Is there a product on the market which is twice the size of the

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Is there a product on the market which is twice the size of the Velleman K8 200 ?
http://www.velleman.co.uk/contents/en-uk/p576_k8200.html
I’m in the UK and would like to keep it local for supply and support. Thx :slight_smile:

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As far as FDM machines, there really aren’t any on the market twice this size. You start running into issues once you get much larger than this. Keeping things tram, ensuring no torsional stress is applied anywhere, GIGANTIC build times.

You’re pretty much going to have to go custom build for something with a 40cm cubed build area.

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Thanks Anthony :slight_smile:
At 40cm I won’t need the precision of the smaller 3D Printers, as the final objects will be sanded, filled & painted.
My objects for this project will not be solid, they will have a wall thickness of, say, 5mm.
Does that criteria open up my options ?
Thx again…

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What Anthony is saying is that due to the added difficulty of later prints, most off the shelf printers are limited in size to what is similar to what you posted.

The longer lengths you print in your layers, the more susceptible you are to curling or warping when the next layer is built up. For this reason and many others that Anthony mentioned, most people avoid large prints.

That being said, the lulzbot taz is just under 300mm in each axis. Also, @Tim_Rastall is doing a custom build that is enormous as well, but that’s not for sale… Yet

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Other than a bunch of one-off designs I’ve seen, Gigabot is the only one that comes to mind that can print things that big. Not sure what the current availability is.

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Thanks Guys :slight_smile:
It all seems to be a bit of a minefield ATM. Probably best to just Dive in and learn…
I am also trying to get to see this:
http://www.sumpod.com/products/sumpod-mega

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@James_Rothschild_JRP that actually doesn’t look like too bad of a machine. First I’ve seen it though.

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As @Eric_Moy mentions The Ingentis bot I’m building has a 300 mm square build area and I think it could happily scale to 400. The xy gantry is super stable at 300 and you can always increase rod diameters to compensate for deflection at larger sizes. Source files will be up in the next few weeks.

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@ThantiK you have a look at the other Sumpods? Rack and pinion on the xy.

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Wow, didn’t realize they were rack and pinion. A little overkill, imho but it seems to fit the need for him to go big.

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I wish I was up to a self-build :frowning: but I’m pulled in too many directions at once ATM :open_mouth: #ouch
I’m sure I get confidence soon as I find a local, get some hands-on experience or just Bite the Bullet and get on the pathway.
@Tim_Rastall r u really in NZ+ where?
I get home to CH CH every 3 years or so :slight_smile:

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@James_Rothschild_JRP Yep, in Welly. Where/when did you school, you might know my wife as she’s a cantabrian.

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@ThantiK the blurb says dremel mount included so I guess it has a milling function. R&P makes more sense for milling. Speeds might be limited as it’s dragging a stepper around everywhere.

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Elmwood, Heaton, Papanui to 1979 #oldfella me :slight_smile:

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Ah yeah. She was born in 77 so not much overlap :).

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@James_Rothschild_JRP if this is your first jump into 3d printing, you may want to start with a smaller financial investment to sharpen your teeth with. The printrbot simple is only $300, but the build size is tiny. It will however allow you to learn about 3d printing and let you break stuff on a lower budget. But I could definitely understand if you have a time constraint and need to dive in quickly