Do you even flex, bro?
Take a look at the top ends of the front z-rods - they do flex inwards quite a bit as the bed moves down. The print still turned out perfectly, though!
#E3D #BigBox
Model is Roark by @Louise_Driggers : Roark The Dragon (DragonOff 2015 trophy) by loubie - Thingiverse
I wish my printer ran that fast in real life 
Ok I got to ask how do you make the gif? Very cool
@Daniel_Bull did i forget to mention this was a timelapse? Oh dear…
The actual print took 4 hours and 45 minutes.
Yeah don’t worry I knew it was a time lapse
@Step_Cia with a spare LG G2 literally taped to a tripod, using the OpenCamera app in interval mode to snap a total of roughly 3500 jpgs (one every 5 seconds), renamed with Bulk Rename Utility, all of those went into Premiere Pro as an image sequence, where they were sped up and blended, then directly exported to the animated gif with Media Encoder.
You know, just your average completely overkill workflow.
Awesome Roark print and I agree with @Daniel_Bull - I do so wish this wasn’t a time lapse and in fact was reality:-P
Really great little movie. thanks for making and sharing.
love that eraser mod, you added on 
@Thomas_Sanladerer COOL! I though I was the only person left with an LG G2! Maybe I get the G5 when it’s out… maybe.
Here’s a moral dilemma… That part is shared “non-commercial”, but you’re using [it’s image] on your youtube page that pays you… Is it legal? Discuss…
@matthew_bennett If you are talking about Roark then @Thomas_Sanladerer has always been allowed to use my stuff is his videos because he credits me and is a nice bloke and doesn’t take the piss. If it’s something else you are talking about then you’d have to ask the creator…
It’s the old CC by default but asking the creator can get you a special license deal:-)
Nice print. Watching that flex suggests to me that somehow the frame (or something) is pushing inward on the rods at the top. Which might make for a nice preload since it’s pretty clearly symmetrical
Or the tripod crept a little.
Could be autofocus distorting the image as the platform rises.
Are they 8mm? They should have gone with something more rigid like 12. That way you wouldn’t have that issue.
Is the bed material glass?
8mm rods, but if you look closely it isn’t the rod bending - its the whole frame. It isn’t causing problems, but he can resolve it by tweaking the position of the tops of those rod holders. I left mine slightly loose, ran the bed up and down then tightened them. As a result they move themselves into the correct position.
Yes, 4mm borosilicate glass.
@matthew_bennett i also remember asking @Louise_Driggers for permission for that exact reason. I don’t care if the specific license allows the use or not as long as the author is okay with it.
it looks to me like the rods are set either narrow at the top or wide at the bottom. Or maybe both.
I really wish it could suck all that plastic back into the nozzle
I’m still not seeing this sort of movement with my frame - I don’t have any of the new modifications and I still have the older un-ground smooth rods.
The main difference, as I mentioned before is that my frame is glued on the middle side braces (plates for the tops of the rods). But I’m not convinced that’s making is much stronger.
I would say this is still due to misalignment of the bearing mounts on the bed and vertical rods. That’s all possible to correct and get vertically straight. Also make sure you do the Z axis motor alignment - rammed all the way down then tighten up the Z motor bolts - you should get vertical alignment as long as the flexi-couplers are also installed correctly and everything in level.
Let us know how you get on @Thomas_Sanladerer