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Post by kioskfan on Feb 21, 2018 8:18:51 GMT
Here's a link to the files,
Thingiverse, Dial Indicator MountI saw a photo fellow member tanephar posted of a digital version of this and wanted to make my own to use an old dial indicator that I had. On my indicator each division is 0.001", the thickness of paper is about 0.004" so if you level it to within a couple of divisions you're doing pretty good. I printed the part at 20% infill and tried to make it as light as possible and mounted it with aluminum hardware. The indicator is only mounted when leveling or checking the bed. After the first failed attempt at leveling I found the right side Z acme nut mounting bolts had loosened off a few turns. I had noticed that my Z axis was turning too much during printing and it was one of the reasons I quickly finished this part because I always hated doing the paper feeler gauge method. 
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Post by kioskfan on Feb 21, 2018 18:56:21 GMT
Here's something else I found. I use the auto bed leveling feature built into the DP5. As my right Z acme nut loosened off the leveler compensated and tilted the math to keep my prints level, that's all well and fine but the program really should print out some compensation factor that would allow the user to keep track as the machine moves out of calibration. I like the leveling feature as it allowed me to print longer.
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Post by kioskfan on Mar 10, 2018 9:04:55 GMT
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Post by tanephar on Mar 11, 2018 19:43:58 GMT
I do the bed the same as you to start, then I do a diagonal at the end, do the square first, ending at front left corner, then right rear, then left rear, then front right. I check a couple of times and look at bed center too. I like your dial gauge, can you put up links to your mod parts too, please, please, please.
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Post by kioskfan on Mar 11, 2018 19:53:58 GMT
I do the bed the same as you to start, then I do a diagonal at the end, do the square first, ending at front left corner, then right rear, then left rear, then front right. I check a couple of times and look at bed center too. I like your dial gauge, can you put up links to your mod parts too, please, please, please. Links are in the description.
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Post by tanephar on Mar 12, 2018 8:02:34 GMT
Thanks Brian, it's the screws I want, look good and easy to fit.
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