Veruca ABP Modification by WiggyG

Last crawled date: 2 years, 12 months ago

This is a simple, temporary workaround for misbehaving Thing-o-Matic ABPs.
It seems that a lot of folks are having trouble getting good prints out of their ABP's. I am one of those folks. I've had some limited success with an experimental ABP belt made out of 1010 steel, but realized that in order to make it work well, I would need to redesign several pieces of the ABP body itself. I saw some really cool things on Thingiverse and wanted to print them NOW (kinda like Veruca from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, "but I want it NOW daddy..."). I wanted a primo HBP without having to tear down my current ABP.
Pros of this workaround:
-A flat, rock-stable build platform
-The use of raftless printing with the stability of a huge, easy-to-remove raft
-Finally gives you a good use for your scrap ABS
-A non-destructive mod; when an improvement to the ABP belt comes along, you will not have burned any bridges
-No more exposed SHCS's on your build surface for your extruder nozzle to crash into
Cons:
-You will need to re-set your Z-axis calibration value
-No more ABP conveyor belt action for you; one print at a time
-Requires the use of acetone; you must use proper ventilation/safety precautions with acetone to prevent fire/explosion