worst are those who don't worry ;)

I only recently learned FreeCAD, I used to use Sketchup 8 for the longest time because it's easier :p

I use bamboo skewers too, but in this case even they were too thick :D

If you just want a 3D printer to use (rather than spend egregious amounts of time building one) I recommend looking for a used and/or slightly broken one on sites like Facebook marketplace or Ebay or something, and fixing it up. Sometimes you can get a really good deal on like an Ender 3 someone just wants to get rid of, and even if you end up building a completely different printer with it, you already have all the parts (save for some potential broken ones ofc). Also, keep on mind filament is EXPENSIVE... Off camera I already went through 3 rolls of the stuff (not on this printer ofc), but that is already more than I paid for this printer...

@@ChronicMechatronic okay, thank you alot for your help.

Yeah well, I cannot deny that the extra zero on the price tag helps with performance... I was definitely under $50 for the printer itself, (there was a little spreadsheet towards the end, don't know if you saw) but only because I had all the wood sitting around already. There's a lot that can be done with wood, it just needs to be designed right to allow for humidity changes - I don't think this printer is anywhere close to ideal in that regard, but it works, so it's close enough I guess

With gear reducers the retractions will get even slower

19.5 volts, I did a whole video about the math behind it: czcams.com/video/MpD2EWrJkOY/video.html

@@ChronicMechatronic Thanks a lot You replied to my question very Quick, il check out the video.

I didn't realize I talk like that! (I don't even watch TV for that matter) 😂 I deliberately don't use a teleprompter so as not to appear too scripted, haha.. Either way thanks and welcome to the ride!

He sounds like Borat. I can't work out where his accent is from.

No, it's the raw sound directly as recorded by the phone. The recording app I used at the time might've had a bit of auto gain, but that's about it

@@ChronicMechatronic Os microfones ficaram muito bons.

Thanks! Yeah, I didn't know what to expect going into it, so I played it safe, including when I wrote that script 😁 When I later cut the smaller tube I noticed I can feed much more aggressively without any issue

Yes!!! Congrats, you're the first one to notice! (or at least commenting about it) Matthias Wandel is about the first channel I ever watched, followed the longest, and biggest influence on my work! He basically got me into this weird niche of woodworking purely for the sake of building machines to do more woodworking with. It was primarily him who taught me the "frugal art of working with whatever you have" so to speak :p So I guess it's no surprise if my videos are the spirit of his work (albeit with much more perfectionism) repackaged in a more modern algorithm-compliant video format 😅

@@ChronicMechatronic the work you do is just pure gold, you got me hooked. All mighty algorithm served me the video so you got this part figured out. Now I am all ears and waiting for rest of the build. :D

@krzysiej--9229 😅😅

@@ChronicMechatronic Do you also watch Marius Hornburger? I think a colab between the three of you would be AWESOME!

@@ssteele1812 I used to watch him in 2016 but haven't in a long time... I think I'll have to gain at least a few hundred thousand more subs though before those big fish will consider a collab with me 😂

Hey Phil! I remember you saying that you watch every video at least twice - that makes me so happy. I guess I do put a lot more effort into good editing than many folks who don't employ a dedicated video editor, especially in my niche.. Eric Groslevin is from France! Incredibly nice guy... He lives in California, and we had a little misunderstanding because he thought I was in the states too, but because he's a man of his word he sent the stuff anyway - I don't even want to know what shipping was... All that stuff was definitely more than I ever got for birthday. And man do I have ideas for great projects!

No point, on the store bought ones the plating always breaks down in no time with thermal cycling and physical wear

Doesn't go around the corners needed to get this square wave pattern

No idea how I didn't see this comment earlier.. Yeah, I figured it might be safer to install a sprinkler right inside the machine just in case. It'll be sitting right in front of all those water pipes in the corner, so plumbing wouldn't be an issue.

Because it probably is 😁 The replacable table slats I made should preferably be metal instead

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Yeah I could've, but it's a pen plotter and everyone's gonna get bored and stop using it way before something wears out. I think pen plotters are the kind of novelty item nobody really has use for... (also have to admit I didn't think anything of it back when I made the video, this is just my retroactive justification :p )

Ouch that sounds awful! I hope you recovered well. I don't usually do this either, no idea what went wrong there, but I did eventually pull my finger away from where the drill bit would exit. That might've gotten edited out.

Glad you enjoy ✨

Thanks :) I'd think a motorized Z allows for even finer adjustments since motor steps divide lead screw pitch into insane resolutions.. Yeah, belts would definitely be the way to go, someone else suggested making it corexy to fit the motors which would totally work - but now I'm 90% done, sunk cost fallacy says I should finish the job. Besides I'd hate to botch the design, even if it means better motors...

Sadly not rigid enough :( Much to my surprise the X-axis rails actually sag by ~0.1 millimeter when the carriage moves to the center purely from the weight of it. It won't be a big problem, but it's one of the really difficult things to evaluate working in CAD. I thought for sure the whole design would be overkill when it comes to the rigidity, but it's actually just about right.

Wouldn't work because the whole thing eventually gets enclosed with the same material :( thanks though

I on the other hand, need to speed up! Precision is great until you reach the point where you don't get anything done because everything takes and eternity..

I haven't tested it yet, but will add a link when I did and feel like I can recommend it. I imagine as a viewer the fact that I spent my own money on it is already more confidence-inspiring than if a company had sent it to me, but I make bad decisions too. It's the NEJE N40630 by the way...

I don't know much about laser cutting, but heard the focal point is set to roughly the center of the sheet to be cut. What you describe sounds like a super smart solution to getting more cutting depth!

No idea why I haven't thought of this yet, I even thought about making a potential next laser cutter corexy, but you're right! It's the solution for the motors not fitting on the carriage 😅 Okay, the slight redesign to be released open source will be corexy 👍

Guess what I'm trying to figure out right now 😆