I am currently upgrading one of my spatialone delta printer to print PEEK and Ultem. Specification: - volume - 280mm diameter & 280mm high - 500w 240 heated magnetic bed - enclosed printing area with ir heaters and extract fan - electronics duet3d and paneldue - hotend chimera water cooled with custom z probe - power supplier in base fan assisted cooling - electronics top also fan assistedby andornot - Delta Machines
I am currently building a peek/ultem delta printer based on spatialone, it has a magnetic bed that has been tested to 150 degrees without loss of magnetism. I will post pictures of its progress.by andornot - Reprappers
I have just released my flexible magnetic bed for 220mm x 220mm such as duplicator 3i, as the system is rolled out other sizes will be available. Sizes under 220mm x 220mm will be available on request. Link to flexible magnetic bedby andornot - General
Quotejinx some bend in it, but how the Andornot print surface cope with it Andornot print will easily cope with this as its more flexible than the metal plate.by andornot - General
Here's some pictures of a removal of the print from the bed, i have used tape to print on not ideal but shows how easy the print can be removed.by andornot - General
QuoteJoeK1973 Looks great! I would definitely be interested if it is possible to make one for the standard MK2/3 heated bed (213*213). Although it should be self-evident that placing a piece of metal on a hot surface makes the piece of metal hot too, o_lampe is right. People can be silly. Does this bed require the corners cutting off?by andornot - General
A print surface can be applied to the flexible bed, i was intending to leave up to the user. I can provide PEI, Lokbuild and AndOrNot build plates as an additional cost. The tab is going to have a laser engraved logo/product name and i will add hot as you suggested.by andornot - General
i have finally received all the parts for the flexible bed i have designed, initially for a duplicator 3i, but if enough people are interested other sizes can be produced. The launching price will be £35. Below are some pictures of it on my printer and next week i will post pictures with prints.by andornot - General
QuoteJoeK1973 Quoteandornot I cannot see how this is going to work as 304 stainless steel is not magnetic. I have a system also available but initially i will launch it for 220mmx220mm beds, to fit my duplicator i3. Beware of what neodymium sheet you use as the material is only good for 70 to 80 degrees, the material can be sourced for 130 degrees plus. Haha, yes you're right. I realised this toby andornot - General
QuoteJoeK1973 Hope you don't mind but I thought this thread was a good place to post what I'm thinking of doing - a magnetic flexible build plate (These prices are based on a 215mm x 225mm sheet for a 214x214 MK2 heater bed) I've bought a custom-shaped laser-cut 0.5mm 304 grade stainless steel sheet from LaserMaster (a smidge under £10). Send them a drawing of the shape you need by email (or Iby andornot - General
This will be a series of posts on the progress of the design, development and build of 3 axis cnc machine capable of manipulating many mediums. The machine will be built from aluminum extrusions, laser/waterjet cut parts and some machined parts. It will have interchangeable heads allowing many mediums to be either cut or engraved or added to. We are looking at 3d printing FDM, UV resin printingby andornot - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
QuoteTrakyan Sounds like an awesome machine. I imagine a machine like that would be fairly costly with all those bells and whistles. Is it open source? There aren't many waterjet cutters out there and I wish those were more accessible. Also by UC piezoelectric resin printing, I assume you mean sort of like the objet systems? If so, also really cool. Any links to the machine? The machine is beingby andornot - General
@Trakyan Good luck on your cnc if you need any help, we are also building a cnc machine with interchangeable heads, although it will not be a £200 machine. Its loosely based on a routing machine, using linear slides, lead screws and nema 23 motors. We are adding linear encoders to a smart drivers to each of the axis to give an accurate positioning system. The cnc with be controlled via a smoothby andornot - General
Quoteo_lampe I thought, the magnet foil could have a cut off at one or two corners, where we could push a knife or spatula between the foil and the workplate? you can do that if you want to, the magnet foil can easily be cut with scissors.by andornot - General
