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3D Printing DIY Printers

Jamie Bainbridge edited this page Aug 2, 2018 · 15 revisions

DIY Printers

A brief list/classification/overview of DIY printer designs I've come across and think are neat.

Favorites in bold.

Where one design iterates on another:

  • Grandparent (oldest)
    • Parent A
    • Parent B
      • Child (newest)

Some favorites in a table:

Name Type Build Volume X motion Y motion Z motion Z drive Extruder
D-Bot CoreXY 200x300x325 V-wheel V-wheel V-wheel 1x screw Bowden
FB2020 CoreXY 200x200x170 8mm rod 8mm rod 12mm rod 1x screw Bowden
Funbot 8mm Cantilever 165x170x120 8mm rod 8mm rod 8mm rod 1x screw Direct
HyperCube CoreXY 200x200x155 10mm rod 8mm rod 8mm rod 1x screw Bowden
VSlot-CoreXY CoreXY 210x195x240 V-wheel V-wheel 12mm rod 1x screw Bowden
Wilson II Cartesian 200x300x200 10mm rod 10mm rod 10mm rod 2x screw Direct

Cantliever

Cartesian

CoreXY

Ultimaker

Delta

Delta Build/Calibration Resources

Other

TinyBoy

I don't know what to call this. It's probably a cartesian.

Vintage

Ye olde 3D printere. Wood frames, PEAK hotends, unsupported rods, NEMA14s, etc etc.

CNCs

Not 3D printers

References

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