Ultimaker Direct Drive

By devnull

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6
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Ultimaker Direct Drive

By devnull

36
6
Free
It's free to download

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Ultimaker Direct Drive

By devnull

at 2024-05-02
This design is somewhat incomplete. I did not finalize the design because my alternative approach (Floating short belt tensioner https://www.youmagine.com/designs/ultimaker-short-belt-tensioner--2) was successfull while being significantly less complex.This proof of concept works surprisingly well if printed at sufficient quality to meet the strict tolerances of the gear pairings. Finalizing the design essentially would require some fine adjustments to the clearances of the screw heads, reinforcing the mounts and other minor cleanup. Maybe I will get back to this later.I put the design here because I think it is still an interesting implementation of the direct drive concept. Other concepts around include bulky external assemblies. I didn't want to mess up my UM's great aesthetic value and create a virtually invisible direct drive that does not require too much tinkering.Print at highest quality possible. The gear pairings will only work without jamming or play if printed perfectly round and smooth. Break in the gears carefully to remove edges and bumps. Gear wheel print quality is essential. The slightest imperfection will introduce jamming or backlash. Try to interchange the gears to find perfectly matching pairs. Reprint and try again before installing the device! You will not be able to print improved wheels with an imprfect assembly in place. Think before you spend hours for installing and rolling back your UM to the belts. Like I did... ;-)

Technical

- 6 ball bearings 10x3x3 - Machine screws M3 of different length (you will have to cut them to the right length anyway) - 4 headless screws M3 - 6 washers M3 - 6 nuts M3 (self locking or Loctite)

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ataraxis
ataraxis
almost 10 years
"mechanicaly impossible"... sounds interesting ;D
yzorg
yzorg
almost 11 years
its just mechanicaly impossible to be better than our belt system... every cogwheel adds some play and together they will have alot of play. better use longer XY rods in the UM and mount the motors directly to them.

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