D3D 1612 Data Collection

For D3D 3D printer - 12" heated bed, 16" frame:

• The sensor is on the left hand side in front of the extruder. This means that the configuration.h file must be changed.
• With the MK8 extruder, protruding as forward as much as it is, 2" of travel are lost on the y axis. This can be improved with an extruder that is more compact in the Y direction, such as Prusa i3 MK2 extruder.
• Endstop limits travel on X. Endstop location can be optimized on the left.
• On the right X, a spacer for axis mounting can extend X travel on the max X
• Y min trave is ok
• Z travel is only 7". 2" can be gained by modifying mounting of platform to Z axis by extending the mounting lower
• Z travel can gain 1" vertically by raising extruder tip by 1"
• There is a max of 10" available z travel on the Z axis based on the length of exposed rod.
• There is currently 11" of exposed Y rod
• There is teh currently 10" of exposed X rod, where additional length can be gained by the spacer on the right side of the X axis
• Optimization can get us 11.75" on Y by relocating endstop and pushing idler mount as far as possible
• Optimization can get us 12" on X by using spacers on the mounting of both Y axes
• Optimization can get us 11 on Z by lowering platform mount and raising Z idler
• From current limits, volume can more than double from 700 cubic inches to 1551 cubic inches,
• Current prusa i3 mk3 has a 680 cubic inch volume, and Taz 6 has 1186 cubic inches.