Ideas for improving mechanics
I recently purchased this printer; it's my first experience with 3D printers. I'm observing the printing mechanics; when the printer makes sudden movements, the frame wobbles. This makes sense, as the laws of inertia are still in place! I'm starting to think about ways to upgrade the printer to compensate for this inertial component. It would be a good idea to attach a small weight to the belt that would move in the opposite direction of the extruder, thus compensating for sudden braking or accelerations that causes the frame to wobble.
For the X-axis, this certainly doesn't seem difficult, but for the Y-axis, it's a bit more complicated.
Am I right in my thinking? 😏
RE: Ideas for improving mechanics
I recently purchased this printer; it's my first experience with 3D printers. I'm observing the printing mechanics; when the printer makes sudden movements, the frame wobbles. This makes sense, as the laws of inertia are still in place! I'm starting to think about ways to upgrade the printer to compensate for this inertial component. It would be a good idea to attach a small weight to the belt that would move in the opposite direction of the extruder, thus compensating for sudden braking or accelerations that causes the frame to wobble.
For the X-axis, this certainly doesn't seem difficult, but for the Y-axis, it's a bit more complicated.
Am I right in my thinking? 😏
I wouldn't over-think this. The input shaper compensates for this already. One way to dampen vibration is to change out the feet. There are many mods on Printables for this. I use the Hulu feet mod.