Originally shared by Michel DA SILVA
Was it a good idea or waste my time with this?
I originally design my printer to be parametric:
I can set the columns closer or far from the bed like this I can increase the surface or increase the hight of my build volume.
I’ve never built one of these but off the top of my head I’d guess changing the distance would throw out your calibration. But why not just build it the bigger size and be done with it.
good luck keeping it aligned
I already changed 3 times the position of the columns, it’s true that each time it’s requiere some 2 or 3 hours to get back good calibration.
You are wasting your time，if you have no idea about your “idea.”
Why would you make it smaller after increasing the size.
@_Sam_Huang So my time is already waste… my idea was clear: to set the printer close to the volume of the build.
@Michael_Scholtz If I increase the base build volume height will be smaller (coz it’s delta printer).
For the purpose you described，changing the length of the 6 rods （pre-tunned）would be much easier than tuning the machine of your design.
@_Sam_Huang you’re right, I have this opportunity and I took it into account, so I therefore have several variables.
Hi Michel, I’ve actually custom built my own delta as well (http://davidtaylorgineer.blogspot.com/search/label/Delta%203D%20Printer), and I have to agree with the other people who commented. There are much simpler ways to acheive the results you were hoping for. Keeping everything stable is by far the most important aspect for repeatability. Mine is pretty big: 200mm x 200mm x 385mm build volume, but I can print small things too.
