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stable usb microscope stand by octo
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Last crawled date: 4 years, 2 months ago
Just like many others i found the cheapo USB orginal microscope stand useless.
However I didn't want to go out and buy rods and such, I wanted to make a cheaper design.
I used rack and pinion design to regulate height.
Now I can control the microscope height smoothly and without wobbling. Tighten the axel nuts and bolts to your liking.
Needed:
3 M3 nuts and bolts about 12-15mm length to tighten the axel so it doesn't slide on its own and to keep the microscope fastend.
The holes are 3.4 mm which is about 1/8 inch (in case you have no love for the metric system).
Print:
With supports on.
0,15 layer height.
See image for recommended print orientation.
If you find that movement is not soft try to print the pinion with a smaller layer height or otherwise with higher surface quality.
However I didn't want to go out and buy rods and such, I wanted to make a cheaper design.
I used rack and pinion design to regulate height.
Now I can control the microscope height smoothly and without wobbling. Tighten the axel nuts and bolts to your liking.
Needed:
3 M3 nuts and bolts about 12-15mm length to tighten the axel so it doesn't slide on its own and to keep the microscope fastend.
The holes are 3.4 mm which is about 1/8 inch (in case you have no love for the metric system).
Print:
With supports on.
0,15 layer height.
See image for recommended print orientation.
If you find that movement is not soft try to print the pinion with a smaller layer height or otherwise with higher surface quality.