I just wanted to summarize for you guys where the focus will be for the rest of the year. Documenting the development process will be a priority. Without the help of our Members, we wouldn't be able to do most of these things, so it's crucial to provide as valuable and fun behind-the-scenes experience as possible…

It looks like the SLM XY joints will be here for Monday's post, so until then, it's time to focus on the next order, which will be the toolhead parts…

The milled parts will likely have abbreviated names laser-engraved into them to make the assembly and identification of the parts straightforward…

I finally managed to order the SLM XY joints today. Based on what I'm seeing, there will be no or just minimal weight penalty compared to MGN9H + sheet metal XY or MGN9H + milled XY…

Today, I felt like unbuilding the cross-gantry printer to make the necessary frame changes for the new design. The M2 hardware removal felt satisfying, knowing they won't be needed next time unless someone wishes to save some bucks by keeping the Z with MGN7H instead of MGN12H…

With a single drive gear + idler, this is pretty much what the filament looks like after the extruder, so we're using this natural curvature to make the layout more space and material-efficient…

I simulated a straight meltzone and two different designs of high flow meltzones, to check the impact of the flow enhancing geometries…

The main problem with RatRig-style, bed carrier-less kinematic designs is that the pivot point is very far from the Z-rail, which means very low stiffness in XY for the bed. No wonder they're using MGN15 or similar to get as much torsional stiffness without a load as possible…

The last time I talked about how I wanted to improve the toolhead compatibility situation between the 2 platforms. But, I never showed the actual belt path to do it with only a different belt clamp and a Beacon delete…

During my Easter break, I finally received my first parts from LDO, they're mostly for the M0 build…