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  1. #1
    Technician
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    Feb 2014
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    Could this technology work on very large printers?

    I was thinking about the idea of the MOD-T and was wondering if there is a limit to the build platform size. After a certain point, wouldn't weight of the print eventually cause malfunctioning of the printer? I am not all that technical, but I would imagine that this would only be able to be used on smaller printers. Can anyone comment on this?

  2. #2
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    Dec 2013
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    I'm certainly not going to run the math on it, but I'd say your gut reaction is pretty accurate here. There's quite a lot of frictional problems youd run into once your platform and print weighs more than a few pounds. There are ways to get around those, but not in a way that remains practical compared to existing systems.

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