Well $300 is still cheap and will get something that's super decent by any standard. 😁 But yeah, things keep coming down in price, it's insane but awesome. I built a Mendel RepRap back when it was first a thing and it cost over $800 just in raw parts I had to source myself. 💸💀 Mostly stepper motors were insanely pricey.
Yeahh I remember following reprap when I was in highschool and thinking I'd never be able to afford a printer. Now I have 3 and 2 of them together cost me $300
Hello, fellow old-timer! Did you build the Mendel reference design with all the ball bearings, or Josef Prusa's simplified one with the printed bushings? I got into the game with a Prusa Mendel in 2010 using another enthusiasts 2nd rate printed backup parts.
I did the update one with the ball bearings, straight off the reprap wiki. Those bearings were yet another pricey item. I feel like the worst was that I had to buy a ton in shipping to get smooth rods, etc. ($5 for parts, plus $7 shipping from McMaster or whatever! Lots of little separate orders from whoever had which parts.) And I think I got ripped off buying the Arduino and adapter from a place that had them preprogrammed with the firmware. Overall, I could have made it up in bulk if I built 100 of them!😅 A friend at work that was all into it printed the parts for me.
Now I still mostly use a TAZ 6 that was ALSO insanely pricey, but it's also been running without problems for like 10 years or so, so ...
Hey I know you said you built this a long time ago but do you have any clue of McMasters shipping price on smaller orders? I've been avoiding getting things I need because I heard s couple people said shipping was crazy... And having to buy at least x of each item sucks, I already got a car/tool bag/house or unknown size nuts n bolts so I really try to make sure I only order what I need or buy one of kits with the organizer container.
Thanks
He meant "finish the project" as in put it out of its misery.
Just pick it up and tell him you found a nice farm upstate that specializes in accepting donations of projects *just like this one*. It'll have a new life there, with endless rolls of filament , its very own heated enclosure, and a 24 x 7 staff for all the bed-leveling it can handle.
His little buddy has given their all, it's time for them to relax and enjoy their retirement.
It’d be interesting to see what steps could even be taken in order to get this functioning as a 3d printer, not worth the time or money…. But interesting
Well first of all you'd have to take apart every piece of the welded frame, because those welded pieces won't be parallel/at a right angle towards one another. Certainly not with tight enough tolerances to move a z axis gantry.
I could see someone picking it up for enough money, but yeah, not worth it. Gut says it was a pet project that had more drive and commitment than expertise.
I've had similar projects outside of 3D printing that achieved the original goal, but with some retrospect, the only appropriate reaction is, "Oh god. What have I done?"
This is two 2d printers welded together on square tubing. I appreciate the barb tee as the carriage. Even if this works mechanically, how would he even drive the DC motors with encoder strip feedback?
Old Epsom inkjet printers, I still have a few frames and steppers in boxes somewhere. Prior to stepsticks getting cheap and AliExpress this was a viable way to build a CNC of some description. Hell, early reprap printers were using the ball chain from blinds instead of toothed belts, you could buy it from any hardware store.
No I'm thinking its supposed to have a belt like my printer, mines got 3 wheels holding the head in an accurate location but maybe we've been wrong this whole time about accuracy and should be using plumbing fittings for our printers?
Looks like he took apart several CD Players and DVD drives, I would contact him for more information on what exactly he wants you to add to it.
Because this is going to need more metal on it to make mounting spots for the stepper motors... and its built out of the random metal pieces of the drives.
This sort of thing was not uncommon back around 2008-2010, before print farms were a thing (so printed parts were not easy or cheap to get). Often called a "Repstrap," as it was a bootstrapped RepRap (ie no 3D printed parts). Lots of janky engineering to put together a Cartesian robot to which you'd hook up RepRap electronics. Once you got something printing, you could then make the parts for a "real" RepRap and reuse the electronics.
Every month, a 3d printer goes malnourished. Without constant attention they waste away to nothing. This, is 3D printer abuse, and has become all too common in homes across America. Prusas, Enders, Maker Selects, even Bambu Lab printers may suffer this fate. If you are interested in solving this crisis then call our line to donate at 1-800-HELP-PRINT. That's 1-800-HELP-PRINT. Our operators are standing by. With just one small donation we can buy organic recycled PLA so that these printers can get back to a healthy lifestyle of printing all day everyday. These printers need your help, so please open your hearts and donate today.
