The D-Bot, my self made reprap!

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-13T12:43:57.000Z

Yes. Its good for a reprap I think

boydconnor · 2015-10-14T15:27:27.000Z

It is truly a beauty! Was it really EUR280? And how much did it take to assemble? This really puts things into perspective. Glad you shared this here.

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-14T17:19:29.000Z

It really was 280€ I wanted to keep costs down. Assembled it in a half day, pretty fast. Allot snaps into place wich makes it fast to build and also rebuild/change things. I kept costs low by designing my own extruder, using as much printed parts as possible and searching the net after cheap but durable parts. The whole project was about a month, because I had to wait for all the pieces and bits to arrive from China. Now it’s running every day for several hours and I haven’t noticed anything to redo, so very happy! I also designed some belt tensioners, because I didn’t want to use tie rips. With my belt tensioners you can change the tension with a screw, well that’s easy It’s also super silent, even at high speeds. It’s printing more then my 700€ printer these days. I’m thankful to my school, because that’s where I learned how to CAD draw things. I still want to make allot things, like a CNC machine, wich I’m working on now. But I’m only 15 years old, so enough time left

BDrummer · 2015-10-21T13:52:48.000Z

Great work! What material did you use for the printed parts?

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T13:58:41.000Z

Just Velleman PLA, I first thought that would give problems printing at higher temperature. Printed Carbon Fiber with it without any issues! It’s a workhorse

Babidi · 2015-10-21T14:08:44.000Z

Wow! Impressive! What material are the parts made of? Are you going to share the CAD files?

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T14:12:35.000Z

Just Velleman PLA, I first thought that would give problems printing at higher temperature. Printed Carbon Fiber with it without any issues!

I’m not going to upload them to thingiverse or something I think, but I can always share them if someone is interested in them.

Babidi · 2015-10-21T14:19:03.000Z

What CAD program did you make them in? I am currently planning to build a new printer and maybe design parts myself if necessary. But the D-Bot definitely looks interesting.

Steve_32 · 2015-10-21T15:02:27.000Z

Where are the plans published for this ??

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T15:05:11.000Z

All drawing is done in Autodesk Inventor

TomV · 2015-10-21T15:05:24.000Z

The printer looks very nice. As I have Printrbot Simple Metal, I recognise the main design approach. But there is a spacious bed which I have to envy.

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T15:07:08.000Z

Haha, thanks!

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T15:08:09.000Z

I did not publish the files.

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-21T15:08:44.000Z

It has allot of printed parts, that also was my intention! Printing speeds for PLA are 60mm/s wich is pretty fast. It has an heated bed. I printed PLA and Colorfabb XT-CF20 on this printer, both with outstanding results. Price for this printer to build was about 280€ wich is fairly cheap I think. I added some print examples in the attachments

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TheMaker1 · 2015-10-21T23:32:57.000Z

I would be interested in seeing the materials list including the printed files, if you were willing that is. But if you are not then that’s too bad. I would love to have a more portable machine that I could travel around with.

Babidi · 2015-10-22T11:20:58.000Z

I would also be interested!

Babidi · 2015-10-22T11:23:17.000Z

How is the stability of the z-axis? I can imagine it needs good foundation in order to hold up the x-axis and not wobble/shake. How did you fix the two smooth rods at the bottom?

Mike_Mulligan · 2015-10-23T19:00:53.000Z

Looks great! I would also like to see the build list if you don’t mind sharing!

AndreasDesmedt · 2015-10-24T21:52:20.000Z

What do you want, all the parts (bearings, screws,…) or the to be printed files?

TheMaker1 · 2015-10-24T22:07:01.000Z

If you can I would love to have the entire list of materials, buy if that is too much to ask for then the list of printed parts. Maybe including the file itself? Thank you. You rock man!!