I'm also getting pretty close to a working printer. It needs a toolhead and all of the electronics that I have already tested. At this point, I think I'll wait for my SLM parts to arrive…

I captured a series of thermal images of the heatblock to better visualize the temperature gradients…

Coming up with a nicely integrated, removable hinge design has proven to be one of the most challenging parts (at least for me) in this development phase…

In this episode, I made good progress on the XY gantry and the stepper mounts. The bed was also installed, but I don't like how tall these silicone spacers are. Although I've already put the gantry plates in place, but the screws weren't tightened because I wanted to see the alignment with the stepper shafts first…

Thanks to all of you, I acquired a thermal camera to aid with the toolhead development…

We've already discussed resolving the issues we have with the SLM MGN12H XY joints…

Aside from the alignment and the Z-endstop, the Z-motion is almost done at this point. Before installing the 5mm thick bed holder, I realized that it would be such a QoL improvement if I made enough clearance for the MGN7H carriages to get past the plate. So, I modified the plate using a file and updated the CAD accordingly…

Before I switched to the sheet metal gantry last year, I gave up on the purple accent color in my printers, because I was unhappy with the performance of the purple BrandName ABS blend, even in a passively heated chamber…

Monolith Zero Development build log 4 progress: F695s glued in, Gantry plates, Z-rails with bumpers, Feet

I got a little carried away with the M0 build today, so the thermal performance posts will have to wait until tomorrow. Yes, I'll probably split it into two, because it's a lot of data and explanation…