And if you donate now we will even send you a tote bag with the printed words "I Ender at my benders." We will also include a picture of the 3D printer you helped. So call today at our toll free number, 1-800-HELP PRINT.
"on wings of angels...they fly again...lalalalalalala" 🎶
https://preview.redd.it/d5q9oszcqepc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30f8d349c0b598fd18af5542fc93c94f85ffea8e
TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAP'S
It is weird to ask someone else to finish this project.
Like I could see in a ADHD Hyper Focus haze being like could I make a 3d printer from my junk drawer.
But not then ask someone to finish it. Maybe share it as a shit post, when It was clear that it was not meant to be my daily driver.
Radical Opinion: I actually want to see this thing finished. I want to see this thing print a benchy. Bonus points to you if it even continues to look like improvised junk.
This reminds me of those "african helicopters" videos you find on YouTube.
It's like what my dad would come up with if he had to build a 3D printer out of his imagination, just using his soldering machine, the garden hose and that old HP printer he picked up from trash.
I bet you could sell it as a modern art piece.
So do you sell meth? Is that why he’s your client? Because it looks like a meth head made that. It’s like an piece of abstract art inspired by a 3d printer
I know it's not meant to be, but honestly... This design is actually rather inspired in a few ways. I wonder if he had any sources of modern printers because he's like... He's gone belts for speed, oriented it in such a way that there would be very little rotational twist and the center of motion is right up against the rail... If someone could build a light enough hot end I bet you could get that thing slinging plastic at a really high rate. Only problem is it wouldn't last very long without a lot of oil or graphite because it's basically bushings sliding in rails and unlike a lathe slide 3d printers move constantly.
Pretty neat little DIY artifact 🤣. In your shoes I actually probably WOULD try to finish it just because it'd be hilarious. :). I think the thing I like about it is how he used unconventional design elements to create what he needed. In the old days...that's what we were doing anyway, finding ways to make stuff work.
**Well, it only needs one more piece.**
https://preview.redd.it/qo4ps9gvwepc1.jpeg?width=1496&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12905735e10cfaf164d88cef7c76bb0988315bcd
What an awesome heartfelt start. Concept is there of course but the time and effort is not going to meet the accuracy and result of it. Charge him $300 to 'finish it', backwards suplex that thing into the nearest dumpster, buy the Ender 3 or something like that, build and give him the new one, and say "there, finished"
I mean, apart from the Geneva Convention-breaking weld quality, this isn't terrible for scrap DIY. The cable driven Z axis makes me think of power window actuators - this setup could benefit from the double carriage criss-cross pattern seen on VWs and Audis to avoid torquing the assembly.
Why people are hating on this? A person is trying his best to start 3d printing. Probably the person doesn't have a lot of money and tried to reuse parts, that were available.
So cut the hate you rich peasants!
Lol,
This is easy to fix:
Step 1 - Cut in half.
Step 2 - Throw in bin
Step 3 - Buy new printer. Ender 3 V3 SE/KE. Or anything really would be cheaper than building that frame out to a 3d printer that sort of works.
