TOM-BOY with GEN4 Electronics
Description
The Hot End is also customed designed with new dual gear drive, and is set up for 1.75mm material.
Other Features:
*Inverted electronics bay so you can get to all electronics
*Plastic scerw locks so acrlyc will not crack
*Fully inclosed with door access
*Feeders for filiment spools
*HBP is atached by magnets for easy access,service and leveling
*All parts used to construct each axis can be printed on a TOM
*Gen4 Interface board and display bult into design
Instructions
I only down loaded one of the hot end parts at this time. I will down load all the parts shortly for those who my be interested. I would like to down load the final versions as I build the actuall unit.
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Nobody's going to cut lexan with a laser-it's very nasty and dangerous.
http://www.sintecoptronics.com...
Plastics cutting: Aside from the very thin (less than .030") do not bother cutting polycarbonates (lexan). The edges will always be brown/yellow, and it produces hydrochloric acid during the cutting, which will eat up everything inside the laser and in the exhaust system. This is the same problem with PVC. ABS seems to work fine, as does polyester.
We can cut you acrylic or wood, just not Lexan. :(
Are you sure about polycarbonate producing hydrochloric acid when laser cut?
Again, I can cut acrylic or wood. My max dimension is 23inches by 12.75 inches cut area.
It's it's bigger than that, you'll have to try somebody else until I can modifiy my machine for larger area.
Cool. Can't wait to see the source files. Did you use SolidWorks?
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Any closer to being real?
Yes i am alsmot there, i am just finishing up my new extruder. The dual extruder is petty cool, it much smaller than MBI's. I had some custom gears made so i reliable push 1.75mm filiment in a short space. As soon as i have it finished i will post a video of it operating for all to see.