Another big 3d printer (5 replies)
Hello! During the last year and a half I have bee studying this forum while constructing and building this big printer as it is now printing, although much of it still are prototypes and in the need...
View ArticleCoreXY or Moving Bridge with fixed bed which way to go for large parts (1 reply)
Hi, I am preaparing to build a 3D printer for large industrial parts where the strenght of the part and ability to produce a block faster (not weeks but days or hours) more important than the surface...
View ArticleHelp With Arduino Burning Up (Davinci to Ramps Conversion) (1 reply)
Hello all, So I have been undergoing the process of converting my davinci 1.0 to a ramps arduino mega combo. I had wired up just about everything (steppers, thermistor, hot end, endstops) and was...
View ArticleLaser cutted CoreXY printer platform (4 replies)
Hello Makers, We started to develop a modular 3D-Printer platform that we want to share with you. After several years of printer usage in fablabs, we found that: - All electronic parts have to be...
View ArticleNeed help with new build (2 replies)
I'm building a CoreXY printer, designing parts as I go. I found a problem while testing the motion and could use some direction in where I should look while debugging. When moving the print head just...
View ArticleSetting X/Y Origin in Firmware (1 reply)
Hello, I'm struggling to get my print area setup in the Marlin firmware. I know there are several ways to do this and I would prefer to have it hard-coded in the configuration.h file. In the following...
View ArticleCombining different pulley sizes? (3 replies)
Hi, I'm planning the CoreXY system for my new printer. I have two 20 teeth GT2 pulleys that I want to use for the motors. Then 2 idlers without teeth, as well as 6 other idler pulleys with teeth....
View ArticleGarpom CoreXY 300x300 (2 replies)
Hi! I am making a new printer. It has some different. [www.dropbox.com] It has a build size of 300x300x300, I have choosed for the estructure Aluminum Slot 20x20, but it is a unclosed cube. It hasn't...
View ArticleUS parts? (no replies)
Hello everyone. Where's a good US place to get core xy parts? Also, does anyone sell an extruder mount? I don't currently have a printer (I've owned one in the past). I might get a kit, but I...
View ArticlePossibly stupid question but does a corexy have to be square? (5 replies)
Can a corexy assembly be made rectangular? I am thinking about modestly scaling up a smartrapcore alu to accomodate a 30cm x 20cm bed instead of the usual 20cm2 one? I'd be looking to increase the...
View ArticleSpacer-mounted XY Stepper motors: what length is acceptable? (no replies)
Hello, I have a question regarding mounting of the XY motors in my setup. I have 2 positions available for them, more clearly exemplified in the following picture: [attachment 73667...
View ArticleIs it possible to deport motors far from work zone (7 replies)
Hello, I am building a device, this device is sensitive to electromagnetic fields, i am trying to lower the electromagnetic interference by moving the motors further away than the work zone, please...
View ArticleFoldable, portable CoreXY (Fusebox derivative) (10 replies)
if anyone's interested i'm doing a foldable, portable 3d printer that is based on the fusebox (a corexy design). i will be moving every month for a year, to a different country each time, developing...
View ArticleHow to adjust this in coreXY (2 replies)
after printing the calibration cube, the result was as shown in photo in pdf file, I can not get angle of 90 ° between the X and Y axis, what is happening? I need to stretch the belt? which one...
View ArticleAnother CoreXY Build (4 replies)
My CoreXY project i have finish a year ago .. and since then it's working flawless with only some minor maintenance . The Build Volume is : 280x280x250 with silicone heated bed and it has temperature...
View ArticleIntroducing "Unobtanium" (no replies)
Having owned a Prusa i3 for about two years now and having replaced and modified almost every part of the original kit I'm finally able to use this printer without any tinkering and the print results...
View ArticleGlide mount (7 replies)
What is best single 12mm glide rail mount for single extruder on X axis of coreXY ? Direct extruder and hotend I don't want it hanging below (takes up too much Z space and impeads access [attachment...
View ArticleCentering collars (3-point-steady) for smooth rods alignment? (16 replies)
Hi I am exploring an idea of having the smooth rods ends mount designed with a larger hole than the diameter of the rod itself and then have a 3-point centering system similar to how lathes' do the...
View ArticleCoreXY sensitive to belt tension? (8 replies)
[www.youtube.com] it's claimed here that corexy is sensitive to belt tension compared to other designs. anyone found this to be the case?
View ArticleWhich core XY should I build? (13 replies)
I like the idea of the core XY but am confused by the variety of designs out there. I am thinking of a 200 x 300 mm bed with a stable diamond hotend with 3 bowden extruders for colour mixing. I will...
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