Anyone used the aluminum profiles in their DIY 3D printers? Björn Marl ?

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Anyone used the #Motedis aluminum profiles in their DIY 3D printers? @Bjorn_Marl ?

I find it quite difficult to find good affordable aluminum extrusions here in Sweden/Europe but Motedis are definately in the right price range even with the shipping from Germany.

What’s your experience with the Motedis profiles regarding quality, precision, straightness, and in general?

I considered using their rollers for carriages directly against the profile but as the rollers contact surface does not seem slanted I guess there is some slop/wiggle against the sides when rolling in the slot?

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Looks like a total of $70US (52 euro) for 5 meters of 2020 to sweden; this is where @Tim_Rastall gets his T-slot.

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I got most of my profiles from here http://stores.ebay.de/Aluprofiltechnik
They only seem to ship to Germany. I have no experience with Motedis

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Yep, I am using them on a new build. I am very satisfied with the profiles and everything else I ordered from them.
They shipped to the Netherlands. No problemo.

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@Rien_Stouten did you purchase any of the roller wheels?

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no, sorry, only the extrusion profile and everything necesary to bolt it all toghether. High quality materials, everything precision cut.
No complaints here.

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@Rien_Stouten B-type 20x20 profiles? Corner brackets/cube connectors/bracketless? Any build log or pictures of the machine?

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I’m planning to try a frame out of I-Type 20x20 and 40x20 profiles
but combine them with V-Slot Mini-V linear actuator kits for the moving parts.
(in my case the gantry moves up and down a vertical wall of a cubic setup instead of on the top because it moves a gripper instead of an extruder.)
Both can use M5 machine bolts. So combining them should be easy.