owdy All,

I currently have a nice little xyz printer made by a local company, but I would like to scale it up, its print bed while 250x250x370 is nice (in reality its more like 220x220x300, usable) I am looking at making a custom print bed (with resistors for heating etc) of around 400x400, I am curious, what are the design considerations that I would need to take in consideration, could I take the current measurements and simply scale it up? Do you start with the Size of the build area, and then figure the percentage difference between the current design and the larger design build area, and then simply scale everything else up from there?

I've attached a quick quick mock up of the basic design

I've color coded it to make it a bit easier

1. The Red 30x30 is 410mm
2. The Blue 30x30 is 380mm
3. The Green 30x30 is 470mm
4. The Build Plate is 250x250 (Dark Blue)
5. The Runners for the Y Plate is 20x20 410mm Long

Any and all consideration and thought is greatly appreciated... I have seen 300x300 plates available and wouldnt mind scaling up to that, and would really like to get the 400x400/500x500 project started... just want to get the basics down before I start cutting up 30x30

Thanks Allen

Mark

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You may need additional supports on the Z to keep the X and Y movements from making the Z wobble.

Are there any design programs or outlines for these printers?