prusa i2 goes core xz

ekaggrat

prusa i2 goes core xz
November 02, 2014 10:58PM

Registered: 11 years ago
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I had a old prusa i2 frame lying around as i used up most of the parts for my mendel max. I thought that a great way to bring it back to life would be to convert it to a corexz. That way it would get rid of all the z screw issues.

I get a printable area of 190 x 200 with this setup.

I have used 625vv bearings and 18mm aluminum spool.

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jhd

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
November 03, 2014 03:11PM

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Very beautiful mod

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nicholas.seward

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
November 06, 2014 12:16PM

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Love it. Very simple.

ConceptFORGE
Wally, GUS Simpson, LISA Simpson, THOR Simpson, Sextupteron, CoreXZ

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NeilRG

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
December 17, 2014 09:31AM

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Absolutely inspired and inspiring. The vertical core xy as shown would seem to be space efficient as well increasingthe build envelope in the same footprint.

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pmak

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 23, 2015 05:06AM

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Hi ekaggrat,

Your Idea is totally brilliant !!! thumbs up

Can you let me know the changes made by you in marlin as there is no threaded rod for the Z axis.

Thanks in advance!
Pmak

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MindRealm

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 23, 2015 09:40AM

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Wow! Really great idea.

This should enable much quicker movement and it certainly stabilizes the printer by lowering the mass of the steppers to the base.

I believe this one deserves a new variant name...

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MachineHum

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 23, 2015 11:15AM

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Wow... this is nice

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nicholas.seward

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 23, 2015 12:57PM

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Quote
MindRealm
Wow! Really great idea.

This should enable much quicker movement and it certainly stabilizes the printer by lowering the mass of the steppers to the base.

I believe this one deserves a new variant name...

Does CoreXZ not work for the name? In my signature below is a link to a working CoreXZ. (Box frame instead of thread frame but that is a minor detail.)

ConceptFORGE
Wally, GUS Simpson, LISA Simpson, THOR Simpson, Sextupteron, CoreXZ

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ekaggrat

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 24, 2015 09:56PM

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There is no firmware for core xz just a gcode post processor . This was not meant to be a new printer but a retrofit for the prusa i2 .

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nicholas.seward

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
January 24, 2015 10:07PM

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Quote
ekaggrat
There is no firmware for core xz just a gcode post processor . This was not meant to be a new printer but a retrofit for the prusa i2 .

I have a hacked version of marlin that works for me. (No endstop code) No gcode manipulation required. PM me if you would like what I have.

ConceptFORGE
Wally, GUS Simpson, LISA Simpson, THOR Simpson, Sextupteron, CoreXZ

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CptanPanic

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
February 05, 2015 10:50AM

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Looks great.

What are the bass guitar tuners for?

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nicholas.seward

Re: prusa i2 goes core xz
February 05, 2015 11:38AM

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CptanPanic
Looks great.

What are the bass guitar tuners for?

Tensioning of the string and leveling of the gantry. (That is why you need 2.)

ConceptFORGE
Wally, GUS Simpson, LISA Simpson, THOR Simpson, Sextupteron, CoreXZ

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