More z axis parts

Z axis mounting blocks

Another part is ready to be mounted to the slate table. Aluminum
block with brass bushings will hold the botom of the z axis acme
screws in place.

Acme threads are all cleaned up

A little glass bead work and the acme threads from the trash compactor
are ready to be cut and sized

Finally the motors can play music

Using the tetris motor test run the motors are playing music by
running at different speeds and frequencies

Replicatg is running the x axis stepper

Now that we have the proper usb to tty cable. The motherboard has begun communicating with the linux computer.  Once some test G-code was loaded into the replicatG program the temporarily wired x axis stepper motor began to move. The singing c++ test code did not work but the motor is moving so yahoo! The final assembly of the electronics box will be done tomorrow.  This should help keep the electronics safe and secure. While we finish building the robot.

Also the extruder and dual head extruder carriage designs are almost done. More to come on that.

Axis drive parts have arrived

More Pictures Of The Project

If you would like to see all the pictures from the project you can find them at the link below.  We'll try to posting the interesting ones but all the pictures will be in this gallery.

http://gallery.me.com/bobbhansen#100114