Can anyone at least provide some opinion on the build from what can be seen in the photo? I am interested in building something with a 24" to 36" build plate with a 12 to 24" Z.
It's a relatively large screw driven printer. It will be precise, but slow. Do you have any specific questions?
It's belt driven, at least on X. Screws on Z of course. Looks to be entirely C-Beam based, a custom design. Might be using some kind of Igus-style slider pads instead of wheels or rails. Direct drive extruder. It's not a complex machine, not really a whole lot to say about it, should be pretty easy to replicate. Wouldn't be my design for a custom printer, but I bet it goes together quickly.
Thank you for responding. What Axis is screw driven? Only the Z? If X and Y are driven by belts and only Z is a screw, that would be similar to how my ender 3 works so I cant see how that would be considered slow if you are able to elaborate on this. Short of getting the build details, I wanted to know if there were any builds that would replicate a large build area such as what is here and any thoughts on the style on how it might effect such a large volume.
I think you touched on what I wanted to know where I would really like to hear opinions on the issues behind the build and possible improvements considering the volume. I was thinking belts with V-Rollers, dual rods on Z with a synchronization belt. The lower frames dual support was an interesting solution to what I would think would be a stability issue for the plate. BTW, it is the plate and not the arms holding up the gantry that is moving the X Axis right? Any open builds already able to accommodate this?
I'd use linear rails on everything at this point. They're cheap, easy to install, low maintenance as long as you keep them oiled, and higher precision than any aluminum machine will ever need. This printer is basically a doubled-up C-Beam Machine modified to have a moving Z gantry.
