Does this concept have potencial? Hi everyone, In the last couple of days this concept for a reprap has been on the back of my mind, so i just did a quick sketch and i´m now asking if you guys think that there is any potential in this concept that makes it worth working on it? The idea is that the printing bed rotates and the arm does an arc over it. Its kind like a vinyl record player with a z axis :) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228798#msg-228798 Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:54:04 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,232383#msg-232383 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,232383#msg-232383 Yvan Reprappers Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:47:11 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,232375#msg-232375 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,232375#msg-232375
i´m basing the build on the X and Z axis design of the FoldaRap, witch right now only have small tweaks (still on initial fase!)

I also plan to use the RepRapPro hotend.

Now i´m going to work on the print bed mechanism, and it will be the first part to get a real development. I will not add a heated bed for the first prototype.

Well i plan to do a prototype if i ever learn how to adapt the firmware to make it work...or someone helps out!

I will keep updating,

Cheers]]> pdesigns Reprappers Sat, 03 Aug 2013 10:48:07 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230603#msg-230603 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230603#msg-230603 Maxx Mayhem Reprappers Sun, 28 Jul 2013 15:11:09 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230538#msg-230538 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230538#msg-230538
[www.amazon.co.uk]

Or i also found a instructable on a DIY version:

[web.archive.org]

The sketch i did last night really looks like that PiMaker. About the PiMaker: as a designer i was look at projects carefully when people say things like "this design is so revolutionary that(...) has the potential to change the 3D printing industry".

The post on the link on PiMaker is from Dec 4, 2012. Here are two examples that pop up on my research on this concept:

8 January 2012 : [reprap.org]

February 8, 2012: [phlatboyz.blogspot.pt]

On thing i just think that is a wast of resources is the way he is making the acrylic case..To me that just to many time of laser when he can just cut the contour of the acrylic and use heat to fold it into U or L sections. I´ve been meaning to design a small home made machine to "fold" acrylic but mean time i forgot about that. I have to get back to it at some point.]]> pdesigns Reprappers Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:14:21 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230461#msg-230461 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230461#msg-230461 -------------------------------------------------------
> [www.kickstarter.com]
> -bot-3d-printer/posts/362119

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William Steele
Ultra-Bot 3D:
The Ultra-Bot 3D Printer is a beautiful printer inspired by the original Makerbot Cupcake.

PiMaker :
3) Is it open source? No... this design is so revolutionary that I had to patent it to protect my IP. This design has the potential to change the 3D printing industry. It affords many benefits that make it stand out above all other 3d printers.

Seems to be the standard business model for money grabbers. Build some funds with a clone of Open Source design, then hit them with a proprietary design that is a "unique" improvement of the open source design.

Thanks for giving back to Open Source Bill. :(

Edit:
Seems that Bill is another guy who has gone AWOL with people's money and leaving them with inadequate products:

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Seth Swanson on Jul 12

Another full month of no contact (June 12th - July 12th). Apparently the firmware was being updated on my printer (June 12th) and then being sent out. How long does it take to install firmware? Does anyone have Bill's shop address? I'd like to drive out and see what's taking so long and why the silence on this.
]]> bobc Reprappers Sun, 28 Jul 2013 04:08:10 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230440#msg-230440 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230440#msg-230440 www.kickstarter.com]]]> akhlut Reprappers Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:39:24 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230439#msg-230439 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230439#msg-230439 -------------------------------------------------------
> And don't forget the wire for the temperature
> probe. You could skip the heated bed wiring and
> heat the underside of the bed with an infrared
> heater. You just need to keep the area clear of
> cables and wiring under the turn table.

That's a good idea!]]> Yvan Reprappers Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:29:00 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230434#msg-230434 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,230434#msg-230434 Peterthinks Reprappers Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:34:25 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229436#msg-229436 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229436#msg-229436 Yvan Reprappers Wed, 24 Jul 2013 00:11:08 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229421#msg-229421 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229421#msg-229421
But the idea of the printrbot mix, having the arm moving back and forth is interesting.

Also if i follow the initial concept looking at devices that have a similar work structure like the hard drive mechanism is a must do to see and compare existing solutions.

But first i have to finish my mendel to witch i have a working prototype and in the end should be looking like the image attached, then i can start dedicating more time to this concept.]]> pdesigns Reprappers Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:00:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229412#msg-229412 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229412#msg-229412
KDog]]> KDog Reprappers Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:17:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229130#msg-229130 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229130#msg-229130 Peterthinks Reprappers Tue, 23 Jul 2013 02:06:15 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229117#msg-229117 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229117#msg-229117
At the same time, pivoting(rotation) is mechanically much simpler than movement.]]> Yvan Reprappers Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:17:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229114#msg-229114 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229114#msg-229114 Peterthinks Reprappers Tue, 23 Jul 2013 00:14:19 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229060#msg-229060 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229060#msg-229060 Maxx Mayhem Reprappers Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:32:29 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229019#msg-229019 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229019#msg-229019
I might start with two pillars with a simple axis in conjunction with a rotating table, and if that provides interesting result then explore this approach.

One thing that i´m completely clueless about is adapting the firmware to this kind of design, but every problem at its right time :)

Yvan don't worry you did not sound rude ;)]]> pdesigns Reprappers Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:53:48 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229007#msg-229007 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,229007#msg-229007
Personally I find the idea interesting. Maybe a dynamic counterweight could be used to offset the swinging mass of the print head? If the build platform/heated bed is constrained to something like 360° of rotation, I can't imagine there is any real problem in supplying voltage to it. Some freely rotating mechanisims are supplied with continous voltage.

In any case, when I get a substantial idea like that, I build it. It is very hard(impossible?) for others to asses a new idea effectively. Heck, it's even hard for the inventor themselves to asses it effectively!]]> Yvan Reprappers Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:00:52 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228854#msg-228854 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228854#msg-228854 Peterthinks Reprappers Mon, 22 Jul 2013 01:47:02 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228830#msg-228830 Re: Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228830#msg-228830
I think in the end no one could see any distinct advantage to this concept.

One key thing that comes to my mind would be to test how efficient the turn table idea is. Given a typical object being printed, how much time would the turntable take to reach different points?]]> Yvan Reprappers Sun, 21 Jul 2013 22:58:02 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228798#msg-228798 Does this concept have potencial? https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,228798,228798#msg-228798
In the last couple of days this concept for a reprap has been on the back of my mind, so i just did a quick sketch and i´m now asking if you guys think that there is any potential in this concept that makes it worth working on it?

The idea is that the printing bed rotates and the arm does an arc over it.

Its kind like a vinyl record player with a z axis :)]]> pdesigns Reprappers Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:39:43 -0400