{"id":842,"date":"2018-09-11T10:52:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameion.co.nz\/?p=842"},"modified":"2018-09-23T11:45:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T11:45:37","slug":"busted-belt-an-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameion.co.nz\/?p=842","title":{"rendered":"Busted Belt & an Upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well after all the pressure to print a friends parts for his 3D printer build my poor little Replicator Dual from 2012 spat the dummy and broke a belt.<\/p>\n

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Took a bit but I managed to print a clip as a temporary replacement. Not pretty but very effective.<\/p>\n

Since I was at it I decided I may as well add some guides to the filament spools.<\/p>\n

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A new case and drying box for the filament.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The spools travel up the back of the printer in guide tubes but there was enough drag to cause the occasional print fail.<\/p>\n

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I decided to add bearings but needed to create a sleeve so that they could insert snugly into the roll.\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

The first few attempts were a fail as I had the tolerances too tight but quickly discovered that if I inserted the bearing into the print while the filament was still hot I achieved a very tight fit.<\/p>\n

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While there is a little bit of a wobble on the larger rolls this will do for now. Not bad for $20<\/p>\n

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