Simple Build Area Hack by dougkeenan
Thing-o-Matic Alternate Front Panel by dougkeenan
Sometimes a simple hack is all it takes. Just look at dougkeenan’s “Thing-o-Matic Alternate Front Panel.”
Why would you want a front panel that has a little divot in the left side? Well, if you’re rocking a MakerBot Automated Build Platform, you already the know the answer. The MakerBot ABP has gears that advance the conveyor belt so that it can keep printing part after part. However, those gears on the side rob the operator of a few precious millimeters of build space in the X direction.1 My making a little cut out, dougkeenan has effectively increased the build area for his Thing-O-Matic. One of the cool things is that you could even just cut this little piece out of your front panel and gain the extra build area too!
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2 Comments so far
Erwin Ried
Initially I loved the ABP idea, but the HBP with the aluminium platform is far superior. I think you need to make the ABP 3.0 with a blade to remove the piece, not a conveyor belt
Dustin Andrews
Practically the first mod I made to my thing-o-matic was to dremel out a slot for the gears. The second big change was to abandon the ABP. Nice idea, but still needs some kinks worked out I think. Aluminum platform FTW.