Quoteo_lampe The idea of the suspension is to enable the extruder to follow the effector moves without adding the mass/inertia to the equation. How would you build a fixed platform between three carriers that move up and down independently? -Olaf Ah - I knew I was being stupid, but couldn't figure out how... Thanks.by wt - Delta Machines
Probably a silly question, but what's the advantage of suspending it from the top of the carriages by elastic rather than it being more rigidly supported from the top of the carriages, much like a 'second effector'?by wt - Delta Machines
Quotevreihen Quoteo_lampe ( I´ve used it frequently in the past, when I designed batteries for electric race-cars.)# attached a pic from good old times, when we believed in the electric car revolution For what it's worth, I always thought that the Lotus 7 (Caterham) design would make a good platform for a DIY electric car..... Still OT, but Tiger (another "se7enesque" kit car manufacturer) diby wt - Delta Machines
Quotewayno complaino All good info guys. I discovered that my corners were slightly too big for my Mini Kossel to print so slightly amended, will print a test tonight just to see how it comes out. I'm keen to stick with the 2040 mainly as I've not seen one built in this orientation so it'll be an experiment others can learn from (even if its a "don't bother") Interesting - I'm in the early stagby wt - Delta Machines
Quotedc42 - That 330mm diameter heater you link to is only 120W, which I am fairly sure will be nothing like enough power for that bed size to reach ABS printing temperatures. Was what you've used something like these?by wt - Delta Machines