PrintrBot Simple Metal Metric Z Conversion
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With The Printrbot Simple Metal Approaching End Of Life, I'Ve Been Thinking Ahead In Terms Of Replacement Parts. Most Of The Parts On The Printrbot Are Fairly Generic Or Can At Least Be (Relatively) Easily Swapped Out With Industry Standard Components, But One Part That Really Worried Me Was The Delrin Z Nut. This Is One Of The Only Parts On The Printer That Is Both Proprietary And Consumable; Eventually The Nut Will Wear Down And Will Need To Be Replaced. Rather Than Buying A Bunch Of Them To Stock Up For The Future (Though At The Time Of This Writing, They Are No Longer Available On The Printrbot Store Anyway), I Decided To Replace The Z Movement With A Standard 8 Mm Lead Screw That Can Easily Be Sourced Online For A Few Dollars. Beyond Maintenance And Availability Issues, Converting The Printrbot'S Z Motion To Metric Can (In Theory) Improve Print Quality As The Controller Doesn'T Have To Convert The Metric Dimensions Of The Printed Part To The Printrbot'S Original Imperial Threaded Rod. For Source And More Detailed Documentation, Please See The Github Page For This Project: Https://Github.Com/Ms3Fgx/Pbsm_Znut
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