A little advice please.

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A little advice please.

I have got my 3DR printing nicely now but am now keen to explore building another printer with a larger print volume. I know there are extensions available for the 3dr but I’m not convinced that the rigidity of an extended 3dr will be sufficient.

Whatever I choose, I intend to use:

Smoothie based controller
V-slot rails
Octopi
FSR or inductive  Z-probing
Possible upgrade to heated bed but not needed initially.

For deltas, I’m currently considering either a v-slot kossel variant or something like the Griffin.

I’m also looking at CoreXY options but I can’t find a consensus on a good design to build on.

Can anyone give me recommendations for either option? The diversity of options is fantastic but makes it difficult to find a conclusion on what’s best.

Thanks in advance.

adavidm

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If you want high accuracy across the whole print volume I’d say forget Kossel. If/when I get the time and funds to build my next it will be Ingentis, HercuLien or Eustathios. Google Workspace Updates: New community features for Google Chat and an update on Currents

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Thanks. I’ll take a look at the three you mentioned. I picked the 3DR almost at random and luckily it is a well sorted design with few issues.

I can’t believe I’d be that lucky again so keen to get advice before plunging ahead as this printer will probably be the last for a while at least. My wife has been tolerant of my hobby thus far but no point pushing my luck!

Cheers

adavidm