Originally shared by MatterHackers Just testing out this new toy that came in ;)

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Originally shared by MatterHackers

Just testing out this new toy that came in :wink:

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It looks like vibrations of the head should be a huge problem…?

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You should post another pic next week when it finishes filling that build volume… it looks like a cake display.

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@Ross_Bagley “Flying” extruders mostly decouple the mass of the stepper from the effector, while using such a short and straight Bowden tube that you don’t see the tube-stretch type issues from a typical Bowden arrangement. It’s a good compromise design for larger bots where:

  1. Bowden tube lengths start to become impractical, and
  2. the lengths of the frame/drivetrain components would require much beefier construction to sling around stepper mass for direct drive.
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It amazes these type of 3D printers even works and gets quality results

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@John_Car Deltas? Seems like most of them get permanently stuck in “calibration hell” sometimes :slight_smile:

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@Ryan_Carlyle LOL

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Yes, as @Ryan_Carlyle explained, the mass is effectively decoupled from the effector with the “flying extruder”.

We’ll take some macro shots of the first couple test prints we did before the big one started. The print quality was excellent.

There are some things that could be improved, but that could be said of every machine. We uncrated it yesterday and within 30 minutes, had it printing. We’ll be sharing more details after we’ve had a chance to use it for a week or so.

If you’re in the area, you should come check it out.

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This is one of the very few times that vertical video is okay. :smiley:

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It seems like this was doing horribly with overhangs. Although that’s somewhat expected.