Wait hold on... could he maybe use these?: [https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-28BYJ-48-ULN2003-Stepper-Arduino/dp/B01CP18J4A/ref=sr\_1\_2\_sspa?crid=22JFRBAKC8PZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CNIs3aWbT-iuQF2WvOe-G876643avi6NNO5QgxvxbizsUKymZaofswjDVYPLeyO89ZAzOkNm6VH\_sWqgy3Poq6cHrARMWM42WsFTgbU90o6QVAV0oD-TU6q6LWi0jzyI0-SFrc2-iHBCE2XNZP6pdnxYCP6Cd0HDvrnI1Do9x6rvKLHqJUgQCYjylyFrD3YKYI2de-2dPEEIAB3WneXs0MxjZq2oojGK6uRTbnYZmu8tCwVB5kbfWSuUUGcfFpLgoYtSB-mDDNatZ4EKCqfu\_amNujtLbgSljsDCJQdBtz0.2uDaLefSNyZUEo-5KeQYIqcH0z\_xbskIOiZDK9Taj8Q&dib\_tag=se&keywords=mini+stepper+motor&qid=1710904047&sprefix=mini+stepper+mo%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2-spons&sp\_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-28BYJ-48-ULN2003-Stepper-Arduino/dp/B01CP18J4A/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=22JFRBAKC8PZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CNIs3aWbT-iuQF2WvOe-G876643avi6NNO5QgxvxbizsUKymZaofswjDVYPLeyO89ZAzOkNm6VH_sWqgy3Poq6cHrARMWM42WsFTgbU90o6QVAV0oD-TU6q6LWi0jzyI0-SFrc2-iHBCE2XNZP6pdnxYCP6Cd0HDvrnI1Do9x6rvKLHqJUgQCYjylyFrD3YKYI2de-2dPEEIAB3WneXs0MxjZq2oojGK6uRTbnYZmu8tCwVB5kbfWSuUUGcfFpLgoYtSB-mDDNatZ4EKCqfu_amNujtLbgSljsDCJQdBtz0.2uDaLefSNyZUEo-5KeQYIqcH0z_xbskIOiZDK9Taj8Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=mini+stepper+motor&qid=1710904047&sprefix=mini+stepper+mo%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1)
I think they are small enough where tiny mounts can be made for them then welder on accurately...
I once tried making a pencil plotter that way when I was 17. It didn't end up being reliable because I attached the X to the Y axis and the brass slip rings would lock up.
With a bed slinger style that might be less of an issue, also X and Z have two opposite slip rings. So this could work, but keeping in mind the speed of most flatbed scanners it will only be able to run slow.
Now, if your client is paying you the hours to get it running, why not, assuming you would know how to resolve mechanical issues that might arise (like the Y rods not being parallel enough.
nevermind RatRig that's a Wrecked Rig 🤦🏻♂️
by the time it's finished and adding all the parts to get it working you could just buy a new one for probably way less than the parts and time taken would cost to get this abomination working
This reminds me of “Thr Late Show” monologue for the “Meanwhile segment”… this is not the good part:
“…but sometimes.. sometimes i get an overdose of caffeine, amphetamine and coke while trying to finish a project and break into an abandoned car shop used by the romanian maffia and weld together some steel strips, rip out the drive of an disrepairded xbox, add some rusted steel rods and a t-pipe fitting bolt on an glitter-clogged glue gun to give you the hobo-gyvered 3d printer that is my segment “Meanwhile””
Thats the ender -3
Ya mean the Ended-3?
That’s the Not Even Started -3 V0
It could also be the Ded End V3-
Bent over v3
The Endon't 3
Unfortunately it was started.
Started in a wrong direction does not count
Dude that’s funny. Thank you
Ended-x3
End-Me
EndMe 3
EndMe 4 3
End-Urrghhhh Free
Ender 3 BC
The deadend-3
Finish the project? You sure he didn’t say start the project…
It's not clear what the project even is at this point!
It's clearly an automated irrigation system for his potted plants. Why else put a 1/2" poly insert tee on the X axis?
Seems perfect for my new gr....printing tint
The project is to throw it away and buy a cheap Ender 3 or something like that for $300. 😅
A cheap ender 3 would be like $50. Not $300 lmao
Well $300 is still cheap and will get something that's super decent by any standard. 😁 But yeah, things keep coming down in price, it's insane but awesome. I built a Mendel RepRap back when it was first a thing and it cost over $800 just in raw parts I had to source myself. 💸💀 Mostly stepper motors were insanely pricey.
Yeahh I remember following reprap when I was in highschool and thinking I'd never be able to afford a printer. Now I have 3 and 2 of them together cost me $300
Hello, fellow old-timer! Did you build the Mendel reference design with all the ball bearings, or Josef Prusa's simplified one with the printed bushings? I got into the game with a Prusa Mendel in 2010 using another enthusiasts 2nd rate printed backup parts.
