I need print large parts for my business in Telecom so I'm thinking about a 48" x 48" x 48" but would still like to order as a kit or part of a kit then a few separate parts looking for all advice.
#I'm looking to build a large printer
jaunty depot
green maple
4' cube is better known "bloody gigantic". The only Voron thing that even comes close is the Phoenix, and it's still not out (much less having kits available)
jaunty depot
4' cube is better known "bloody gigantic". The only Voron thing that even comes...
what would you suggest then I would rather support open source and repairable solutions
mint vessel
This is the closest thing I've seen to 48x48x48, and even then it comes pretty shy of that
that is a massive print volume
https://www.elegoo.com/pages/elegoo-orangestorm-giga
Seemecnc had a 13' delta printer that ate a shopvac full of plastic pellets, but that was a one off I think.
green maple
what would you suggest then I would rather support open source and repairable so...
Ive heard, though have no personal experience, that rat rig scales up slightly better. I'm not sure they can go that large though....
You're honestly pretty far outside the box at those sizes, unfortunately.
jaunty depot
well I'm up for a challenge how could we scale up the Voron 2.4 or the Phoenix
green maple
has anyone used those or where I could buy longer linear rail
You can spec whatever rail length you want from "real" vendors. Building something this big, I'd say it's worth spending the money on real, not Amazon. So whoever your local hiwin distributor is would be your starting point in my view
(And I'm pretty dismissive of people demanding hiwin or better in most 3d printing stuff, but going that huge changes the game)
jaunty depot
You can spec whatever rail length you want from "real" vendors. Building someth...
i'm in Phoenix AZ USA I'll google if you don't have a suggestion