Talk:SAE Prusa Mendel

Could this be merged with Prusa Mendel by providing the options for metric and imperial under the Bill of Materials? I'm working on documenting Prusa right now and I'm not a big fan of having to do the extra effort to keep the 2 pages in synch because we've forked this. --TheOtherRob 16:10, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

Because the SAE version currently assumes only 2 size fasteners (#6 and m3) and it only uses 608 bearings, I think it's worth having a branch. But There will be a LOT of commonality between the 2. People are easy to confuse, and if you start giving instructions with a lot of cheviots, you get nasty emails :--Spacexula 22:32, 18 November 2010 (UTC)

What size is a no. 6 SAE screw? I want to print an SAE set but the holes sizes in the stock metric config are way too big for my machines so I can't trust the SAE config.--Nophead 16:26, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

http://www.csgnetwork.com/screwinfo.html says size 6 is 0.138 inches (for the screw) or 0.146 (for the hole) Bushing 07:45, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

I am beginning a build of an SAE Prusa Mendel and thought the BOM could use some updates. For instance, the threaded rod diameter and pitch are not identified. The pitch for the nuts is also not identified. Obviously it is up to the user to match the size/pitch of their nuts and threaded rod. I think, however, it would be useful to include a recommendation or a note of this on the wiki. I know that I am putting together my vitamins order on McMaster and it would be much easier if the parts were specified to greater detail.