Hey Everyone, just finished a new printer design,

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Hey Everyone, just finished a new printer design, the PRO-G! It was targeted as an outreach tool for STEM Society, and was therefore focused on being easy to use, portable, reliable, and open! I also wanted to get rid of some of the parts I had on hand so some specs aren’t really cutting edge:
Print Volume: 150mm cubed
Hotend E3D Lite6 w/ 0.4mm Nozzle
Extruder: SeeMeCNC EzStruder
Bed: Unheated 1/4" MIC6 Print Bed w/ 3-point tram compensation
Linear Guides: Openbuilds Vslot profile with Standard and Micro V-wheels
Resolution: 6.25um on X and Y; 0.625um on Z
Controller: Teensylu 0.8 w/ DRV8825s and ReprapDiscount Smart Controller

Design Files, Renderings, and Pictures available at:
https://grabcad.com/library/3d-printer-design-pro-g-1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcWxbpS2rgc&feature=youtu.be

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That’s awesome! and thank you for posting design files and photos. I find those very entertaining :slight_smile:

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very detailed STEP file. it appear you have used this ACME nut plate for Z carriage. this is not suitable for “high precision and repeateability” because you can’t actually eliminate the z backlash.

Have you noticed any nuisance transferred into the print because of this issue?

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@Step_Cia , prints have come out decently well; so far I haven’t had any real problems with Z backlash. I think this is mostly due to the high z-pitch of the TR8x8 leadscrew combined with a gravity preload that effectively removes all backlash from the z-axis

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hmm makes sense. Nice to know because that thing does save a lot of space and make the printer looks very compact.

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More video please :slight_smile: