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Any thoughts on a fully printed voron? (self.3dprinting)

submitted 5 months ago by papalonian to c/3dprinting

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Hi guys, been thinking about this for a couple weeks now but can't seem to find anything online about anyone who has tried it.

I'm considering converting my printer into a voron. However, since I currently have a fully functioning printer, I wondered why I can't print the extrusions rather than purchasing them? Of course they are larger than my printer's volume, but there was this video posted here a while back about a great way to create strong permanent joints for parts just like this:

https://youtu.be/zI8OgRRF5d8

The way I would do this would be to model the extrusions as a solid piece and make cutouts in the areas that bolts are meant to be ran through.

Is this even within the realm of possibility, or is there a specific barrier that has prevented others from trying this? The obvious concern is stability/ rigidity, but if everything is printed at voron part standards or thicker with an infill pattern like gyroid, would the decrease in rigidity be too much for input shaping to compensate for?

Thanks for any ideas or input! If there aren't any major road blocks or examples of this failing I think I'll try it out once I've got the space for it.

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[–] wccrawford 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can never get to "fully 3d printed" unless you can print metal, and even then the tolerances just aren't there yet.

But if you want a 3d printer that's as 3d printed as it can get, why not look at things that were designed for it, like Rook or Mulbot or The 100?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

ahem

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Very cool as a concept but not realistic for longevity. Parts deform over time. Also heat is a mature issue.

[–] AbidanYre 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Parts deform over time

Just print new ones. /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I mean you got a point 😁

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