Gridbot vs [...]

philippejadin · December 12, 2021, 6:34pm

Hello,

So, I’m considering building a gridbot, but before I order stuff, I’d like to have your advice on this printer vs a few others :

vzbot, very similar, but seems nice but maybe too focused on speed
vorons printer seems over engineered for my taste
ultimaker 2 style printer, like this one : Building a 300mm Big Size Ultimaker Style 3D Printer : 10 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables

For this last one, I like that fact the don’t use linear rails (more expensive), but maybe it’s a moot point.

What would be the positive and negative aspects of gridbot vs those and the rest?

I hope this is not an impossible to answer question

stewart · December 12, 2021, 7:16pm

I think this is kind of impossible to answer. The builds are quite different and perhaps have different goals. I think many printers are over-designed and under-engineered. Many have mass where it isn’t needed. You can make a very capable printer more simply.

Having said that, I have updated most of my printers from the original GridBot 2 design to one I call 2.5 – it’s not as well documented, but the CAD model is posted in the forums.

philippejadin · December 13, 2021, 9:39pm

The more I look around the more I understand your sentence “I think many printers are over-designed and under-engineered.”

I’m wondering if for the V2.5 there is a BOM? Reducing the number of screws type needed would really ease the sourcing process btw

philippejadin · December 13, 2021, 9:41pm

Forget about my question, just discovered the bom can be exported from onshape :

open the assembly in onshape
click on “bom table”, small button on the far right of the screen
profit!