MadModder

Things have got slightly more complicated I was thinking I would just download the STL's from the duender github and that would be it but alas unless I want to do some resizing (which I don't if I can help it)
First thing is I decided to hang the corexy steppers off the back rather then inside the printer which would be fine but not when the belt adjusters are printed to the STL's both things will make the machine too big to fit into the cubby hole made for it (pictured with my current one in position. Or rather it would fit in just about but I wouldn't be able to close the sliding doors which protect it from dust etc kicked up by other activities.
So I am faced with the decision to move the steppers inside or redesign the front belt adjusters, moving the steppers might be the better option but I was quite pleased that some of the hardware from the CR10's would fit them just right off the back.

Frame is pretty much figured out and it is going to be a triple Z like my current one but I would like a double hot end on this one.
Rather than go to the expense of linear rails for the Z's I am going with the cr10 wheels, this may change later but I can't see any reason it wont be acceptable.

Hi Folks,
Three days of chainsaw and burn gardening, followed by some machining and welding antique repairs! To round off the week my SIL and I fix up and electric scooter for her to zoom around the private estate where her husband works. It was abandoned in a stairwell with a knackered battery, and flat tyres, and we managed to turn it into a goer! A fun week, I do like to see a pile of junk arrive and a working machine leave on the same day!
Phil, in hot and sticky East Yorkshire!

With regard to the plan to get a zero turn mower -- does that mean there is no motor or transmission presently?

Made some progress today. Rusty side panels, rusty back panel and part of the rusty floor were all cut away. I think I have to cut more of the floor out, or maybe just reinforce it a little. Some straightening work was done, and all the remaining parts have been disassembled.

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Next step will be to cut and tack weld in the replacement panels. Then I can start work on patching all the holes in the sides. I plan to use the lathe to turn closely fitting plugs for the round holes.

I like to watch The Australian Armour & Artillery Museum videos. I have new-found respect for the guys that do the restoration work there. While I'm working in thinner material, it is still a lot of work, especially with my limited tools and experience. I'm definitely learning as I go.

I ordered some flap wheels for the angle grinder to clean up surface rust and bought primer as well.