Talk:RepRap Morgan extended BOM

Hi Robert,

I too want to build a morgan but have been waiting for Quentin's updated instructions. I'm tired of waiting. Seeing stellar work like yours makes we want to build. The group in Charleston has put together some good material.

Interested in your work on the 12-z_bracket. Somehow, I have two of the z-brackets with the tear drop cutouts, one with a triangular back-plane structure, like in current github/stl for morgan, the other like yours with only the single back-plane.

Also, interested in your use if the steel drive shafts. Where did you get your 15mm and 22mm pipe?

Thanks.

Steve

Hello Steve,

glad to see my work being appreciated. I found the steel tubes in our local DIY market.

Both have a wall thickness of 1mm and are very smooth and strong and they were less expensive than in copper. You should pay less than 1,50€/m.

Maybe standard steel-c-pipes (they have 1,5mm walls) would do it too. You'll find a lot of these at ebay below 2€/m.

info on captive nuts

Hi there,

Been waiting for response from Quentin for several days. Was talking with him about the drive shaft assembly, he described the nuts pressed into the sides of the 15mm pipe. Anyway, I responded back asking how far from the ends do the captive nuts get pressed into the pipe? and which end of the pipe goes on the threaded rod-do the captive nuts lead or follow, presuming their at one end. That's the question I've been waiting for an answer.

No response - very odd, historically he has responded very quickly. I know he's frustrated his instructions haven't been released.

So, I thought I'd reach out. If you can't help, I am going to the Charleston Makelab and ask angrychisel his opinion. Really wish I had better instructions. Have you made notes you can share? Thanks.

Steve