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Deltaprintr Uses Six Arms for Quicker, Cheaper 3D Printing
by：Tuowei
2019-09-09
A typical 3D printer has a print head that moves back and forth, up and down, and takes a lot of time to move in a blank space that stays the same.
A new project called Deltaprintr on Kickstarter, launched by a group of college undergraduates, takes a different approach.
Most 3D printers have a print head (
Hot plastic extrusion inside)
Mounted on the rod it slides back and forth.
The single print head of the Deltaprintr is fixed in the appropriate position by six long robotic arms that together point the print head precisely to the object it is printing.
The process is faster by moving the print head only to the area where the actual print content is.
The arms are mounted on aluminum columns and moved up and down to create 3D objects in open space, rather than the normally enclosed boxes used by most 3D printers.
MORE: manufacturer Faire 2013 Shai Schechter\'s 5 coolest 3D printers, one of the creators of Deltaprintr, SUNY Purchase\'s students, said the group could use cheaper materials, including a simpler print head, making the device for less than $500, moving the fishing line of the arm instead of the typical belt used in other 3D printers, compared to other 3D printers, fewer total parts.
Schechter also claims that this simplified design should make it easier and faster for those who buy printers as kits to assemble. The early-
The bird special offer for the Deltaprintr suite is $425, and the price goes up with the addition of donations and the sale of each award level.
At the moment, you can go early
Pay $655 for the assembled Deltaprintr.
Creators say that because they are all undergraduates, it is important for them to create an affordable printer for other students.
While some other printers, such as DeltaMaker, use a similar configuration with six arms, there are few such inexpensive and simplified ones that are easy to assemble.
Deltaprintr also comes with a calibration probe attached to the print head that allows for automatic adjustment.
The probe measures the level of the printer, and then automatically adjusts the design of the object to ensure that the print is correct without the need for the user to manually change the design or adjust the printer bed.
Like many other consumer 3D printers, Deltaprintr uses standard 1. 75mm PLA (
And organic plastic ).
Thin wire with a resolution of 100 microns.
MORE: The best 3D Printer 2013 deltaprintr uses open spaces defined only by high aluminum columns, not closed boxes, allowing larger objects that can be managed than many other printers.
It currently supports cylinders with a diameter of up to 10 inch and a height of 12 inch, while other 3D printers often fail to print such large objects because the print box that the print head moves is too small: for example, the Replicator 2 of MakerBot can print up to 6 inch by 11 inch of objects, and the new solidock 4 can print up to 8 inch by 8 inch of objects.
But these restrictions will not last forever: After the it Kickstarter event, the creator of Deltaprintr promised to sell the expansion of the aluminum beam, allowing you to build objects that are 12 inch higher than the original.
They will sell extensions at different heights, allowing users to get the building space for the specific project they want or need.
The creator of Deltaprintr is seeking $195,000 for the project.
As of December, they raised about $65,000 in the first 24 hours of the Kickstarter event.
$100,000 has been raised and 23 days remain.
After production and testing, actual 3D printers are expected to be delivered in July and August 2014.
Follow Kevin Ohannessian on @ khohannessian and Google.
Follow us @ tomsguide on Facebook and Google.
Future 3D printer buyer guide for 3D printing materials 2013 forget plastic: molten metal 3D printer is a combination copyright owned by Toms 2013 Guides, a technology media network company.
All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or re-distributed.
A new project called Deltaprintr on Kickstarter, launched by a group of college undergraduates, takes a different approach.
Most 3D printers have a print head (
Hot plastic extrusion inside)
Mounted on the rod it slides back and forth.
The single print head of the Deltaprintr is fixed in the appropriate position by six long robotic arms that together point the print head precisely to the object it is printing.
The process is faster by moving the print head only to the area where the actual print content is.
The arms are mounted on aluminum columns and moved up and down to create 3D objects in open space, rather than the normally enclosed boxes used by most 3D printers.
MORE: manufacturer Faire 2013 Shai Schechter\'s 5 coolest 3D printers, one of the creators of Deltaprintr, SUNY Purchase\'s students, said the group could use cheaper materials, including a simpler print head, making the device for less than $500, moving the fishing line of the arm instead of the typical belt used in other 3D printers, compared to other 3D printers, fewer total parts.
Schechter also claims that this simplified design should make it easier and faster for those who buy printers as kits to assemble. The early-
The bird special offer for the Deltaprintr suite is $425, and the price goes up with the addition of donations and the sale of each award level.
At the moment, you can go early
Pay $655 for the assembled Deltaprintr.
Creators say that because they are all undergraduates, it is important for them to create an affordable printer for other students.
While some other printers, such as DeltaMaker, use a similar configuration with six arms, there are few such inexpensive and simplified ones that are easy to assemble.
Deltaprintr also comes with a calibration probe attached to the print head that allows for automatic adjustment.
The probe measures the level of the printer, and then automatically adjusts the design of the object to ensure that the print is correct without the need for the user to manually change the design or adjust the printer bed.
Like many other consumer 3D printers, Deltaprintr uses standard 1. 75mm PLA (
And organic plastic ).
Thin wire with a resolution of 100 microns.
MORE: The best 3D Printer 2013 deltaprintr uses open spaces defined only by high aluminum columns, not closed boxes, allowing larger objects that can be managed than many other printers.
It currently supports cylinders with a diameter of up to 10 inch and a height of 12 inch, while other 3D printers often fail to print such large objects because the print box that the print head moves is too small: for example, the Replicator 2 of MakerBot can print up to 6 inch by 11 inch of objects, and the new solidock 4 can print up to 8 inch by 8 inch of objects.
But these restrictions will not last forever: After the it Kickstarter event, the creator of Deltaprintr promised to sell the expansion of the aluminum beam, allowing you to build objects that are 12 inch higher than the original.
They will sell extensions at different heights, allowing users to get the building space for the specific project they want or need.
The creator of Deltaprintr is seeking $195,000 for the project.
As of December, they raised about $65,000 in the first 24 hours of the Kickstarter event.
$100,000 has been raised and 23 days remain.
After production and testing, actual 3D printers are expected to be delivered in July and August 2014.
Follow Kevin Ohannessian on @ khohannessian and Google.
Follow us @ tomsguide on Facebook and Google.
Future 3D printer buyer guide for 3D printing materials 2013 forget plastic: molten metal 3D printer is a combination copyright owned by Toms 2013 Guides, a technology media network company.
All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or re-distributed.
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