Y-Stage Drop-In

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History x-y lowrider by twotimeshttp://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2845 Drop-In Y-stage for Batch 9 Cupcakes. Printable in 1 sheet (only 6 pieces) Uses minimal hardware (see instructions) Solves issues of: bolts jammed against guide rods Y timing belt against Y-stage leveling around Y-axis I am actually just Borg-rifying my cupcake one part at a time :-) Instructions Caution: UPDATE Currently in PUBLIC BETA stage - print only if you wanna test and/or help. The basic mechanics are printable and working, but not mounted and running on the cupcake yet. What to test: Stability of build platform on Y-stage Thumbwheel adjustments for leveling Timing belt fit/robustness Changelog for V5 (13 May 2010): Initial alpha Changelog for V6 (15 May 2010): Was using Y-stage measurements from old version of cupcake - wrong size; duh! Reinforced the Y-stage lever arm as advised - Thanks Bophoto! Added thumb wheel for adjusting the Y-stage level Repositioned the timing belt wall to avoid collision with the guide rod Added tab to Y-stage lever arm to contact the thumbwheel properly. Changelog for V7 (16 May 2010): Increased tab depth on Y-stage lever arm to better engage the thumbwheel Added tabs on Y-stage to help align it with the lever arm Added small wall on timing belt support (also prints better)