Printrbot Tank is a fully 3D printable rc tank. We will release the files tomorrow. Build your own! If you want a turn key metal version, or a bare bones metal Kit, we will sell those. But we are hoping you will print one!
You can print the treads on a Printrbot Plus but the body will need some slicing and dicing. I have used our beta Printrbot Big-E to print the body and treads for us. I used a Ubis 13S with a 1mm tip (.8mm layers). The body warped a bit so I finished it with bondo and paint to make it look better
If you print it, it’s a cheap project, but we are slapping a 50% margin on the metal version and selling it if you want one. This drives the cost up but we need incentive to justify the distraction from our main business.
It’s been a fun project. We hope you will fire up your design software and mod it to make some fun robots.
Looking forward to posting everything, giving details and checking the box “done”!
You/re on. I’ve already told the owner of my favorite dining place about them and how they could help fill in for table delivery when he is short staffed.
The current track printed in a circle requires a 10"x10" printer. It barely fits on a Plus. The body is too big so I will rely on the community to slice and dice or design a smaller one. The hubs and other parts will work on a play or simple.
@Brook_Drumm
Does the track need to be printed in a circle? I don’t know whether semiflex would get weird if you printed in some kind of repeated-S pattern…
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