After testing the new geared extruder, I was very pleased about its speed.
The thing I did not like was the speed of Cartesio itself.
It....
So time for some change
Out with the lead-screws, and in with belts.
X and Y axis have no more heavy parts (other than the
Also the printed parts are a lot smaller which results in lower make and material costs .
Now you can connect the normal, geared extruder, and be Very fast.
You can connect a Bowden cable extruder, and be Ultra fast.
You can connect the Proxxon engraving tool.
Or connect them all, to the coming tool-changer.
The whole set-up is very rigid and allows for maximum compatibility.
So, what do you want to connect to it ?
very interesting to see that printer-version of the Cartesio :)
ReplyDeletewhen will you release some more information? i'm curios! i'm trying to develop a new printer and i think that you found some nice solutions to my problems =p
ReplyDeleteI am going to spend some time with my wife and kids this week, before they re-direct all of their anger towards me :)
ReplyDeleteBut I will give an update about V0.4 early Jan. with some pics and movies.
I am already designing V0.5 which will be the first release version mid Jan.
What software is using to control the machine?
ReplyDeletethe firmware on the machine itself is called marlin
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