Thursday, January 30, 2025
Maus C with two stage drivers
The Maus C has acquired its second axis. Still fits under the microscope. The frame bends too much, so I'll reinforce that, add a base board and some cross bracing.
More torsion than I was expecting on the axes, giving only 50 microns positioning when combined with the frame flexing. I'll try out different flexures with the stiffer base, and if that doesn't work the axes will need cross bracing as well. At that point it becomes more complex than an XY Table with height tweaks in software.
Regardless, his shorter assembly has helped nail in the basic format of the device, and I'll continue with it to the point where I have figured out a good mounting system for the Z axis.
PS I've run out of M3 nuts, which is a good indicator that assembly has become over complicated :)
