Hangprinter
Contents
Basics
- Part of the Open Source Digital Fabrication Construction Set
- A 3D Printer that is suspended from anchored cables instead of a frame
- Similar to a Skycam or Spidercam in operation
- Is more easy to scale cheaply (more so on the larger side; D3D is definetly better for most things) due to the lack of a frame and the inexpensiveness of cabling
Used For
- Large Scale 3D Prints
- Architectual/Art Prints
- Building 3D Printing
- Possibly could be used for the Open Source Building Printer or the Open Source Watercraft Hull Printer
Industry Standards
- None?
Minimum Viable Product
- Print Area of at least "5 meter by 5 meter by 5 meter" minimum while scalable up to 50 meter by 50 meter by 50 meter
- Advanced Tracking/Calibration to increase accuracy + make it more consistent
- Keep Motors on the anchor stations instead of the carridge itself to reduce weight + allow for more hefty motors
Basic Design
Base Station
- 1x per Hangprinter
- Is essentially the brains of the printer
- Converts the file from either a storage device (such as USB thumb drive, SD card micro SD card etc.) , wifi or bluetooth signal, or usb direct transfer to a form understandable by the device
- It then distributes this information to the Anchor Modules, and the Carridge for the print
- It also does all the processing for the tracking
- can also contain IO for settings adjustmnts, error alerts etc.
Anchor Module
- 3x or more per Hangprinter
- Is used to anchor the printer, track it, and propel it with the intgtated motors.
Carridge
- 1x per Hangprinter
- Used for the extrusion + may include its own additional tracking https://salt.bountysource.com/teams/hangprinter[
BOM
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OSE Priority Filter
Strength:
- Great concept
- Low cost way to print very large structures
Weakness:
- Large effort is required to set up a stable support structure for the 3D printer
- Practicality needs to be evaluated based on the effort of setup prior to a print
Opportunity:
- Developing an easy to set up, replicable technique of printing with the Hangprinter would be a great addition to the community
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