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!!