I’ve always contemplated designing my own printer but I didn’t how to until I learned CAD, was quite the journey and I learned a lot (still a lot to learn) but I had a lot of fun designing it!
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I’m no one important, but I’m impressed!
That is far from begginer cad skills imo, impressive! Only thing that hurt my eyes (a bit 🤏) are cantilever bearing mounts in corners. It would be better if they had support from top as well. Btw that bed plate looks fat and cool
Thank you! And yeah I do agree that cantilever bearings are a bit of an engineering sin. I thought about doing something about it but wanted to get the design going. Bed plate is a LDO Voron V0 kit which I really like for having its thermistor in the center!
Well if you can tighten belts properly you are golden. Cantilever is not wrong, just requires bigger cross sections due to much higher load. Enjoy your printer mate
Reminds me a little of the Rook design. CoreXY right? Tell us more about it!
Yes, watching Rolohaun’s stream inspired me to go for it! as far as the design go, I tried my best to make all sides flush for ease of enclosing, voron style belt paths and avoiding making too many parts for easier assembly, I’ll release the files on printables soon once everything is well tested
Maybe I’m seeing it wrong on the picture, but the motor pulleys seem to barely touch the belt. I’d be weary of anything less than having the belt go 180° around the driven pulley.
Camera angle issue, the belts do wrap around the motor pulleys :)
Managed to see it on some pictures in the userbuilds channel :D
I see the V0 inspiration. It doesn’t take away any of the glory of designing your own printer. Can I ask what we’re your goals when you started the design?
Definitely lots of inspiration from the V0 (frame, belt paths) I actually thought of getting a V0 kit but the assembly felt a bit much, Voron are incredibly well designed don’t get me wrong but I’m a sucker for simplicity so that was my main goal for it
I feel y’a. I have what started as a Hypercube Evolution, now it has a rail on X axis and a custom carriage plus other things. Wires all around. It’s been 5 years like that. I was about to get a Voron but I’m still waiting, not sure for what but I’m waiting…
That is SO pretty
