All laser cut Mendelmax wood Assembly Hardware. 5mm birch plywood for model 1.5. Additional design features for easy lasering and added structural strength. by TexasLaser 3d
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All laser cut Mendelmax wood Assembly Hardware.  5mm birch plywood for model 1.5.  Additional design features for easy lasering and added structural strength.  by TexasLaser

All laser cut Mendelmax wood Assembly Hardware. 5mm birch plywood for model 1.5. Additional design features for easy lasering and added structural strength. by TexasLaser

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10/09/2014 - Taking longer than I thought. I've done a lot of tests and trials and keep coming up with new ideas. Made many changes and additions and uploaded some new photos. Also uploaded the latest source file along with a pdf vesion. I have left to finish the design for the x motor and idler wheel. Also need to make a controller dock and limit stops. Plan to have 100% all lasered wood/acrylic 3D printer in the end, no 3D printed parts.
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After having the Mendel Prusa model for over a year and tired of tweaking it, I decided to upgrade to the Mendelmax, v1.5. I'm making all of the support hardware from 5mm birch plywood with a laser. I started from this design: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:166838.
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After cutting this design and trying it out, I came up with a lot of enhancements. I have made some additions too. Upgrading many of the mechanical parts to higher quality and precision.
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Making changes specifically for easy laser work. Reworked the x-ends to cut out a hex to hold the nuts for the 2 z-threaded rods.
Adding structural support in several areas.
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I've done a lot of design, retrofit and rework. This is a work in progress, so keep checking back, hope to be complete is about a week or so.

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