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Oct 2015
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Oct 2015
Oct 2015
AndreasDesmedt
Oct '15

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 :slight_smile: 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 :slight_smile:

BDrummer
Oct '15

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

AndreasDesmedt
Oct '15

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 :slight_smile:

Babidi
Oct '15

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

AndreasDesmedt
Oct '15

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
Oct '15

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
Oct '15

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

TheMaker1
Oct '15

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!!