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03-04-2014, 05:02 PM #1
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You're right - I missed that bit about the size of the print bed. It does seem like tacking the prusa z/x onto your y carriage seems the best bet. Would stability be improved by having the two x rods on the same horizontal plane, instead of the same vertical plane? Are you thinking of using extrusion instead of rods?
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03-04-2014, 11:02 PM #2
I have a design for a gantry machine that uses two rods for the X-axis track. With linear bearings that will make that assembly very rigid.
Since this machine is going to be semi-industrial, I am going to use bright bar instead of the nice shiny chromed bar normally used on Prusas. Have you ever priced that shiny bar? I'd need to sell my first-born son to buy the nearly 6 metres I'd need for the X and Y runners. A bit of lubrication will let the bearings slide.
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