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Prusa i2, Prusa i1, Prism, Sells, and other Mendel variants
Re: Prusa i2 x carriage better than i3? - 11 years ago
MK3 is tempting but I plan on printing Nylon, T-Glass and Tritan filament so glass would be betterby rolohaun - General Mendel Topics
Re: Prusa i2 x carriage better than i3? - 11 years ago
I am no engineer but it looks to me it distributes the weight on the smooth rods better, rather than hanging off the rods. The i3 x carriage pulls on the top smooth rod and pushes on the bottom one, just seem unnecessary when you could just have it sit on horizontal rods. It's just something I think makes more sense and what I would like to have on my i3by rolohaun - General Mendel Topics
Re: Prusa i2 x carriage better than i3? - 11 years ago
I am gathering parts right now, still have a bunch of parts needed: Need: - Stepper Motors - MK2b Heated Bed - Rambo 1.1 - Smooth and Threaded Rods + Bolts and Nuts - E3D V6 Hotend - 24V Power Supply I have: - Laser Cut Prusa i3 Frame - Belts and Pulleys - Gregs i2 Extruder I will be buying my rods and hardware next so I can at least build the frame and have everything ready. I am going to priby rolohaun - General Mendel Topics
Re: Prusa i2 x carriage better than i3? - 11 years ago
I am going to design my own X ends and see if I can make a Prusa i2 i3 Hybrid. My plan is to build this with nylon bushings, 24v and rambo 1.1. I want a quiet printer that heats up fast.by rolohaun - General Mendel Topics
Re: Stand for Mendel - 11 years ago
Looks good, it would be nice if you had the lower profile PSU rather than a ATX computer power supply, the printer would sit lower. Still great though.by rolohaun - General Mendel Topics
Prusa i2 x carriage better than i3? - 11 years ago
I am currently gathering parts to build my second 3D printer. This will be my first reprap as my other printer is a Replicator 2. Am I the only one who wants to build a Prusa i3 printer with a i2 X carriage? I find the i2 a much better design having the smooth rods laid out horizontal and the carriage lay flat. Is it even possible to have a i3 with a i2 carriage?by rolohaun - General Mendel Topics