It’s at this point I ran out of washers…further movement will have to keep til I return from vacation. (Like my High-Zoot Carbon Fiber mock-up bearings?)
Two years ago was the year of the Bow and Arrow around here…Pixar’s Brave, The Hunger Games, etc. The kids got a bow for Xmas…used twice.
Looks like it was used for target practice 
Arrowgentius? 
Eeeek, you’ve gotta stiffen up that frame.
Easy there kiddo, I ran out of washers…before I added all of the cross braces. There are still 4 more extrusions to be added…
What type of bushing to you use on them?
Currently igus plastic bearings. How they perform will determine if I continue to use them, or swap them out for something else.
But you’re keeping your carbon-fiber rods, right?
Look closely, they’re Arrows I temporarily stole from my Son’s Bow and arrow set.
I’m using 10mm ceramic coated aluminum rods currently.
I was asking as I was considering the idea of using carbon fiber tubes for my build (maybe just for the cross) but I have failed to see carbon fiber rods mentioned on the group (maybe it’s a bad idea).
They’re light, but not particularly stiff in arrow diameters…they’re also prone to wear. Folks use em all the time for the arms of deltas, but they wouldn’t make a good bearing surface.
Thanks a lot for the insight @Mike_Miller . You are right, I’ve used them for my deltas and because I have some leftovers I thought I might use them for a mini Eustathios I am building.
Give it a shot! I seems like, with every printer I build, I come closer and closer to being able to make an additional printer for free.
@Mike_Miller if it wasn’t for those pesky electronics & vitamins.
@Eclsnowman I’m a gonna have three printers and one e3d I swap between 'em.
@Mike_Miller v5 or v6? I am about at my wits end with v5 and pla. Problem is I have qty:2 v5 and only qty:1 v6.
They work fine for abs.
V5…my problems go away when I turn off retraction.