RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
Feedback and testimonials are certainly appreciated, cherished, even. 😉
But I'm more asking about first impressions. Having recently watched Zac Friedman's keynote at RMRRF, I realized I could make some improvements to help that first impression a little bit. At the same time, I know that it's hard to beat brute force advertising, which I hate as much as the next guy, so don't want to be spammy. More impressions converting to clicks. 🙂 Short of getting lucky with another Feature tag, or big influencer showing one off, I feel like there's got to be something more I can do, or change.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I will give you m impressions etc. I actually designed and built something similar, but I decided yours was better, which was why I bought it in the 1st place.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I will give you m impressions etc. I actually designed and built something similar, but I decided yours was better, which was why I bought it in the 1st place.
Someone commented on the Printables page that they had gotten the Blurolls kit and the motor was rated for 31.5V and would not turn for a 9v battery. I'm hoping that's a fluke, so please let me know if yours is the right motor or not, when you have a moment to check.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I just looked at my kits, which I haven't got around to building yet. The motors are both 31.5v there is a dc to do converter from 24v to 12v. A bit of a worry?
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I just looked at my kits, which I haven't got around to building yet. The motors are both 31.5v there is a dc to do converter from 24v to 12v. A bit of a worry?
Probably not in your case. The 12v is probably within the operating range of the motor, and the converter will probable be able to provide more amps than a 9v battery, so you're probably OK, but I can't be sure. If you could tap a 9v to the motor terminals, just to see if it will spin, that'd be super. TIA!
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
The motor spins right down to 5v. At 5v, i still can't stop it with my fingers. the speed varies with voltage - quite slow at 5v
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
The motor spins right down to 5v. At 5v, i still can't stop it with my fingers. the speed varies with voltage - quite slow at 5v
That's to be expected with external power. My concern is that a 9V doesn't have the amps to get it going.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
Further testing indicates that the problematic motor is likely a dud, and is being replaced by Blurolls. They provided a video showing the motors they ship working well with a 9v battery.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
A big Thank You to whomever it was that recently bought 24 SideKick kits from Blurolls! Must be someone's print farm with a bunch of XLs. I'd love to see that in photos, or even to just know who it was. Feel free to comment, or DM me if you'd prefer to keep it between us. 😉
Also, if you're getting in on the INDX for Core One, keep an eye out for SideKick for INDX, 'cus I'll be designing and releasing that as soon as the models are available from Prusa, which should be in a couple weeks!
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
Yes, it arrived last week, it's sitting on my desk. I'll assemble it tomorrow.
Tomorrow was a long time coming :). I am going to start assembly today. Which version of your sidekick, should I print the parts for? I notice there are 2 options on your printables page. I have the kits from Bluerolls.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
Yes, it arrived last week, it's sitting on my desk. I'll assemble it tomorrow.
Tomorrow was a long time coming :). I am going to start assembly today. Which version of your sidekick, should I print the parts for? I notice there are 2 options on your printables page. I have the kits from Bluerolls.
The Blurolls kit is for the Direct Drive version. It's the better of the two versions.
Compact Drive is mainly for people with stacks of those smaller motors and parts lying around already. 🙂
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I have loosely assembled one of the Sidekicks. I just need to confirm its mounting location. Does it go after the side filament sensor on the XL? Do I need to move the side sensor? Have I printed the right parts for my Blurolls kit? Sorry to ask so many questions. 🙂 
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I have loosely assembled one of the Sidekicks. I just need to confirm its mounting location. Does it go after the side filament sensor on the XL? Do I need to move the side sensor? Have I printed the right parts for my Blurolls kit? Sorry to ask so many questions. 🙂
I see I need to add more photos of the Direct Drive installation. The motor should be hanging down. That print appears to be for the right (456) side. Yes, those appear to be the correct prints for the Blurolls direct drive kit. Assuming you have two kits, you just need to print the left (123) side parts. Here's a photo of the left (123) direct drive SideKick installed.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I'm with you now. I just realized why you keep referring to 123 and 456! They are the filament numbers on the side sensors of the XL.
RE: SideKick, the Prusa XL Filament Loader (from the Bowden Speed Loader guy!)
I'm with you now. I just realized why you keep referring to 123 and 456! They are the filament numbers on the side sensors of the XL.
YUP!