The kit did not include a mount for the spool of filament, so I grabbed some spare 8020 aluminum extrusion and fabbed one up. Also, the mount they provided to attach the extruder to the Z-axis carriage was not a direct fit because it was designed for a MIB 3020 machine, not the generic one I have. I don't like the way it mounts, especially that holds the extruder with only one bolt. This will have to be improved later. I also need to run the wires for the heater and thermocouple through the cable track. One important addition was a connector on the cable that was previously used to run the spindle. With this connector I can easily swap out the extruder head for the spindle again without running a separate cable. Then I just switch with port I'm attached to on the controller box (A-axis or Spindle).
The heated glass bed they sell is a standard 200mm x 200mm size. Again, the holes did not match up to my generic 3020 bed, so I had to re-drill them.
First and second print results of a 35 tooth gear wheel for a Harbor Freight 7x10 lathe. The original gear from HF is on the left in the first picture. The second picture shows the tops and the third picture shows the bottoms. The difference between the two prints was adjustments in the feed rate of filament and the temperature of the extruder nozzle.
I guess I need a post on my software setup as there is a lot missing as far as explanation for that aspect of this project. I am using LinuxCNC and Slic3r currently.
