Comments on: Dial Indicator for Build Bed Level Test http://airtripper.com/927/dial-indicator-for-build-bed-level-test/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dial-indicator-for-build-bed-level-test 3D Printer usage and modifications plus Arduino powered electronic projects and 3D Printing designs. Sun, 08 Jun 2014 11:30:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 By: Mark Heywoodhttp://airtripper.com/927/dial-indicator-for-build-bed-level-test/#comment-473 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 01:38:07 +0000 http://airtripper.com/?p=927#comment-473 Hi Jeff,

The parts I design are usually best printed at a layer height of 0.25mm or less. However, I can help you modify the code to get the adjustment that you want.

Open up the OpenSCAD file to edit the last two modules called upright_bracket() and upright(). In these two modules you’ll find “probe_w+8″ within the lines of code, you should find six “probe_w+8″, change the 8 to a different number to adjust the bracket thickness.

Once the above is done, there is one more line to change and it is about the eighth line down from “module upright_bracket() {“; this is the line that will adjust the bracket screw hole to go all the way through.

Change the 9 in “probe_w+9″ to something like 30 and then change the 16 in “cylinder(16,r=probe_b/2)” to something like 40. This adjustment should be enough for the increased bracket thickness.

Hope this helps,

Mark

]]> By: Jeff Schaberhttp://airtripper.com/927/dial-indicator-for-build-bed-level-test/#comment-472 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 14:17:26 +0000 http://airtripper.com/?p=927#comment-472 I Printed this last night and the upright arms that support the Dial Indicator are a bit weak (printed in ABS). I tried to modify the Scad file as you suggested above but did not see a variable to change the thickness of the upright arms Is there a way to modify the file to do this?

Thanks

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