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I had a really successful build and went through calibration smoothly. But I hit a brick wall when it came to detecting circles with the down facing camera. My experience is probably best conveyed by this third party scene: https://youtu.be/uUfGu2sId9w?t=288 Essentially there is so much detail in th...

FWIW, here's mine. IMG_6117.jpg IMG_6116.jpg As you can see, it's close, but I've managed about 5mm margin at the point the limit switch is triggered. I had more trouble with the fact that the bolt the switch lever contacts did not have a flat face and the lever would catch on it. So I added a slot ...

Oh yeah. I did mean to apply ironing but forgot, and then found it was smooth enough. But I didn't think of the uneven reflection! That will certainly help with vision. Here's the latest iteration. Coming together nicely. I have a table guide in silver that has notches to snugly accept the part hold...

So far so good. I started with your Fusion360 file and experimented with a few different tapes. My sample set of tapes is small, but I was able to reduce the number of dimensions that have to change between tapes down to the tape width, the tape thickness and the depth of the tape embossing. I then ...

After following the build instructions, I ended up with the two springs on the pick-up tube just barely touching the bearing between them. In operation, this means the tube rests with about 1.5mm of compression on the top spring and a corresponding gap to the bottom spring. This works fine, but it f...

Oh this is perfect timing! Having just finally assembled my LitePlacer and going deep into research into the layout of the bed, you've answered several burning questions I had. After painstakingly calibrating the heck out the machine at precisely 1.6mm above the surface, I've had a niggling feeling ...

I'm 7 years late, but that doc is a treasure trove!

This video series is fantastic! What a great resource, thank you.

Did your concerns about the "nothingness" of the Ikea table top eventuate into anything? It's otherwise a convenient option, but I want to make sure I'm building on a solid foundation.