Slightly larger preassembled delta?
Posted by elektrinis
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Slightly larger preassembled delta? September 18, 2015 03:15PM |
Hello to everyone, newbie here.
I am going to do a slow production run, where glue dispensing will be done, and I really need to automate this process to get good accuracy and consistency at high(er) speed.
I know it's not that simple, but basically 3D printer is like dispensing glue. So this is where I got the idea. I would have to mod it for my needs, but that I can do.
Glue will be dispensed on to relatively large (20x20x10 cm) and heavy (2kg) parts, so probably smart move would be to keep them stationary.
I don't need a very good accuracy, 0.3mm repeatability is OK.
One more thing to note, I'm on very tight budget. So I can not go for lather machines. Since Delta type machines are relatively very simple and could be built on budget, this is what I am thinking about.
Also, this is not a personal project, so I do not have the time for playing around assembling and tuning it. Need it delivered ready to use.
And I must mention that, even though accuracy is not that big a deal, service life is. This means that plastic wheels rolling directly on aluminum extrusions are OK, but they must have bearings, and there should be no printed plastic-to-plastic rubbing, like for example in CeeMeCNC. That machine looks OK, size is just what I need, but those plastic-to-plastic linkages don't look like going to last:
And to be fair, price is a little steep for a kit.
So my questions are:
Am I going to right direction?
Can you suggest a machine I could look in to? Heck, even DIY kit would be OK, at much lower price.
Are these communicating on simple virtual com port via USB, and could be controlled by Mach3? Or can I use included software for what I need, maybe with some workarounds?
Are there any good models from european companies? Or maybe someone here would sell his owned machine?
I am going to do a slow production run, where glue dispensing will be done, and I really need to automate this process to get good accuracy and consistency at high(er) speed.
I know it's not that simple, but basically 3D printer is like dispensing glue. So this is where I got the idea. I would have to mod it for my needs, but that I can do.
Glue will be dispensed on to relatively large (20x20x10 cm) and heavy (2kg) parts, so probably smart move would be to keep them stationary.
I don't need a very good accuracy, 0.3mm repeatability is OK.
One more thing to note, I'm on very tight budget. So I can not go for lather machines. Since Delta type machines are relatively very simple and could be built on budget, this is what I am thinking about.
Also, this is not a personal project, so I do not have the time for playing around assembling and tuning it. Need it delivered ready to use.
And I must mention that, even though accuracy is not that big a deal, service life is. This means that plastic wheels rolling directly on aluminum extrusions are OK, but they must have bearings, and there should be no printed plastic-to-plastic rubbing, like for example in CeeMeCNC. That machine looks OK, size is just what I need, but those plastic-to-plastic linkages don't look like going to last:
And to be fair, price is a little steep for a kit.
So my questions are:
Am I going to right direction?
Can you suggest a machine I could look in to? Heck, even DIY kit would be OK, at much lower price.
Are these communicating on simple virtual com port via USB, and could be controlled by Mach3? Or can I use included software for what I need, maybe with some workarounds?
Are there any good models from european companies? Or maybe someone here would sell his owned machine?
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