Continue reading “Custom Aluminum Monitor Stand For The Home Office ... But using 80/20 brand extruded rail optimizes most of the build process into tasks manageable by the average basement hacker.

In the early days of 3D printers, most builds used smooth rods and bearings that rode on them. But these days, printers are shipping with either V-slot extrusions with Delrin wheels or linear rails.

V-slot extrusion: Ooznest – a great UK SME from where I have bought custom cut-and-tapped V-slot rail, and would do the same again. T-slot extrusion: RS Components – need I say more. MGN12 rail: Hiwin ...