What I would like to see is a Huxley type machine that uses a small conveyor belt as one of the axes. They make a belt for the makerbot but it doesn't actually travel back and forth during the build phase - only at completion to dump the part. I want to see the belt actually serve as an axis of motion during the print phase, then travel all the way to drop the part in a basket when finished. This would make the build area twice as large or the footprint of the reprap half as big. Any thoughts on this? Here are a few links for reference: [store.makerbot.com] [blog.makezine.com] https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,66905#msg-66905 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:20:13 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,108321#msg-108321 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,108321#msg-108321 [reprap.org]
He has a conveyor belt made from packing tape on one of his versions, and I believe he actually uses it as one of the 3 axis.

Strangely enough, he has pulled all of his materials down from youtube, his website is down as well. The reprap page may be the last repository of his design.

_Ross
[blog.tinyenormous.com]]]> tinyenormous Huxley Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:14:29 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,69660#msg-69660 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,69660#msg-69660 annodomini2 Huxley Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:18:46 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,67377#msg-67377 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,67377#msg-67377 Triffid_Hunter Huxley Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:26:58 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,67376#msg-67376 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,67376#msg-67376
Would this allow us to print the frame?


The biggest issue I see is that the bed needs to be very stiff to hold the model in place while printing is occuring. Nophead has demonstrated that atmospheric pressure is insufficient to prevent movement of the bed during a build.]]> Triffid_Hunter Huxley Wed, 01 Dec 2010 20:25:12 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,66905#msg-66905 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?214,66905,66905#msg-66905
Any thoughts on this?

Here are a few links for reference:
[store.makerbot.com]
[blog.makezine.com]]]> rodzite Huxley Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:41:02 -0500