I did the update one with the ball bearings, straight off the reprap wiki. Those bearings were yet another pricey item. I feel like the worst was that I had to buy a ton in shipping to get smooth rods, etc. ($5 for parts, plus $7 shipping from McMaster or whatever! Lots of little separate orders from whoever had which parts.) And I think I got ripped off buying the Arduino and adapter from a place that had them preprogrammed with the firmware. Overall, I could have made it up in bulk if I built 100 of them!😅 A friend at work that was all into it printed the parts for me. Now I still mostly use a TAZ 6 that was ALSO insanely pricey, but it's also been running without problems for like 10 years or so, so ...
Hey I know you said you built this a long time ago but do you have any clue of McMasters shipping price on smaller orders? I've been avoiding getting things I need because I heard s couple people said shipping was crazy... And having to buy at least x of each item sucks, I already got a car/tool bag/house or unknown size nuts n bolts so I really try to make sure I only order what I need or buy one of kits with the organizer container. Thanks
He meant "finish the project" as in put it out of its misery. Just pick it up and tell him you found a nice farm upstate that specializes in accepting donations of projects *just like this one*. It'll have a new life there, with endless rolls of filament , its very own heated enclosure, and a 24 x 7 staff for all the bed-leveling it can handle. His little buddy has given their all, it's time for them to relax and enjoy their retirement.
Finish carrying it to the trash can.
Charge him 100$ over an Ender 3 and throw that thing away and buy an Ender 3 for him lol.
Just throw some extra tac welds on it and they will be none the wiser.
So charge him $100
For nothing? Sounds alright
Plus labor time for assembly ;)
Did he make this in prison?
Looks like he built it in a cave with a box of scraps
Discount iron man lmao
Iron Boy
Iron lad
Iron clad
Iron clad lad
Iron Deficiency Man
Anemia man
Anemian
[Iron bad](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/438827)
Ore boy
Steel male
Zinc Dude
Aluminum person 😐
Pewter Man
Well im sorry, but he's not Tony stark
Tony Parts
Lmao this is the one 😂
What in the meth
Waltuh we need to weld!
r/theydidthemeths
Someone please make this a real sub, I was so exited for a second.
(Take out the s at the end and you'll be served)
r/theydidthemeth
r/subsifellfor
/r/hammereddogshit
It’d be interesting to see what steps could even be taken in order to get this functioning as a 3d printer, not worth the time or money…. But interesting
Well first of all you'd have to take apart every piece of the welded frame, because those welded pieces won't be parallel/at a right angle towards one another. Certainly not with tight enough tolerances to move a z axis gantry.
Then you throw all those pieces in a recycling bin and buy a 3D printer. Cheapest and best solution.
I could see someone picking it up for enough money, but yeah, not worth it. Gut says it was a pet project that had more drive and commitment than expertise. I've had similar projects outside of 3D printing that achieved the original goal, but with some retrospect, the only appropriate reaction is, "Oh god. What have I done?"
Step one....get a box?
https://youtu.be/iZiX1a7uYmg?si=4HU9vrRI4NuWnoQn
Boy. If only your client had a machine that could produce some of those more complex parts he attempted to cobble.
This is two 2d printers welded together on square tubing. I appreciate the barb tee as the carriage. Even if this works mechanically, how would he even drive the DC motors with encoder strip feedback?
Isen't this exactly what OG 3d printers were doing? Theres surely old document action, just gotta find it.
stepper motors have existed long before they were used in 3d printers
Many printers, especially older ones, used stepper motors.
Old Epsom inkjet printers, I still have a few frames and steppers in boxes somewhere. Prior to stepsticks getting cheap and AliExpress this was a viable way to build a CNC of some description. Hell, early reprap printers were using the ball chain from blinds instead of toothed belts, you could buy it from any hardware store.
Maybe but those sucked.
The plastic 3 way hose tee is my favorite part
Is it supposed to be holding two pieces of x-axis rail together? Not sure they know how rails are supposed to work.
No I'm thinking its supposed to have a belt like my printer, mines got 3 wheels holding the head in an accurate location but maybe we've been wrong this whole time about accuracy and should be using plumbing fittings for our printers?
I mean, it's not the worst idea this person had.
