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Prusa air dimensions

Posted by GITRDUN

GITRDUN

Prusa air dimensions
February 21, 2013 11:18PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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I want to strip one of my Prusa's and build a Prusa air. Where can i find dimensions or a model of the acrylic panels? I can CAD my own if i have to but it would save me a lot of time if it can be downloaded.

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Nudel

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 03:59AM

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Here: [www.thingiverse.com]

But why? It offers no structural benefit over a regular prusa frame, perhaps expect from looking slicker. For increased rigidity, I'd advice salvaging the parts and building a mendel90 instead.

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yydoctt

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 04:36AM

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+1

Or a MendelMax, probably a simpler conversion.

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jamesdanielv

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 06:59AM

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[www.youtube.com]
VIDEO ABOVE SEEMS TO SHOW IT PRINTING OK.

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yydoctt

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 07:09AM

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jamesdanielv Wrote:
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> [www.youtube.com]
> VIDEO ABOVE SEEMS TO SHOW IT PRINTING OK.

True, but it is not exactly a significant upgrade in stiffness. A Mendel90 or MendelMax would be.

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GITRDUN

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 08:31AM

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Thats kinda what i thought by looking at it. It looks significantly less rigid in both X and Y axis but it looks much better than the standard Prusa. I have one sitting on my work bench in my office and id like something that looks a bit more professional rather than a toy i made out of all thread. I will check out the models before deciding.

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jamesdanielv

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 10:20AM

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I'm not for or against the model this person has, just he didn't ask, he just wanted to know more about prusa air.

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bobc

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 11:52AM

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Would it help if the panels were cut from alu sheet?

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GITRDUN

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 22, 2013 11:24PM

Registered: 12 years ago
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Well i went with the Prusa air V2. I picked up a sheet of 1/4" acrylic and modified the .dxf model to acomidate 1/4" rather than 6mm sheet, then cut it out on a mill. So far it looks like all i need is to print 3 braces and the rest of my Prusa parts should be compatible. I like the looks of the clear acrylic. It looks like this could be made to be more rigid without much effort but by the looks of it i think it will be good as is. I will find out shortly.

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GITRDUN

Re: Prusa air dimensions
February 25, 2013 01:06PM

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Posts: 253

Printed with the new printer and it runs as good as the typical Prusa. I ran it at 80mm/sec feed and 130mm rapids without any noticable wobble or vibrations. Its a definate step up in the looks department but the X axis needs to be widened out a few inches to be able to use the entire width of the build table.