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Large 'Double H-Bot' using 2040 Openbuilds v-slot

Discussion in '3D printers' started by Peter Stoneham, Mar 17, 2019.

  1. Peter Stoneham

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    Peter Stoneham published a new build:

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  2. Tim Curtis

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    It's going to be a huge printer for sure. Which extruder are you going to use? I know you said a pellet extruder, are you going to build your own or purchase one?
     
  3. Peter Stoneham

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    Have been purchasing all the components over the last few days. Being down under in NZ it might take a while to get everything. I am planning on building my own pellet extruder. There aren't many off the shelf available. Have bought a Nema17 with planetary gearbox and a 8mm compression auger to start with. Am thinking of getting a Titan extruder in the meantime.
     
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    Here is a photo and sketch of the auger I am going to use. I am thinking of designing a PEEK tube for it to fit into and use inductive heating to directly heat the auger. The aim is to give me finer regulation over the melt temperature. I have a reel of Litz wire in stock which I will wind over the PEEK tube. I will experiment with varying the spacing to give me an ideal thermal spread over the auger transition and metering zones. All theoretical at present as I haven't even received the auger as yet and it might be austenitic SS...
    8mm Auger.jpg 8mm Auger Drawing.jpg
     
  5. Peter Stoneham

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    I think the best looking 3D printer pellet extruder design I have found so far is one by Mahor Muñiz Cadenas; mahor store

    Pellet Extruder Mahor 4.jpg
     
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    Have you priced out all the components yet? I have a design that i put together a year or 2 ago, haven't built yet but finally decided I will, that is similar to yours. Mine is a little smaller so i can get it through a standard sized doorway and decided to not make it that much longer than it is wide. I'm using 2040. I tried to keep it under $1000 but had a reallly hard time doing it, and the only way I can is if I get a lot of it on sale. However, I also didn't want to compromise on a few things, such as a decently thick Aluminum plate to it wouldn't sag, thicker lead screws (I see you are doing belts though), and a quality controller board that will give me more flexibility later (duetwifi) instead of something cheap like an arduino. A heated bed definitely puts it over. I'm curious how you are keeping your costs down on something that big.
     
  7. Peter Stoneham

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    Hi, do you have a real name? Anyway, I have ordered pretty much all of the parts but haven't done a final roundup of costs. Since I am down-under in New Zealand I have to indent everything overseas and my go to source for parts is AliExpress so some parts are still in transit. When I posted there were some custom parts that I hadn't costed. One of them was the laser cutting of 56 x 6061-T6 3mm alloy plates which hold everything together. This is now underway locally and came in at $US220. I will get them anodised $US140 which probably isn't necessary if you were penny pinching. The 30kgs of 2040 extrusion arrived cut to precise lengths from China and the freight on this was a big cost $US170. The z-axis belts (I have gone kevlar) definitely reduced the cost of the build once again due to freighting long ball screws. I am going with a MKS Gen V1.3 controller and Discount Smart Controller LCD which is what I have on my Rigidbot printer and is perfectly adequate for my needs. For my build plate I am going for a honeycomb alloy sheet which is a building cladding product. It's well supported and with mesh bed leveling it will be perfectly fine. Currently not planning to heat the bed which would definitely be a big cost. In fact I am planning to put a thin sheet of plywood on top of my build plate so I can staple the parts skirt to the build plate. Remember that I am planning to extrude at a minimum of 0.8mm in recycled plastic so I am not aiming for extremely high tolerances. I will also be designing models to suit this build size. I just did a quick tally up and even with the anodising I am still a little under the $US1k goal. This does not include an extruder by-the-way... Peter

    2040 Extrusion China Factory 1.JPG Kevlar 2GT Timing Belt.jpg z-axis stepper.JPG Pellet Extruder PEEK Nozzle Concept.jpg Big H-Bot Belts.JPG 3bcde28dc407b11acfa6826db8726d9295e2f7f1.jpg
     
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    Have you started building this yet?
    I am trying to spec out a 1000mm cubed printer myself

    How is the stability of this large construction, I thing I should use C-beam
     
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  9. Peter Stoneham

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    Hi Hannah,
    it is built and working. The stability is extremely good which is primarily attributed to the unique Double H Belt design. At the design stage I considered many extrusion options and now that it is built I wouldn't go back and change any of the extrusions if I made it again.

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    Ok, thx.
    That gives me confidence in my build
     
  11. Mark Carew

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    Amazingly cool build @Peter Stoneham this is a work of art! Well done and thank you for sharing with the community :thumbsup:
     
  12. Peter Stoneham

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    @Mark Carew - thanks for your feedback and thanks to OpenBuilds as it would not have been created without your collective vision!
     
  13. Peter Van Der Walt

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    Glad to see you found a new home, personally followed your work closely on G+ back in the day!
     
  14. Peter Stoneham

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    Hi Peter, sorry for the very late response... I see you are a long standing member of the OpenBuilds team based in South Africa. I have such a bad memory - did you own a Rigidbot 'back in the day'? I still have mine and have followed the Rigidbot/Reliabuild crowd over to MeWe. Currently building a zoetrope called Whirling Dervishes to take to a music festival in Feb
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  15. Peter Stoneham

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    Such a late response but Thanks Mark for your very encouraging response - much appreciated!
     
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    Do you have plans/parts list posted? This is my first time on this site and I don’t know where to look. Thanks and wonderful work!
     
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    I'd be interested as well.
     
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    Hi Peter,

    I am also very interested in your large printer design. Also new to the site and not sure where to look.

    I agree with Hannah and would like to use the Duet Wifi.

    Hope you can help a fellow Down Under Builder and G'day from Oz.
     

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