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How reduce noise from this printer? - 3 years ago
Hello everyone! Video for context I want to try and reduce mechanical noise made by this particular printer (it was a Folgertec i3 Reprap, I modified the Z-Axis height and designed/printed all the parts for the adaptation) , what do you think is causing that rattling noise? Clearly coming from movement in the Y axis, bearings maybe? Also I want to ask if it could be worth the upgrade to buy aby kranlor12 - Printing
Re: Will this kind of design work? - 4 years ago
Quoteqrp-gaijin QuoteNovaHuta @grp-gaijin Your parts look pretty good. There does seem to be an under/over extrusion issue that is causing roughness. A little hard to tell from the pictures due to resolution but I'd hazard it is over-extrusion. Have you calibrated your extruder? Thanks for the feedback on the quality of the Portabee prints. Those prints are made with the Portabee printer, butby kranlor12 - Reprappers
Re: Will this kind of design work? - 4 years ago
Quoteqrp-gaijin I have a Portabee printer that uses a similar-looking design. I don't know how it compares to modern printers, but the Portabee sold more than one thousand units and a lot of people, including me, liked it. I'm currently fixing up my Portabee and printing out some replacement parts. In the Portabee, the 2 Z-axis motors and the 1 Y-axis motor all lie in a straight line. This apparby kranlor12 - Reprappers
Re: Will this kind of design work? - 4 years ago
QuoteMJLew It might 'work', but it is unlikely to work well. Frame rigidity is important so that, for example, the forces applied by the y motor reach only the bed rather than being shared by the bed and frame deformation and so that vibrations do not spoil the accuracy of hotend and bed location. Having no elements to prevent side to side deformation of the frame will allow the left to right moby kranlor12 - Reprappers
Will this kind of design work? - 4 years ago
Hello everyone! It is pretty awesome to be part of this community, and since it is my first post I want to thank anyone in advance for the help provided. I'm currently trying to build my first 3D printer from scratch, I want it to have a lot of printed parts in order to reduce some costs (I have access to 3 more printers) and found an interesting design where I'm basing all my drawings (Kunprintby kranlor12 - Reprappers