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The New Hotness

  • Prusa MK4 Foam Feet

    Along the same lines as the foam feet under the 3018XL plotter, the MK4 now has a bit of vibration isolation:

    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet - installed
    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet – installed

    I’d stuck four exercise mat tabs (scraps of a flooring project) under the feet, but the loading was much too high:

    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet - foam snippets
    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet – foam snippets

    It was really an excuse for some non-critical cutting with the 3 inch lens in the laser cutter:

    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet - assembled
    Prusa MK4 Foam Feet – assembled

    The foam cut nicely, albeit with a 1.3 mm kerf, and the chipboard & plywood seemed about the same. They’re 30 mm square and, should they flatten out, I have enough foam scraps for a larger set.

    Unlike the 3018 feet, my deflicted ears can’t tell the difference with these place, so I assume a standard MK4 squash-ball foot upgrade isn’t worth the filament.