For all of you interested in purchasing a flexible system, please send pictures of your machine bed as the flexible half needs tabs adding for easier removal with your bed sizes. Cheers Andrewby andornot - General
QuoteSrek Quoteandornot QuoteSrek Quotedeckingman Magnetic? Given that most beds have some form of heat spreader which needs to be a good conductor of heat, these tend to be aluminium and not ferrous metal. So how is a flexible magnet going to adhere then? Just checked, and no this wasn't posted on 1st April. I have a magnetic setup in use for a year or so now. You can use 3M foil to stick basby andornot - General
Thank you all the reponses for beta testers, i have chosen the beta testers and pm them.by andornot - General
QuoteSrek Quotedeckingman Magnetic? Given that most beds have some form of heat spreader which needs to be a good conductor of heat, these tend to be aluminium and not ferrous metal. So how is a flexible magnet going to adhere then? Just checked, and no this wasn't posted on 1st April. I have a magnetic setup in use for a year or so now. You can use 3M foil to stick basically antything to a feby andornot - General
I am looking for a beta tester of this product anybody interested?by andornot - General
A few people are interested thanks for the replies. The bed system is being tested and soon as its available, i will post again, it should in a week or so.by andornot - General
I am soon launching a flexible bed consisting of a flexible magnetic sheet to adhere to your existing bed, capable of 120+ degrees centigrade before its properties grade, this sheet can be cut to size using a pair of scissors. The removable half is a custom cut to suit your bed size metallic sheet where you would stick your build plate such as an AndOrNot build plate or PEI sheet etc. People intby andornot - General
Quoteo_lampe Here's my approach: machine down the lowest heatsink fin to 13mm and fit it on top of an aluminum effector. The direct drive extruder is optional... I like the direct drive extruder on the delta platform, is it your design, are there details on how to build ?by andornot - General
I am running a course to design with Preston Hackspace a 3 axis multi head machine with a range of heads such 3d filament printer, router, laser engraver, 3d piezoelectric uv resin printer and many more. This course is to design the machine from scratch so it can accommodate different heads and functions using the same control system and software. The course will be held a Preston Hackspace in tby andornot - General
QuoteOrigamib Quoteandornot i have decided to build a d-bot, its for son's christmas present and i will get a better understanding of corexy machines. Does anybody have experience of building such a machine and any improvements to it? That's a shame... your machine looked better then a Dbot. V slot wheels and printed plates are not a great combination in my opinion. The heavy pre load you mustby andornot - CoreXY Machines
i have decided to build a d-bot, its for son's christmas present and i will get a better understanding of corexy machines. Does anybody have experience of building such a machine and any improvements to it?by andornot - CoreXY Machines
I would buy the machine you much better results than dipping in some ethanol. We are currently testing parts for water tightness, tomorrow we will be testing the pressure the prints can take before they leak.by andornot - General
Attached is a step file for the assembly of the paneldue with the 5 inch touch screen in case anybody to use them in a machine or design a case.by andornot - Duet
What do people think of using a scissor table principle to raise and lower the z axis? Has this ever been done on other printers?by andornot - CoreXY Machines
QuoteMKSA Quoteo_lampe QuoteMKSA Quotethe_digital_dentist ..... Your CAD model looks like you have put bearings on the ends of the screws, but if I understand what you're doing correctly, the screws aren't going to rotate, so bearings won't be needed. Congratulation doc, you are the only one who spotted the obvious fault ! In fact, the screw WILL rotate at an unpredictable speed depending on nutby andornot - CoreXY Machines
Thank you for all the input, having really looked into the design and the complications of it and having to use two more steppers motors i am going to look into other methods to move the z axis. Really auto levelling is not required for a Cartesian printer as it only needs to be set once, z probe for z height maybe useful. In the next week i will be posting the redesign of the corexy, with a newby andornot - CoreXY Machines