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Post by cleaven on Dec 18, 2015 7:05:36 GMT
Hi all. I've been looking at the Eclips3D and I'm very interested to convert my WIP 3up metal build. Is it possible to re-use most of the parts? Any comments and criticism is welcome.. |
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Post by 3DprintedLife on Dec 18, 2015 21:58:55 GMT
Yes of course it is! While for the best printing experience and quality I would recommend getting all the components specified on the BOM, you don't necessarily have to. The frame may be able to be re-used, it is the same basic structure but the Eclips3D is 10mm longer in the x and y directions, however this should work ok without any modifications. The electronics and motors can all be re-used, along with the hot end depending on which you have (you'll probably want to get an e3d or an e3d lite if you don't have one already). Then a bunch of odds and ends like endstops can be transferred. If you do this and print all your own parts, it should save you quite a bit of money on the build! But again, I can't stress this enough, the resulting printer you will have may not perform as well as a standard Eclips3D, but if you can live with that then go for it!!
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Post by cleaven on Dec 22, 2015 16:29:03 GMT
thank you Andrew. I'll try my best to source out how to convert it to a semi Eclips3D/3up hybrid. I'm having problems with the printed parts from my local hub. the 3up printed parts are.. terrible.
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Post by jos on Dec 29, 2015 20:34:50 GMT
I've been wondering about the same thing and I've created an extra column in the v1.1 BOM. I think you could save between $60 and $80 depending on what you want to compromise on. I've included the .xlsx in the attachment  |
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Post by 3DprintedLife on Dec 30, 2015 22:36:23 GMT
I've been wondering about the same thing and I've created an extra column in the v1.1 BOM. I think you could save between $60 and $80 depending on what you want to compromise on. I've included the .xlsx in the attachment Awesome Jos thanks for doing that, you may want to add a note about the lead screws that they will require modification since the lead screws on the 3uP and Eclips3D are different (3uP is 1 start 2mm pitch, Eclips3D is 4 start 2mm pitch). Of course the screws are the same lengths so you could probably just drill some new holes in the z axis plate and use the 3uP lead screw and nut! |
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Post by cleaven on Jan 7, 2016 0:25:29 GMT
Thanks Jos for the list. Still doing this project slowly.
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Post by wasabi on Feb 5, 2016 1:22:47 GMT
I re-used the stepper motors from my One-Up and can tell you so far that they don't like the F24000 speed moves in the xy break-in script from the quick start guide. They don't miss steps so much as buzz, particularly on the high speed diagonal moves at the end on the script. I may play with the max current settings in the configuration.txt to see if it improves things. I read somewhere they were 1.2A / phase so that's what I started with in my config.
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