Some teaser pics for you guys. This is the access door prototype for the circuit side of the Mk3!
Its on a pantograph style hinge which helps it to fit flush and out of the way when its closed and still keeps a low profile when open. I still have some work to do on it but I have to say it adds a cool wow factor to the MK3. It opens like a bulkhead type door for ships and commercial jets.
It will be much better this way then to have to remove the side panel machine screws to access the circuit.
Hope you guys like it
Mark and Trish

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Mark, that is a well needed feature. Good thinking on that hinge type.

I couldn't tell much about the pics, they seem dark to me, I am sure it's my eyes but I lightened them up a bit and re-posted, just in case anybody else is getting old. Attached files

 

Thanks guys I agree this is going to save a lot of time in the long run It still needs a few tweaks but it's working! I was so excited last night that I just had to put it together to see it in action Do you guys remember the old stereo cabinet style doors that had a spring loaded magnetic hinge. When you pressed the (usually glass) door in it would pop out enough for you to grab it and open it. That's what we are going for here and it looks like it just may work. I do have testing to do with it but its working better then I could have hoped
Thanks again guys, we are getting very close now! :mrgreen:
Mark and Trish

 

Hay 7UP.. Thanks for the photo tweak... We need to get Mark and Trish a camera with a flash

As far as wood screws in the older designs... I used 6/32 and 4/40 blind nuts all over on my MK 1.6785 PP. Sure glad I did as it makes taking the cabinet apart a breeze, they stay tight, and I don't have to worry about wearing out the threads. So if you used wood screws, you may want to look at replacing some of the looser ones with blind nuts. I get them from microfasteners.com as you get about 50 to 100 for a little more than the cost of just a few at the hardware store/hobby shop. Lots of cool hardware items there. I've been shopping with them back in the day when you got a catalog in the mail, and had to call your order in. Haven't been dissapointed with anything I ever got from them.

 

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Hey guys thank you for these great links. I am working on adapting the conveyor type rollers to the MK3 so that we all have the option of trying out different roller coverings.
I found an a couple old rollers at a surplus store here in town and they roll perfect! Nice and straight and roll on forever
Another nice feature is that they will be a larger diameter and that will allow us to have more torque on the x axis for heaver materials. The trade off will be the speed, but the drive rollers on the Phlatprinters have always had plenty of that to spare
I think we are on to it now We are ordering a few test parts to see how it works out.
Mark and Trish
p.s. here is a pic of the old rusty ones I picked up to try out
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Jeff, Should work fine. I need to try to do an entire aircraft from two sides. I would like to try something that has a blended wing because it would be very complex to to any other way.
Sounds like we have a project to tryout on the MKIII
Mark and Trish

 

Sounds like a good mod for the end user.

 

Ok guys look what I found out on the steps, left there just waiting for someone to pick up and take care of


This is the power supply that Crash(Mike) has been working on to help us out with the hot wire bow attachment of the Phlatprinter MK3!
I have to say Mike well done! This came out so much better the I had imagined. Very professionally built and well thought out. Thank you SO MUCH for taking the time to put this together and make it a reality for us to be able to use the bow attachment now. I can't wait to give this a try!
Phlatboyz,LLC hopes to be able to put a seal of approval on these and add them to the Phlatstore at a modest price, so we can all share the hot-wire cutting experience, not only for the Phlatprinter MK3 but for your hotwire bows as well.
Mike has been very busy putting together tutorial videos so you guys can build your own as well.
Thank you again Mike for all your efforts in making this a reality! You ROCK!
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Thanks, Mark! I am so happy that it made it to you in good order. You know how those USPS folks can be! LOL

For anyone wanting to build one of these very simple units, here is a link to my information:

http://www.allthingscrash.com/index.php ... &Itemid=62