Hey folks, as noted in the last update I wanted to give a quick mid-week update on the screen stabilizer progress.

After several dead ends, I figured out a nice solution. I will use a laser cut aluminum frame that can be mounted directly onto the back of the screen. From there, the frame mounts to two additional lengths of our existing extrusion.

Here is a basic render of the frame’s design (minus the additional extrusion), mounted to the back of the screen:

Some notes:

My last printed fit test was off on the width between the mounting holes by a little bit. No biggie with a 2mm thick printed part, but the aluminum will have no flex. I still need to confirm that I have that dimension dialed in before sending off to fab.
Turnaround on these is quick and cheap. I expect delivery of the first batch by the 8th or the 9th. Cost is around 4 dollars per stabilizer at low quantities.
First fab run will be 5 stabilizers, and then once fit is confirmed I will start batching larger quantities.
It may seem like overkill at this point, but this stabilizer is really important to how people will interact with the machine. The front panel flex was a big hurdle and would have surely caused stress failures in short order.

Ok, that is all for now. I am going to finalize the design and will have it over to the fab house by tomorrow afternoon. I’ll be working on other assembly tasks through the weekend with a full update going out on Sunday.

Thanks!!

Screen Stabilizer Quickie