vcp
Well-Known Member
My old printers are pretty... old, limited, not printing well anymore, or are in a zillion pieces. I've had intentions for years to build a new one; maybe now I should get around to it. Not my first rodeo; my original 2012 Replicator has been modified into unrecognizability, but it's the one in pieces and it would still be limited in size.
Requirements:
First thing I need to do is go dig up and inventory my extrusions. Thinking about trial printing some of the FORKlift parts (really like the adjustable motor mounts).
Thoughts/suggestions?
* That's a joke, for all you Mr. Mom's out there.
Requirements:
- Core-XY mechanism
- 300 mm^3 minimum, more z is better
- AC heating bed
- dual z-axis screw lift; belt or dual-motor syncronized
- dual cantilevered bed
- 3-screw leveling
- enclosable
- direct-drive extruder
- 24V
- need to keep additional component purchases to <$500
- 220/221, whatever it takes.*
- plenty of decent NEMA 17's
- power supplies, fans
- SSR for the heat bed
- handfull of odd bearings
- bunch of M3, M4, and M5 hardware
- bunch of odd extrusion; unfortunately, none of it the common 2020 (all 3030, 2525, 1010)
- excellent 6mm aluminum build plate
- GT2 belt
- the printer I have working will be adequate for printing new printer parts in ABS.
- controller (I'm assuming for the moment, Duet2wifi)
- extruder/hotend - open to suggestions (not familiar with current crop) [as an aside, I had my Replicator set up for hotend water cooling, for hi-temp printing; worked well so that's something I'd be thinking about.]
- silicone AC heating pad
- rails and/or rods
- z-screws with anti-backlash nuts
- assorted bearings, idlers, pulleys.
- Hypercube, Hypercube Evolution (HEVO) - large, active users group, many builds and modifications.
- D-Bot/C-Bot Core-XY - huge, active users group, many builds and modifications
- FORKlift MK1 - small users group, some mods available, CAD files available; and with beautifully engineered printed parts.
- SecKit Core-XY - not an original build but a kit that checks most of the boxes; unfortunately while it's somewhat configurable, it would still duplicate much of the hardware I have.
- V-King Core-XY - while I've got some v-wheels around here, I think I'd rather stick with linear bearings or rails; interesting though, and a unique z-axis lift.
- Jubilee - don't know much about this but it appears to have a workable DIY toolchange system.
- Anything else I should be looking at?
First thing I need to do is go dig up and inventory my extrusions. Thinking about trial printing some of the FORKlift parts (really like the adjustable motor mounts).
Thoughts/suggestions?
* That's a joke, for all you Mr. Mom's out there.
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