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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Triangular Leveling on PIKA V0.02

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The levelling arrangement on PIKA has changed significantly. The Stage has two height adjustment screws on the left: one at the top (+y) an...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

Well, PIKA V0.02 fits together at least

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I've got the bits together. All the little tweaks make this a much nicer build. Haven't connected up the CNC controller but don'...
Wednesday, April 08, 2026

PIKA V0.02 Improvements

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I've decided to bite the bullet and update PIKA now. Main differences are a tripod-style Stage levelling mount, and an integral microsco...
Friday, April 03, 2026

Bed Levelling Continues. Potential new Stage

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Been away for a bit. Back on bed levelling. I've updated the bed leveller a bit (it doesn't just crash if the probe is already touch...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Tried another probe - it works

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I switched back to a hypodermic needle probe. They're more rigid and have sharper edges than an ogival tip, giving better penetration of...

Sudden problems finding height, new levelling code

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Something happened today, and I don't know if it's humidity, contamination, subtle probe damage, or what. But probing the aluminium ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Successful backlash test on new Flexure Coupling for X Axis

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Fitting the new Flexure Coupling design (with a tapered motor shaft hole) to the X Axis Driver was extremely easy and needed no tools. It di...
Sunday, March 22, 2026

Tweak to the Flexure Coupling

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After seeing Jon struggle to fit the Flexure Coupling to his RepRapMicron  stepper motor, I've reached the conclusion that relying on pr...