3Deep5Me
Release status: working
Description | 3Deep5Me is a Prusa i3 Mark 1 printer that had modifications made.
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Introduction
3Deep5Me is a printer designed by UBC students David Ho, Harry Pigot, Jason Peng, Jasper Chan, Jonathan Chan, and Steven McCulloch. We are a diverse and focused group of students who wish to improve the 3D printing community by creating innovative methods to modify and optimize consumer level 3D printers in ways that someone new to 3D printing could implement for themselves. Our members have a wide range of specialties such as experience with circuits, programming, and CAD software. The 3Deep5Me printer was created as part of the UBC Rapid HY3P competition. For the competition, our team was provided with one official Prusa i3 Mark 2 kit, one Prusa i3 Mark 1 kit, 1kg PLA filament, and a $250 budget to complete modifications on one of the printers. Our team decided to make modifications to the Mark 1 printer and leave the Mark 2 in its original state so that we could use it to print parts for the Mark 1. One of the modifications that we tried to implement on the Mark 1 is nylon dying.
Overview
Design Goals
- Easy to assemble
- Rely on designing and printing custom components instead of purchasing them
- Affordable
- Easy to source components
Modification Ideas
- Enclosure for filament
- Multiple extruder gear
- Active dyeing of Nylon during print
- Redesign of User Interface
Cost
The total amount of money that we spent on purchasing components to upgrade the Mark 1 printer is around $70 (CAD).
- Heat Pads - $24.19
- MCU, Temperature/Humidity Sensor, Breadboard - $20.88
- Rit Dye, Desiccant - $25.36
Component Sourcing
We purchased our components from a variety of sources.
- Heat Pads - Lee's Electronics
- MCU, Temperature/Humidity Sensor, Breadboard - AliExpress
- Rit Dye, Desiccant - Amazon
Nylon Dyeing
We decided on implementing nylon dyeing because we felt that it was a unique modification. We understood that this would be challenging to accomplish, but we were excited to attempt it anyways. Out of all the ideas that we brainstormed during the initial planning phase, nylon dying was one of the more difficult modifications that would be the most interesting and rewarding to complete.
Printable Components
A number of 3Deep5Me components can be 3D printed to reduce build costs. In fact, we tried to construct the Mark 1 printer using as many 3D printed parts as possible. This was to keep the cost of the printer low. We had a budget of $250 to work with, but did not even need to use half of it. The following is a list of components that we printed out for the 3Deep5Me printer.
Printable components:
- Qty: 2 Part: Heavy duty bracket
- Qty: 1 Part: GT2 Pulley GPA22GT2060-B-H4
- Qty: 1 Part: Shaft collar
- Qty: 4 Part: 2-hole Thin bracket HBLSS5
- Qty: 2 Part: 4-hole bracket HPTSSL5
- Qty: 2 Part: 8-hole L bracket HPTLD5
- Qty: 4 Part: 4-hole L bracket HPTLS5
- Qty: 2 Part: 4-hole T bracket HPTTS5
- Qty: 6 Part: 2-hole joining plate
- Qty: 1 Part: 20mm gantry plate
- Qty: 8 Part: 90deg vslot corner connector
- Qty: 2 Part: 5mm x 6mm coupler
- Qty: 4 Part: Belt crimp clamp
Electronics
Almost all RepRap electronics such can be used to control the Lawson. Electronics confirmed to be working include RUMBA, Printrboard, GEN7, RAMPS, and Rambo.
One option for mounting electronics is the rear side of the z-axis aluminium extrusion. The electronics can be conveniently mounted close to the motors and endstops if mounting is on the same side as the x-axis and y-axis motors. With this configuration, there is easy access to the electronics for wiring any maintenance that may be required.