My newly modified PrintrBot Simple, with thanks to @Sonex128 and @Tim_Sills . I had to put in a much longer X-stop set screw until I can get a larger piece of glass for my bed. GT2 belts are much quieter for some reason.
I had a few things that need constant 12V, so I made a mini power distribution block out of some 2x female header. I soldered 2-pin headers on my lights and fan (later for E3D fan) and plugged them in.
Nice ! I did an X extension + GT2 belt on mine also (not the same as yours). I should receive my rods for the Y extension next week.
Any gotcha to share about doing the Y mod ?
@Andre_Courchesne1 No gotchas, it’s a really good design. Don’t bother with screws to hold the LM8UU bearings, zip ties hold just fine, and screws are hard to get into some spots. Use iamjonlawrence’s advice of drilling out the 8mm holes in the extruder end with a 5/16" (I think?) drill for a really good press-fit. All-in-all, it went together great.
Look’n good Carlton, glad it worked out.
Looks good.
Could someone explain the advantages of this design. It seems to take a lot of desk space for small build volume.
@Steven_Darlington its not a small build volume …depending on the rod length on the x and y you can double or triple the original simples volume.
@Steven_Darlington separating the x and y axes makes the design simpler and cheaper. Inacuracies in one axis doesn’t compound into the other. Theoretically other designs should be better, but the Simple performs surprisingly well.
@Steven_Darlington Advantage are simple. Take a 300$ printer that can do 100mmx100mmx100mm, make some mods for about what 40-50$ and crank it up to 200mmx200mmx100mm or more if you wish.
Right now my @Printrbot Simple can do 220mm on the X axis and plan to extend it to about 250mm. Next week I’ll do the Y axis mod which should also give me about 250mm of Y space.