OpenX

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OpenX

Release status: experimental

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Description
a minimal X carriage that uses bearings
License
GPL
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Contributors
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The Goal here is to create a lightweight, minimal x carriage. the carriage will have a large central opening to facilitate various hot end designs, and provide enough room to insulate the hot end.

I find the default Sells carriage too bulky and confining. I also hate that the mounting points are above the rails, which means the whole carriage has to be disassembeled if you want to get to the extruder. It also has a lot of mass, and much of the structure is bellow the rails, putting it close to the hot end and risking warping from the heat plume.