Design process done - fabbing & assembly started....

Cutting Parts & start prototype build - Zoltrbot

Here the first steps into the real world.
Cutting went actually pretty well.



Preassembly was easy within 10 Minutes.
Finding the right nuts and bolts took most of the time.

Next assembly of the drive mechanism.

Comments welcome!

-chris-

(www.zoltar-cnc.nl)

Basic 3D-design done, now detailing........

Finally the basics are done.
This is what the setup is gonna look like.

Most major parts in position now,
only the detailing left to do....
That is to finish the design.

Finishing should not take too long,
as I did cover most of the design issues by now.

Next the prototype buildup.

-chris-

The next step, Proterface software

Some progress here.....

Did finally get to install and get the software working with the electronics.
Rik did preconfigure the Arduino card with breakoutboard for me
so I can have a quickstart

The Github - printrun instruction was very helpfull with installing
the Proterface software and get it to work.

https://github.com/kliment/Printrun
INSTALLING DEPENDENCIES

Windows

precompiled version is available at http://koti.kapsi.fi/~kliment/printrun/

Download the following, and install in this order:
1.http://python.org/ftp/python/2.7.2/python-2.7.2.msi
2.http://pypi.python.org/packages/any/p/pyserial/pyserial-2.5.win32.exe
3.http://downloads.sourceforge.net/wxpython/wxPython2.8-win32-unicode-2.8.12.0-py27.exe
4.http://launchpad.net/pyreadline/1.7/1.7/+download/pyreadline-1.7.win32.exe
5.http://pyglet.googlecode.com/files/pyglet-1.1.4.zip

For the last one, you will need to unpack it, open a command terminal,
go into the the directory you unpacked it in and run python setup.py install




Did find out that its 23 deg C° - Summer did arrive here!





Change of heart...cheaply available LMU ballbushings did change my mind in the X-base design.
All planned features with reduction maindrive does remain the same.

Now the electronics including powersupply, display, dialswitch and most of the cables can be
kept inside the base.

I think, pretty neat!

Next the Y axis design, finishing the bridge.

-chris-

Rotating filament feeder tube attachment - fabricated

Finally some progress again fabricating the rotating feeder attachment to the J-hotend

New Hot-end mount and Y-Axiz design completed

The basic design on the extuder, hotend and the Y assembly has been completed.
Most parts can be reproduced by cutting them on a CNC Router - which is of course the goal!

Next finalizing the moving tabletop (x-axiz) and finishing bridge design (the Z-axiz)

Hope the challenge of saving weight is worth all the effort in the end.
This Assembly could be created even lighter if made from Epoxy/carbon or even Alu sheet.


Thanks for dropping by!

Filament Feeder

Too may things on my mind, finally cranked it up a notch... After spending much time on details since febuary, started cutting the parts this afternoon and voila a extruder feeder, now almost ready for testing. More to this topic on the forum. http://www.zoltar-cnc.nl/forum/index.php?topic=25.0 -chris-