So I’m finally able to print flanges effortlessly. With 2 printers working I can print up to 28 per day. I have enough flanges now to actually run the rope machine. Additionally, I have started having better success at making flanges with epoxy resin and with a few more molds I could be producing a batch of flanges equivalent to the number of molds each day. I’d kind of need about a dozen or more molds to really keep pace with the printers. I’d need to figure out where I can place 12+ molds that’s level and not in the way.
Now that I have more flanges than needed to run enough yarn to produce a rope I have to get the machine in order. I had placed a couple of work tables around the machine that would be in the way to run the machine. Of course those tables had quite a bit of stuff on them so I needed to get organized. First, take all those new flanges and cardboard tubes and make spools for the yarn. Next, thread the yarn through the machine.
I added a header to the back wall and hung the furniture dollies that are used to move the machine on the wall. I also added 3 shelves to hold the various tools and supplies I’m still using to get up and running.
Got things pretty well tidied up so all I need now is to run the machine and make adjustments until it makes rope according to my specifications.