My new Lowrider2

Today I finished my cable management, so now it’s okay for me to show this machine :slight_smile:

I printed most of the parts with BASF Ultrafuse PET which has a very good layer adhesion and a good solid behavior. Only the XY mains are printed with carbon filled PETG.
I redesigned some parts for my purposes and did some improvements…at least in my opinion :wink:
Regarding the control box I went the cheap way with Arduino UNO and CNC Shield.

First cuts went pretty good. Next time I will adjust the belt tension and calibrate for more accuracy.

Thanks Ryan for your very nice work!
Best regards from Germany!

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Looks nice. Love the tongs!

Thanks! The BBQ tongs design is shared by UnclePhil. You can download his template on his website https://www.unclephil.de/uncle-phil-s-datenautobahn/

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I appreciate it!

Clean build and new minimal Z corners, fancy belt mounts?

Super clean and amazing looking first project!

Thanks Ryan!
Honestly, I do not like the belt mount solution with zip ties :wink:
And during the design of my own solution, I got the idea of reducing the printing time of that parts a little bit…
The belt is clamped on minor tension first and finally set to proper tension by a simple belt tensioner as they are often used on 3D printers

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I just wanted to summarize my updates and add an other one.
Upgrades on stiffness: Upgrades on stiffness - #25 by Synthesis
Quick release tool mount: Lowrider2 - router carriage with quick release mod

And the last upgrade I made is a laser. It fits on my tool mount and has the same center point as the router. This allowes me to use the laser at a normal tool change like an other endmill.


First tests with the laser turned out well. The PWM is working good, too :+1:
I’m looking forward for future projects with it :slight_smile:

Cheers
Richard

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Very slick. Im jealous.

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