CTC 3D Frame Parts

[wickwire]

Hi,

Recently I had an issue with my CTC 3D Dual Extruder printer and the plywood plate underneath the aluminum build plate got damaged.

I thought about printing the part using PLA from the files supplied here:

The MakerBot Replicator by MakerBot

However upon more detailed inspection, the corresponding part STL file in the thingiverse bundle:

Makerbot_Replicator_including_canopy - MP2336-Thing-O-Matic-2-Z-Arm-Lasercut-Plate-1.STL

Isn’t a proper match to the part in my printer. Below is the link of an overlay between the original part and the STL model above:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4tXE1r66cM-T3d3WWJHVTlOclU/view?usp=sharing

Does anyone know where I could obtain any models relating to the CTC 3D case parts, for what appears to be a Makerbot Replicator 1 Dual Extruder?

Thanks in advance!

[Enza3D]

Hey @wickwire!

I’d say your best bet is reaching out on the CTC boards on 3d Print Board and see if any of the community members there can help you out. It is a decently active community, so its very possible someone there has a model that they either made themselves or acquired from somewhere. It’s a much larger community than the CTC one on here as well, so I think you’ll have better luck there.

You could try reaching out to CTC directly and seeing if they have a model available/are willing to give it to you, but they might consider this “proprietary” or refuse to give it out in order to prevent people from selling aftermarket products.

[wickwire]

Hi Enza3D,

Thank you for your reply, I will definitely ask there for help - I wouldn’t mind buying the part if the issue were CTC proprietary files, I searched online and came up empty - so I just thought that, well, from a maker perspective, I could just try to… make it!

Anyways, I have managed to remedy the situation for now, using hot glue and some big washers - the hot glue patch can be seen on the picture actually - and hopefully it will keep on working until I get it properly fixed!