April 9th: MakerGear Prusa Mendel Kit - Build Day #2 - Morning

(This is part 2 of the build - Part 1 is here)

I'm splitting today's progress into pieces, mostly so I can remember things along the way.

This section took from 9:30am to 1:30pm, so 4 hours - with about 45 minutes of trying to get the feet to sit flat and another 45 minutes of rework by forgetting the PTFE sleeve that prevents belt / rod contact  :(

Quote of the morning from my 11 year old - "Dad, we should get a laser cutter..."  I couldn't agree more!

UPDATE: I'm a dork, I used the wrong rods for the Y-Carriage. They are the ones with red on the ends. I've swapped them for the right length, you can see them in the Day 2 afternoon post...

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

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Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

Pile of debris from cleaning out all the laser cut wood pieces.

The top shows how far I could get the bushing in by hand...the bottom was after using a socket and a rubber mallet to seat them. Pics below...

I'll be suggesting to MakerGear that the middle brace be notched if possible to not block the holes for the belt holders - it was tricky to get them on...

My 11 year old bolting together the Y-Carriage

Note: the PTFE sleeve is missing in this photo

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I'll be suggesting to MakeGear that the middle brace be notched if possible to not block the holes for the belt holders - it was tricky to get them on...

Hey wait, wasn't there supposed to be a PTFE sleeve that...oh no...

20 minutes later...

Hey look - a PTFE sleeve!

Had to recenter the rod since I'd removed it to put on the PTFE sleeve. Figured I'd show the using the plumb bob...

I really should have taken that red paint off the smooth rod...