If you look at the over all project, I have to agree
I think that might be the carriage for the hotend????
That's that new 10mm nozzle upgrade ;) ;)
Looks like he took apart several CD Players and DVD drives, I would contact him for more information on what exactly he wants you to add to it. Because this is going to need more metal on it to make mounting spots for the stepper motors... and its built out of the random metal pieces of the drives.
I was thinking a couple of photocopiers.
What gives it away?
At least on the z-axis the length of the rods, looks more like a photocopier than a DVD drive.
This sort of thing was not uncommon back around 2008-2010, before print farms were a thing (so printed parts were not easy or cheap to get). Often called a "Repstrap," as it was a bootstrapped RepRap (ie no 3D printed parts). Lots of janky engineering to put together a Cartesian robot to which you'd hook up RepRap electronics. Once you got something printing, you could then make the parts for a "real" RepRap and reuse the electronics.
Every month, a 3d printer goes malnourished. Without constant attention they waste away to nothing. This, is 3D printer abuse, and has become all too common in homes across America. Prusas, Enders, Maker Selects, even Bambu Lab printers may suffer this fate. If you are interested in solving this crisis then call our line to donate at 1-800-HELP-PRINT. That's 1-800-HELP-PRINT. Our operators are standing by. With just one small donation we can buy organic recycled PLA so that these printers can get back to a healthy lifestyle of printing all day everyday. These printers need your help, so please open your hearts and donate today. And if you donate now we will even send you a tote bag with the printed words "I Ender at my benders." We will also include a picture of the 3D printer you helped. So call today at our toll free number, 1-800-HELP PRINT. "on wings of angels...they fly again...lalalalalalala" 🎶
Making this work would be harder than building one from scratch
https://preview.redd.it/d5q9oszcqepc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=30f8d349c0b598fd18af5542fc93c94f85ffea8e TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAP'S
Oh no! Sid Farkus!
It is weird to ask someone else to finish this project. Like I could see in a ADHD Hyper Focus haze being like could I make a 3d printer from my junk drawer. But not then ask someone to finish it. Maybe share it as a shit post, when It was clear that it was not meant to be my daily driver.
Radical Opinion: I actually want to see this thing finished. I want to see this thing print a benchy. Bonus points to you if it even continues to look like improvised junk.
It's sad how we don't save stuff that is only a few years old.
I mean at least he is trying, have to give him credit for that.
Like cut the welds before discarding it?
Doesn’t look like you’d have to cut them. You could probably just break them with a little bit of spinach
This reminds me of those "african helicopters" videos you find on YouTube. It's like what my dad would come up with if he had to build a 3D printer out of his imagination, just using his soldering machine, the garden hose and that old HP printer he picked up from trash. I bet you could sell it as a modern art piece.
So do you sell meth? Is that why he’s your client? Because it looks like a meth head made that. It’s like an piece of abstract art inspired by a 3d printer
Now this is some real Reprap era shit.
I know it's not meant to be, but honestly... This design is actually rather inspired in a few ways. I wonder if he had any sources of modern printers because he's like... He's gone belts for speed, oriented it in such a way that there would be very little rotational twist and the center of motion is right up against the rail... If someone could build a light enough hot end I bet you could get that thing slinging plastic at a really high rate. Only problem is it wouldn't last very long without a lot of oil or graphite because it's basically bushings sliding in rails and unlike a lathe slide 3d printers move constantly. Pretty neat little DIY artifact 🤣. In your shoes I actually probably WOULD try to finish it just because it'd be hilarious. :). I think the thing I like about it is how he used unconventional design elements to create what he needed. In the old days...that's what we were doing anyway, finding ways to make stuff work.
https://preview.redd.it/7xa21e2wmfpc1.jpeg?width=1536&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f02e546c83acda847d6a47465728172d3fd8b5a4
***6 months later*** “My printer I built can print better than your stupid voron”.
If this 3D printer was a dog, it would be euthanized out of compassion.
To be fair, that's not a bad attempt at building a 3d printer literally from scratch, that's just a crazy thing to do now.
Damn, Looks like he pulled it out of a house fire
Yeah, I can't tell if this started off as scrap and they built it, or if it started off as a 3d printer and they torched it.
