Not Much Progress

Progress on the 3-D Printer

Unfortunately I didn't make huge strides towards my 3-D printer. I spent my time doing some more research on parts kits. For financial and availability reasons I have chosen to order a kit containing the parts needed for the mechanical portion of the printer. By ordering a kit I can get all the parts I cannot find locally as well as for around $50 less than buying individual parts. This also ensures that the parts will work together. The kit I am looking at purchasing comes with the rods, hardware, bearings, and frame. It appears I will need to purchase the 3-D printed parts separate even though the description says otherwise. I am planning on purchasing the required mechanical parts tomorrow (1/6/15) and they will take a few days to get here from Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Table

I mentioned in a earlier post that I was going to get some pallets to build a new desk/table out of to build my printer on. I was fortunate to find some little used pallets to use for my project. I began by taking the pallets apart. Although they are made to just carry copiers and other such items they are built to last. This can be difficult since my goal is to take them apart for there wood. For my pallets the choose to put two inches of board together with a 3 inch hybrid nail and then bang the extra into the wood. So for each board I had to first get the nail out of the wood with a screwdriver and a sharpened railroad spike. This resulted in my screwdriver breaking, a testament to the pallets strength. While doing this some of the boards split. I have since glued and clamped them together. After thats done I will join the boards together on top of some OSB. If all goes to plan I will have my completed tabletop by Friday ready to find some legs.