Hello all, Some of you are probably already aware of this printer from hackaday or the thingiverse page. I thought I'd also make a forum post for those who frequent these forums. The UConduit is a 3d printer built with a frame that uses standard electrical conduit like the stuff you'd find at the hardware store. I wanted a printer that went back to the hardware store roots of the prusa i2, but with an h-bot design that uses no moving motors for a lightweight gantry, much like the ultimaker. The printer is fully open source (github) and designed using open source tools (OpenSCAD). It's easy to scale (in fact, someone has already made a jumbo version of it (here) with 410mm build area per side). The build volume of the standard printer is ~250mm on each dimension. Since it's initial release, I've added a BOM and an interactive full SCAD model of the printer. A build guide should be coming along soon as well. Here's a video of mine printing an octopus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73MlaBWCTPU I'll add more videos soon, but I've been busy busy busy! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. You can join the fun, ask specific questions or post your own h-bot/corexy designs on the google group. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237155#msg-237155 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:23:46 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,265054#msg-265054 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,265054#msg-265054 do you BOM or especially rods/conduit length?

edit: found it in wiki

thanks,]]> augus General Sun, 10 Nov 2013 15:43:42 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237690#msg-237690 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237690#msg-237690 -------------------------------------------------------
> Have you found any fiber lasers that are
> reasonably priced? Every time I check out ebay
> it's like $3k for a 200mW laser.

The laser is gonna cost a lot, I'm looking at about a 100W laser for deep engraving of metal. It would also be excellent for cutting. I'll let you know what a new one costs after I get quotes back. The price may be worth it though, as they last for 50,000 to 100,000 hours versus 1,000 hours for a CO2 laser.]]> NewPerfection General Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:37:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237688#msg-237688 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237688#msg-237688
NewPerfection Wrote:
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> iquizzle Wrote:
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> > That would be awesome! If you do it, I'd like
> to
> > hear about it. I'd like to have one myself.
>
> I'm not 100% sure on the platform I'd be using,
> I'm still researching that. The fiber lasers that
> I'm looking at look fairly straight forward to
> control, just using TTL-level signals to control
> power, frequency, on/off, etc. Some modification
> to RepRap firmware will be required, but should be
> relatively straight forward. I will definitely
> start a thread here if I start work on it.]]> iquizzle General Mon, 19 Aug 2013 18:27:57 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237475#msg-237475 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237475#msg-237475 cakeslob General Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:25:21 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237464#msg-237464 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237464#msg-237464 -------------------------------------------------------
> That would be awesome! If you do it, I'd like to
> hear about it. I'd like to have one myself.

I'm not 100% sure on the platform I'd be using, I'm still researching that. The fiber lasers that I'm looking at look fairly straight forward to control, just using TTL-level signals to control power, frequency, on/off, etc. Some modification to RepRap firmware will be required, but should be relatively straight forward. I will definitely start a thread here if I start work on it.]]> NewPerfection General Sun, 18 Aug 2013 23:26:27 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237450#msg-237450 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237450#msg-237450 iquizzle General Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:38:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237379#msg-237379 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237379#msg-237379 NewPerfection General Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:22:59 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237320#msg-237320 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237320#msg-237320 iquizzle General Sun, 18 Aug 2013 11:37:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237196#msg-237196 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237196#msg-237196
Edit: Looks perfect for a dual (or quad (:P)) bowden extruder setup.]]> NewPerfection General Sat, 17 Aug 2013 23:23:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237155#msg-237155 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?1,237155,237155#msg-237155
Some of you are probably already aware of this printer from hackaday or the thingiverse page. I thought I'd also make a forum post for those who frequent these forums.

The UConduit is a 3d printer built with a frame that uses standard electrical conduit like the stuff you'd find at the hardware store. I wanted a printer that went back to the hardware store roots of the prusa i2, but with an h-bot design that uses no moving motors for a lightweight gantry, much like the ultimaker. The printer is fully open source (github) and designed using open source tools (OpenSCAD). It's easy to scale (in fact, someone has already made a jumbo version of it (here) with 410mm build area per side). The build volume of the standard printer is ~250mm on each dimension.

Since it's initial release, I've added a BOM and an interactive full SCAD model of the printer. A build guide should be coming along soon as well.

Here's a video of mine printing an octopus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73MlaBWCTPU

I'll add more videos soon, but I've been busy busy busy! Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. You can join the fun, ask specific questions or post your own h-bot/corexy designs on the google group.]]> iquizzle General Sat, 17 Aug 2013 20:16:07 -0400