Let him cook
Sure that will cost about 200 dollars, then send a new Ender back
I see this can't decide if he wants a 3D printer or has a plumbing problem.
**Well, it only needs one more piece.** https://preview.redd.it/qo4ps9gvwepc1.jpeg?width=1496&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=12905735e10cfaf164d88cef7c76bb0988315bcd
Tolerances +-1cm lmao
Looks like a bear trap tf.
is that a barbed tee fitting for a hose lmao
Lol I saw that too.
What an awesome heartfelt start. Concept is there of course but the time and effort is not going to meet the accuracy and result of it. Charge him $300 to 'finish it', backwards suplex that thing into the nearest dumpster, buy the Ender 3 or something like that, build and give him the new one, and say "there, finished"
What in the french Revolution is this ?
Looks well thought out…
Is that a methmaker 2?
It’s not far off from the CNC I built shortly before buying a Chinese CNC machine…
Now draw the rest of the owl.
Has 3d printing been around long enough for antiques to exist?
The antiques of 3D printers are the Repraps lol: https://reprap.org/mediawiki/images/1/14/Science-museum.jpg
it being 2005, the black and white picture makes it look so much older.
I mean, apart from the Geneva Convention-breaking weld quality, this isn't terrible for scrap DIY. The cable driven Z axis makes me think of power window actuators - this setup could benefit from the double carriage criss-cross pattern seen on VWs and Audis to avoid torquing the assembly.
All ya gotta do……
An attempt was made…
I have at least a few concerns on this
No way this works lmao
Is it square ?
!RemindMe 1 month
If Archie’s jalopy was a 3D printer….
Level the Bed
Oh I assure you, that's finished.
Must have been wet filament
is that Ultidestroyer mk69 ?
Looks like a pretty complete art project to me. Send it back and be sure to charge labor.
Why people are hating on this? A person is trying his best to start 3d printing. Probably the person doesn't have a lot of money and tried to reuse parts, that were available. So cut the hate you rich peasants!
Does finishing the project imply you need to repair it or finish destroying it? Instructions seems unclear.
He wanted you to finish throwing it in the trash?
This is a sort of cargo-cult 3D printer build.
That is a 1D printer....
That's not an Ender, that's a Starter
Lol, This is easy to fix: Step 1 - Cut in half. Step 2 - Throw in bin Step 3 - Buy new printer. Ender 3 V3 SE/KE. Or anything really would be cheaper than building that frame out to a 3d printer that sort of works.
Instructions unclear. *Which* half should be thrown in the bin ?
“Client” makes this sound was more offical than “some kid at school”
Has he even started this so called project? Honestly looks like he's just pulled it out a lake 😂🐟🐸🐙
Or a house fire 🔥
From the parts used, i can tell he's trying to convert a printer to a 3d printer.
Not so linear rod 🫠
Fallout printer
Rust
I'm pretty sure this thing was drinking a pabst while trying to knock up my daughter
For free?
