Randy,
Thank you for your kind words it means so much to us to hear you guys say things like this and we can't thank you all enough for all the hard work you are doing to make this project a success.

This has become one of them most in depth and well thought out build logs I have see so far, incorporating many great ideas/mods from other builds here and creating many on your own that will surely help countless others on their building process.
Thank you for your hard work and efforts here.
Well done Randy..
MnT
BTW Do you have a color scheme in mind?

 

EXACTLY!!!!.

Still have to paint it? Heck it looks 1000 times better than mine; but I do still have a few more coats to put on it. If mine looked like that now, I'd consider it done

I really like what you did with the wire routing... Mine is similar, but while I'm waiting for a new Y stepper, I think I'll change to they way you did yours.

 

mark, ya reading my mind bro.......no color scheme. i wanna do somptin kick butt...any ideas? was thinkin of candy apple red. i got some fan and lights planned, maybe, lols. randy.

 

Well I always thought that motor cycles have cool looking color schemes
I did a quick google and came across these. I think the lines with the pin striping just looks cool..And the stickers add a smooth touch.



Attached files

 

thanks dorsal...thanks for the idea on the coupler end trap mod. randy.

 

mark, talking about stickers....i also have a graphtec vinyl cutter. i can do pretty much any graphic with it. send me your little flat boyz face logo. i can do some vinyl, would look cool. randy.

 

That would be too cool!, man you could make some really cool designs for your PP with that.
I have to find that little guy, all I can find is the little gif version I use as my avatar but I have the Photoshop file somewhere on disk.
Mark

 

my dremel was off center 3/16in. in the slot when i put top on, i used a shim under the dremel, and after line-up, i blocked back in. just when i figured i was done with the mods, lols. randy.

 

i want to note that shimming up the dremel, put it very tight with the x-axis roller...i has clearance thou...in my trade, clearance of .001 is like a mile, its still clearance, lols. randy.

 

Randy,

Thank you so much for your kind words. We really appreciate it. It's all of you that kept us on track and helped us to follow through with this project so everyone can enjoy it. We had it here for years before even telling anyone about it. Once we did, everyone gave us the push we needed to see it through.

Your Phlatprinter looks great. Very neatly done. You did a great job on the paint job as well. How many coats of paint did you use? Any special type? Did you prime it first?

Thanks again,

Mark and Trish

 

mark, im not done yet...... what you are seeing so far is just primer....the brand is called kilz its a sealer, stainblocker. i started to paint some of the parts, but i have to wait til i install my new stepper motor, and some y-axis goodies.....yes more mods, lmao...all i can do now is show you the top and lid. thats not even completed yet, still gotta install plex. i build good, but i suck at finishing. just like my models, ther built true, flat, square, perfect ballance.....but they look like crap, lols. randy.

clearance is tight...

paint used...got at lowes...

top is done, lid gotta install plex yet..

 

thanks eric....wile i wait for your zero backlash nut, and my new stepper motor, i have time to start painting....also i am redoing the screw end on the y-axis, it was just captured in a bushing, and the screw made a rattle noise when jogging....it was pretty cheezy. i have a good mod i came up with, im just waiting for the parts. i will post a update when i get it installed. randy.

 

Wow Randy,
That is coming out great looking, nice job man.
Did you use a black sharpie for the letters?
MnT

 

for the letters, i used black paint with a Q-tip for my "brush", lols. when ya break them the shank part fit the letters read good. when i rolled i made sure i had a dryer roller, and just let weight of it pressing down. i think it came out good, randy.

 

well waitin for paint to dry, and parts to arrive, isn't a very fun thing to do.....decited to get out the old vinyl cutter. it works just like the phlatprinter, except its very limited to the thickness you can cut. its made just for vinyl, or cardstock that isnt thicker than around .008in. old ladies use them to make scapbooks or something whatever that is.....actually mark im waitin on you bud....i wanna make a cool phlatdude vinyl graphic. i was just monkeying around and came up with this. maybe i will stick it on the back of my truck, lols. randy.

 

Dude that is cool looking! I like the was you used the PH, nice.
Ok Ok Im on it.I'm sorry it is taking me so long we had to clean up the outside Christmas lights and the upstairs room today we had a nice day so we had to use it
I'm looking right now, that was designed by my friend Dom back in 2004! I have to start going through the old backups
I will edit this post when/if I find it
Thanks Randy nice work you PP is going to look sweet. You know I think I see a business venture here cutting stickers for peoples Phlatprinters. I know I want some
Mark

 

yea mark, we can cut some....e-mail me that grapics and we can get a logo designed for ya bud.....randy.

 

kwok, its a graphtec, its one of ther low end cutters, randy.

 

Ok Randy, Just an update I have gone through a tone of backup disc (lots of cool pics and memories) but still have not found the original Phlatdude file,I am not giving up yet. So I am looking through more today Ill let you know what I find some time today.
Thanks
Mark
BTW cool looking machine you have there.

 

hey mark, on the front of your store, ya got a little flatdude standing next to the phlatprinter lid....just take a photo of that, and i can make my own file. btw i really like the way i did the phlatboyz text, ya should make it your logo, if ya dont have one yet. randy.

 

I do have a logo but I like yours way better , thanks for letting us have it for a logo. Can you send us the file? I want to mess around with it in Photoshop a little.
Also I do have that little guy as a foam dude that I printed out on sticker paper like you said. I was looking for the real pic of him so that you would not have so much work. Sorry I could not find him. I will send you a big pic of that guy so you can work it from there.
Thanks for all your help
MnT