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Open Trickler - The Open Source Powder Trickler System

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Inspired by the AutoTrickler v4 and Super Trickler, the OpenTrickler is designed be printed and assembled using common tools to build Voron printers.

Join our discord server for help and development information.

Documentations

  • Bill of Material (BOM): LINK
  • Sourcing Guide: LINK
  • Assembly Manual: LINK
  • Initialization Guide: LINK
  • Powder Profile Tuning Guide: LINK

Other supporting documents:

  • Guide to order PCB from JLCPCB: LINK
  • A&D Scale Configuration Guide: LINK
  • OpenTrickler - Connect to Wireless: LINK
  • OpenTrickler - Update Firmware via USB: LINK

Print Guide

The printer need to be tuned at least for extruder e-stepts and flow as it has plastic to metal contact which requires certain tolerances. The Open Trickler can be printed in various materials.

  • Main Material: ABS/PETG/PLA you name it.
  • Belt: TPU 95A.
  • 4x walls
  • 5x tops and bottoms layers.
  • 0.4~0.45mm line width
  • 40% infill.

You should print provided STL with default orientation. NO SUPPORT IS NEEDED FOR ALL PRINTED PARTS.

Controller

The Open Trickler Controller is split into following projects:

Interface Pattern

If you're a developer and would like to port the OpenTrickler to other platform/scale, you could use the mounting pattern as specified below. The interface is guaranteed to be consistent between minor revisions.

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