I have a Printrbot Simple I haven't used since I got my MendelMax 2.0 up and running. So I've been thinking about what to do with it. Then RichRap introduced his 3DR printer. I thought this would be a lot of fun to build, and figured I'd use the vitamins from my Simple for the new delta.
RichRap's delta uses 6mm rods, and the Simple uses 8mm rods, which means I have eight LM8UU bearings. I thought about just buying new LM6UU bearings and being done with it. But I like to design things, so I thought I'd modify his designs to work with 8mm rods.
Well, I much prefer to work in SolidWorks than in Sketchup, so I figured I would build new parts from scratch for the top and bottom, and the carriage. The idea is to use all of his other parts without modification. Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I figured that since I was designing new parts, I could also change from straight lines to curves. Here is what I have so far:
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RichRap's delta uses 6mm rods, and the Simple uses 8mm rods, which means I have eight LM8UU bearings. I thought about just buying new LM6UU bearings and being done with it. But I like to design things, so I thought I'd modify his designs to work with 8mm rods.
Well, I much prefer to work in SolidWorks than in Sketchup, so I figured I would build new parts from scratch for the top and bottom, and the carriage. The idea is to use all of his other parts without modification. Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I figured that since I was designing new parts, I could also change from straight lines to curves. Here is what I have so far:
