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    Quote Originally Posted by BLKKROW View Post
    I would highly recommend the Acme Threaded rod upgrade. I took a quick photo so please ignore the overall bad quality:

    http://imgur.com/SIq6Bsz

    I recently upgraded my threaded rods to 8mm Acme Threaded rods and have a before and after photo. On the left is the 8mm Acme Rod and on the right is the typical 5mm threaded rod. You can see the Z banding and the inconsistent layers on the right.

    I would not pay the price that Colin sells his kit. I purchase 2 of the following items on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Then all you need is to print the mounts and your upgrade cost is around $30.00.
    What did you have to print in order for this to work?

    I was looking at these and thought they would be a good fit.

    https://www.amazon.com/OpenBuilds-An...MZSX0SBA5AS881

    Also, how did you decide on the 8mm ACME rod instead of a M6 or similar? Like this one...
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5V4RVO...I3IK93R4AR8RBF

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    Quote Originally Posted by tsteever View Post
    What did you have to print in order for this to work?

    I was looking at these and thought they would be a good fit.

    https://www.amazon.com/OpenBuilds-An...MZSX0SBA5AS881

    Also, how did you decide on the 8mm ACME rod instead of a M6 or similar? Like this one...
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I5V4RVO...I3IK93R4AR8RBF
    I had to print the mount for the 8mm nut here is an example: ttp://imgur.com/a/WjSmz . I also printed a mount for a ball bearing to support the top of Acme Threaded rod.

    I chose the 8mm Acme Threaded rod due to its common use in 3D printing. Using this and the A4988 driver I also get a nice 400 steps per mm.

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    Anything special or specific about the collar on the bottom?

    Do you have links to the files you printed?

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