RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Printers/PSU Unit C

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Progress

PSU Huxley is now operational and calibration parts are being printed.

Build Notes

Extruder Mounting=

Because the Huxley has an extruder which is physically separate from the machine, it's necessary to find a way to mount it securely. The Techzone instructions suggest a folding mount using a metal plate on one side of the machine. We didn't have the required parts to make that design, and decided to see if we could avoid using any new parts. By drilling a hole through the hose side of the extruder near the motor, we were able to mount the extruder to the threaded rod frame using an existing nut. This mounting technique requires no added hardware whatsoever, and causes filament to feed in from the side of the machine, which works well for us.

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