It seemed fine to me based on other 3D printed items I've purchased. Back when I used to 3D print things, I made them at the highest resolution, however I understand that isn't usually practical for sellers printing a lot of things quickly.Wow, thats some horrific printing. I print my caps vertically so you get a nice smooth surface.
It seemed fine to me based on other 3D printed items I've purchased. Back when I used to 3D print things, I made them at the highest resolution, however I understand that isn't usually practical for sellers printing a lot of things quickly.
Thanks Steve!The Gx series Lexus are one of the finest vehicles on the planet.
We tried a practice run camping this weekend (prepare for Grits or Argonia) Camping is not for me. Bugs, rains, insane heat and humidity, lights on trailers all night, it just wasn't fun. VRBO or Airbnb or hotel for us. I promised my wife we would try again when it gets cool, but I am sunburned, mosquito bit, sleep deprived, and feel like I have been beaten by a small angry gorilla.
I am digging your thread, and just wanted to commiserate on the camping.
Steve
[In your best Jersey accent] Sure is a nice motor you got there. Would be a shame if something was to happen to it.Get Your Motor Running...
Before I left, I prepared my M1350 motor (DMS). Since 2015, I had kept everything except the casing in a storage bin in my living room, so I knew where it was, but I wasn't quite sure where the casing was. Luckily, I happened upon it while digging for some tubing!
I mentioned my motor to Rick and right away he asked me for the date code. Huh? Apparently M1350s made in 2016-2017 were recalled. My date code showed it was made in 2014, so I was good!
Before I opened up the bag of O-rings and such, I read through the instructions. One important step is to assemble the forward end and then epoxy it in place.
Looking at the instructions, it seemed like it noted 2 forward O-rings...
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and not to get any grease on the "forward" one. I asked Rick about this and he seemed confused. Later, reading it again, I realized they meant "2-3/4" and it was just broken up in a horrible spot.
Also it said to let the provided epoxy set while the motor was vertical for 16-24 hours!
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I was originally thinking of assembling the motor at the campsite, but decided not to since I wasn't sure I could do this while there. So I assembled the motor at home on Monday, 3 days before LDRS.
Here's the forward end with epoxy.
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Beautiful!
The epoxy actually set up in maybe 3 hours, so I had nothing to worry about. Maybe the time mentioned was to be sure it's fully hardened before use.
Now that I had the precious motor assembled, I had to pack it safely to bring along. Since it was so critical, I took no chances...
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