1515 Kossel Plus Magnetic Carriage

This is a simple carriage which works with magnetic ball joints and Delrin or POM wheels on 1515 extrusions. You can get the wheels inexpensively from DeltaPrintr.com

This works nicely with my magnetic effector: https://www.youmagine.com/designs/kossel-plus-magnetic-effector

And with my magnetic ball joint rod ends:
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/magnetic-ball-joint-rod-ends

It is based on my more universal Kossel carriage:
https://www.youmagine.com/designs/improved-kossel-carriage-for-deltaprintr-or-graber-wheels-and-1515...

Contact me at haydn.huntley@gmail.com if you need an inexpensive source for the ball studs ($1) and/or magnets ($2). I also build carbon fiber arms in standard lengths of 215mm, 288mm, and 304mm and a set of 6 (with the 12 ball studs) is $60.

Materials and methods

Deltaprintr sells 9 carriage wheels with bearings for $20: http://deltaprintr.com/shop/hardware/carriage-wheel/

You will also need the usual M3 bolts, washers and nuts:
- 3 M3x25 bolts for the axles.
- 3 M3 washers as spacers.
- 3 M3 nyloc nuts to hold the wheels on.
- 1 M3x35 bolt for pretensioning.
- 1 M3 nyloc nut for pretensioning.
- 2 ball studs.
- 2 M3 nylock nuts to hold the ball studs on.

Contact me if you need an inexpensive source for the ball studs. I had a bunch custom fabricated. 1000 were essentially the same price as 50, so I have lots left over to share with the Delta/Maker community! I'm offering them for $1 each, plus shipping. haydn.huntley@gmail.com

Aug. 2, 2016: Modified the carriage to add a place to attach a string, so that you can use a string with a spring to act as a safety in case something happens and the magnetic joint separates. This can also be used to supplement the magnetic attraction.

March 2017: Added versions for 2020 carriages with Delrin wheels:
With larger wheels: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2183347
With mini V-wheels: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2183355

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