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    Makerfarm 8" aluminum Y bed plate

    Anybody tried the 8" aluminum plate Colin is selling? Good fit/direct replacement or is this a generic/universal. Can't tell from the pic.

    http://www.makerfarm.com/index.php/build-plate.html

    Other aluminum frames on ebay/amazon are not well prepared for the v slot extrusion setup.

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    That looks like this build plate that openbuilds sells. http://openbuildspartstore.com/build-plate/ They have drawings on their site that will give you the hole patterns used or you can email Colin for whether this will fit the i3v 8".

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    It's generic/universal. I was wondering if anyone had adapted it to an I3v. My fear would be that a needed hole for an I3vwould overlap an existing hole. I might need to find one that is blank and avoid the prepunched holes.

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    This appears to be brand new:

    http://www.makerfarm.com/index.php/a...ed-mounts.html

    Metal Y bed in 8,10 and 12"

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    That looks like a fair price for those also. That is less expensive than it was going to cost me to buy the aluminum & drill it myself. I might buy one of those in the next month. Thanks for pointing that out.

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    Now that's what I'm talk'n about! I've been dragging my feet on the mod I was gonna try on a new 12" wooden bed.

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    anybody got a makerfarm aluminum bed yet?

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    I got a 12" to replace my warped wooden bed. So far I like it. I wish I had weighed it before in stalling. Seems pretty stiff. I think some holes could have been punched in it to really lighten it up.

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