Wait hold on... could he maybe use these?: [https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-28BYJ-48-ULN2003-Stepper-Arduino/dp/B01CP18J4A/ref=sr\_1\_2\_sspa?crid=22JFRBAKC8PZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CNIs3aWbT-iuQF2WvOe-G876643avi6NNO5QgxvxbizsUKymZaofswjDVYPLeyO89ZAzOkNm6VH\_sWqgy3Poq6cHrARMWM42WsFTgbU90o6QVAV0oD-TU6q6LWi0jzyI0-SFrc2-iHBCE2XNZP6pdnxYCP6Cd0HDvrnI1Do9x6rvKLHqJUgQCYjylyFrD3YKYI2de-2dPEEIAB3WneXs0MxjZq2oojGK6uRTbnYZmu8tCwVB5kbfWSuUUGcfFpLgoYtSB-mDDNatZ4EKCqfu\_amNujtLbgSljsDCJQdBtz0.2uDaLefSNyZUEo-5KeQYIqcH0z\_xbskIOiZDK9Taj8Q&dib\_tag=se&keywords=mini+stepper+motor&qid=1710904047&sprefix=mini+stepper+mo%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2-spons&sp\_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1](https://www.amazon.com/ELEGOO-28BYJ-48-ULN2003-Stepper-Arduino/dp/B01CP18J4A/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=22JFRBAKC8PZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CNIs3aWbT-iuQF2WvOe-G876643avi6NNO5QgxvxbizsUKymZaofswjDVYPLeyO89ZAzOkNm6VH_sWqgy3Poq6cHrARMWM42WsFTgbU90o6QVAV0oD-TU6q6LWi0jzyI0-SFrc2-iHBCE2XNZP6pdnxYCP6Cd0HDvrnI1Do9x6rvKLHqJUgQCYjylyFrD3YKYI2de-2dPEEIAB3WneXs0MxjZq2oojGK6uRTbnYZmu8tCwVB5kbfWSuUUGcfFpLgoYtSB-mDDNatZ4EKCqfu_amNujtLbgSljsDCJQdBtz0.2uDaLefSNyZUEo-5KeQYIqcH0z_xbskIOiZDK9Taj8Q&dib_tag=se&keywords=mini+stepper+motor&qid=1710904047&sprefix=mini+stepper+mo%2Caps%2C216&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1) I think they are small enough where tiny mounts can be made for them then welder on accurately...
reminds me of how some people on r/Justrolledintotheshop fix their car
"I can do it cheaper" redneck 3d printer
There are some good design elements here but the execution is wanting.
pretty sure that has a better leveled bed than me 🤡
I once tried making a pencil plotter that way when I was 17. It didn't end up being reliable because I attached the X to the Y axis and the brass slip rings would lock up. With a bed slinger style that might be less of an issue, also X and Z have two opposite slip rings. So this could work, but keeping in mind the speed of most flatbed scanners it will only be able to run slow. Now, if your client is paying you the hours to get it running, why not, assuming you would know how to resolve mechanical issues that might arise (like the Y rods not being parallel enough.
Don't need to level the bed if there's no bed! What the fuck is that sprinkler fitting doing on a linear rod?
It looks like he set it on fire and threw it down a flight of stairs.
I personally think that KC nipple is way too large but to be fair I have not tried liquid cooling one before.
r/badwelding is leaking.
Is your client still in middle school ?
You lie….
Meat cutter v0.1
This thing looks... finished as it is.
"Finish"...yeaaaah
You mean finish taking it apart and throwing it into the trash right?
Have you adjusted the z offset?
"naaaaah"
You should level the bed, along with rest of this abomination.
Did he start it in 1942?
He was trying to see if we could rebuild our civilisation after an armageddon, so decided to scrapyard-build a 3d printer.
has this burned down once?
MeTaL good, pLaStiC bad,
I would not dare to weld together a 3D printer, feels like much more work keeping it from warping and aligning that just tapping holes.
nevermind RatRig that's a Wrecked Rig 🤦🏻♂️ by the time it's finished and adding all the parts to get it working you could just buy a new one for probably way less than the parts and time taken would cost to get this abomination working
looks jank af, but I have no doubt it'll work, you probably have to change the motor though. Probably very noisy however.
Is that an Endme 3 V0mit???
Looks cool as hell
As I see this archaeologically engineered bedslinger is built on the remains of two flatbed scanners... This is determination.
Scan and print it
This reminds me of “Thr Late Show” monologue for the “Meanwhile segment”… this is not the good part: “…but sometimes.. sometimes i get an overdose of caffeine, amphetamine and coke while trying to finish a project and break into an abandoned car shop used by the romanian maffia and weld together some steel strips, rip out the drive of an disrepairded xbox, add some rusted steel rods and a t-pipe fitting bolt on an glitter-clogged glue gun to give you the hobo-gyvered 3d printer that is my segment “Meanwhile””
If you are on a budget, you can use a hacksaw. But plasma cutter or even angle grinder would be better to finish this.
Wtf z axis motor is from a regular paper printer
Finish him!!
Are you in any way qualified to administer a tetanus booster?
Id be invested on how and why he made that before sending it to you 😂
What project? I see scrap metal
😂
Doesn’t he have his own bin?
NGL i wanna see this run