I can't wait to see this in action! Let me know if you need

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I can’t wait to see this in action! Let me know if you need a beta tester! :stuck_out_tongue:
https://youtu.be/MaycGSPEv38

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I’ll be putting a limited beta run on sale at a lower price. I’ll get feedback before kicking off a big Production run. Probable do a presale thing on the first run of a few hundred with a month lead time to get the cash flow going.

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Beta testers that happen to have lots of filament

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Daaaaaaaamn Brook; I knew Polar3D would choose a good partner for this. This is some next-level stuff! :smiley:

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Thanks to MRRF, i met him. But he has bought hundreds of Printrboards already so I knew we’d hit it off :wink:

Now to wait for the debate about patents and threats from lawyers.

Raising the pirate flag now,
Brook

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The tilted gantry is enough to get around all that crap I suspect.

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There’s three separate Makerbot automated build plate patents covering slightly different things… I don’t THINK this infringes, because the conveyor is actually the “Y” axis, but it’s very fuzzy and I’d get a patent lawyer to look at it.

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It makes no difference if it infringes or not. If Stratasys decides to go after Brook it will be extremely expensive in time and money for Printrbot.

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I am willing to be an early adopter/alpha/beta tester Brook. I love your products.

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Bill also released a post processor in case you want to replicate this style of printer. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2358314

I am excited to see what interesting things you can make. I personally liked his interlocking chain design…just keeps printing and printing.

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I am curious about different bed types as well. If you used PEI, abs would stick almost too well, but maybe if you had a non-heated area near the end of the bed, it would allow the end of the print to release easily. Bill used Kapton I believe.

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I would like to see it in action! Would there be any artifacts from cooling the plastic at an angle, or would there be less artifacts? I love the fact that the printer could print forever and unload its own prints! Such a different platform from the usual FDM 3D printers that are so common, which is awesome. I can’t wait to see where this leads. Good luck with those patents and lawyers Brook!

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Cool, the blackbelt guy also claims to have filed a patent on this style.

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Here is that video of Bill’s printing… he is supplying the post processor.

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We placed the 6x6 heated bed under the left side of the bed to see if it cools at all when it rolls right. We used kapton but have PEI too. We will see how it goes. I should attach a hairspray spray nozzle underneath :wink:

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@Oystein_Krog claims is key word. Not saying he hasn’t but every country has different rules. I doubt it is in US. I never want to own a patent. Life’s too short. The world needs this stuff.

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@Brook_Drumm ​ Yeah I agree :slight_smile:

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@Oystein_Krog Polar3D’s proof of concept version of this predates the Blackbelt printer’s public release. We don’t know when the Blackbelt patent was filed though… that will determine whether prior art makes their patent application be rejected.

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As Polar3D mentions, Andreas Bastian published his work even earlier, in June 2014 http://www.andreasbastian.com/Lum-Printer
http://www.instructables.com/id/XY-Gantry-Module-for-Loom-Printer/

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First print! It’s a start :wink: good job, Bill!