Post : Eventorbot 3D Printer
URL : http://hackaday.com/2012/09/09/eventorbot-3d-printer/
Posted : September 9, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Author : Eric Evenchick
Tags : 3d printer, RAMPS, thingiverse
Categories : cnc hacks

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Tired of 3D printers that use t-slot construction? The Eventorbot (http://reprap.org/wiki/Eventorbot) is yet another open source 3D printer, but it's built out of steel and 3D printable parts. The design also aims to minimize the effect of vibrations by using a single solid frame. All of the wiring runs through the steel frame, which gives the printer a professional look.

The Eventorbot page on the RepRap wiki provides details on how to build your own, along with STL files for all the printable parts. If you want to see renders of the parts, they're all available on Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:28915#) . The material cost is $300-$500, and the assembled cost is quoted at $799.

Like many of the open source printers we've seen, this one uses the RepRap Mega Pololu Shield (http://reprap.org/wiki/Arduino_Mega_Pololu_Shield) (RAMPS) to control the actuators. This is attached to a Sanguinololu (http://reprap.org/wiki/Sanguinololu) motherboard, which runs the RepRap firmware.

The Eventorbot Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/eventorbot) has a collection of videos detailing the assembly of the robot. Check out a video of a test print after the break.

Via Make (http://blog.makezine.com/2012/08/29/eventorbot-open-source-3d-printer/)

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