Sprung feet

thingiverse

Because these printers are heavy, weighing 7-8Kg with servo's producing discordant noise that travels through feet, table floor, and sometimes quiet regions of the house, a damper or isolator was needed. A search led to http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:615325, but unfortunately, these were too weak to handle the mass. Exploring further, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:213696 sparked new ideas. This design is divided into two parts: feet inserts and damper rings. Print Settings Rafts: No rafts are used. Supports: No supports are needed. Resolution: A resolution of 0.2mm is employed. Notes: The print was done on Standard settings using the Dremel 3D20 IdeaBuilder with Autodesk PrintStudio. Adding self-adhesive rubber pads can further enhance damping and reduce creep. Post-Printing Assembly The first part replaces the standard black rubber foot in each corner of the printer, a curved section approximately 4-5cm in size. Remove them and replace with my angled foot featuring two locating slots. These fit into the damper rings. Take the damper rings and add a small rubber self-adhesive pad to prevent any creep of the printer on your desk - just in case. Install two damper rings to each corner (necessary for weight) and they can only be fitted one way, completing the assembly. The blue Dremel filament matches the blue lid nicely. How I Designed This Tinkercad was used to design this project.