RELEASE INFO & PROGRESS - Alternative Mechanical Parts, v2.2

The initial release of alternative framing/mechanical parts for 2.2 is live. (<- that's a link)

Quick release of printed alternatives to the aluminum 60x60 L-shaped corner brackets, as well as parts that allow 50mm additional travel in each X and Y within the basic frame size (extending in X requires additional length of shafts and ballscrews while Y doesn't).

Endstop mount parts soon to follow; reinforced and 3030 mountable parts still a ways down the road as I finalize the BLDC and 4th Axis packages.

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2. CONTENTS

MAX Parts
The MAX parts include alternatives to (02)X-Base-Left, (03)X-Base-Right, and (10) Y-Carriage-Upper that allow additional travel within the standard frame size.
    a. (02)X-Base-Left-MAX and (03)X-Base-Right-MAX are 50mm 'shorter', allowing use of 50mm longer X-shafts and ballscrew assemblies in the standard frame size.
    [In order to gain the extra travel, users must use 50mm longer X-shafts and ballscrews in conjunction with these MAX parts)
    [608 bearing recesses are inteference fit but may require a zip-tie depending on printed accuracy]
    b. (10)Y-Carriage-Upper-MAX moves the ballscrew mount of the plate towards Y-, allowing ~50mm more travel with the basic Y-shaft and ballscrew configuration.
    [No change to the Y-shafts or ballscrew are required to gain the extra travel, it is taken up from the coupled shaft end]

Printed Corners
The printed corners offer a printed alternative to metal corner plates and gussets.
    a. Corner-Base is a simple, dimensionally identical replacement for two adjacent 60mm triangular corner plates
    b. Corner-Top adds a 'top' plane layer for additional rigidity and squareness, and includes a countersunk M5 mount hole to fix to the X-axis (vertical corner) extrusions
    c. Corner-Base-Fixture uses the same base plane as Corner-Top but adds a countersunk M6 (0.25-0.375") holes to allow bolting the FLEX frame down to a workbench, enclosure frame, or chip collection system