Ninco motor pod, for use in Parma Excaliber chassis

[oz10k HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close oz10k]

I've had an Excaliber chassis sitting around for years.

I finally decided to do something with it, and discovered I no longer have a Ninco motor pod. I tried 3D printing one, three times. I paid for one, got a free one because the first was so bad, then tried a different library that has a better printer, but none of them came out good enough to use, e.g.:

So a few questions.
If you've used this Parma chassis, how happy were you with the results?
Has anyone tried using something other than a Ninco motor pod with it?
Does anyone have a Ninco motor pod they'd be willing to sell or trade?

Thanks,
Ron

[PetesLightKits HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close PetesLightKits]

These are not my design. I paid for the use of the file. Let me know if you want and I will print one or two. I ask that you cover postage only - I am in Canada.



Regards,
Peter

[chappyman66 HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close chappyman66]

Looks like the ones you printed needed some support under the mounting legs. I made a bunch that looked like that until I decided not to be lazy anymore.
It's a brass pan, so it will run fine once built. Make sure you solder/glue the bearings in the rear.

Show it off once it's built!

[oz10k]

Ah, thanks for the sharing your experience with the rear bearings.

[oz10k HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close oz10k]

Hi Peter. That is a very generous offer, thank you very much! I'm just outside of Chicago, can you estimate shipping to 60010?

FYI. I purchased and downloaded an ACC Slot Works file from cults3d. The first library I tried had a Lulzbot Mini 1, with a .5mm nozzle size. Their first print was without supports and was terrible, which is why they printed a 2nd for no charge. It was better, but still poor. The second library has a MakerBot "Replicator 2" (.1mm). It was much better and I thought that one would be usable, but it's not.

Before I PM you with details, I'm curious, have you already successfully printed one?

Thanks again for your kind offer.
Ron

[oz10k HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close oz10k]

Hi Peter. I received the pods you sent. They are excellent, thank you very much.

It's great to run into another case of one hobbyist graciously helping another. HRW members rock!

[Kevan HRW Forum Veteran Find all posts View Profile Close Kevan]

These are not my design. I paid for the use of the file. Let me know if you want and I will print one or two. I ask that you cover postage only - I am in Canada.



Regards,
Peter

That looks like it's printed in PETG

[PetesLightKits]

nope, generic PLA

[chappyman66]

Very nicely done

[Kevan]

All the PLA I've had didn't have that shine but PETG does.