Delta belt 3D-printer for automated series production
Big thank you to JLCPCB for sponsoring this project. You can now order your PCB+PCBA for only 2$, Register to Get $54 Coupons: https://jlcpcb.com/IYB I needed a way to print a lot small parts (cable chain pieces) fast and preferably in an automated way, so I build this modular delta belt 3D-printer for (small) automated series productions. It combines the best of both worlds, the speed of the delta printer and the automation of the conveyor belt. This design is mainly focused on series production (print a lot of parts in an automated way) and not so much on continuous printing (print very long pieces). The main reason for this is that for continuous printing the head needs to be tilted 45 degrees, which requires a lot of hardware changes to be made to the printer itself. With this design you need to make exactly 0 changes to the hardware and even the firmware of the printer (FLsun Q5 in my case). The belt is designed to be completely modular. --- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:19 Mechanical design 00:34 Manufacturing 00:48 Assembly 01:40 Glue strength testing 02:18 Belt fabrication 02:55 Initial testing 03:16 PCB design 03:49 PCB assembly 05:24 Bed leveling 05:45 First print 06:17 Small series production 07:15 Timelapse 07:32 Assembly 07:46 Outro --- STL and Fusion 360 source files can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/collections/stl-fusion-360-source-files/products/delta-belt-3d-printer More info, schematics, parts list, etc... can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/blogs/projects/delta-belt-3d-printer-for-automated-series-production and here: https://hackaday.io/project/185394-delta-belt-3d-printer-for-automated-production My PayPal: https://paypal.me/BrockenBrian --- Tools and materials I'm using can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/pages/tools-and-materials --- Music credit: Outro song: Sustainable Dignity by Catalyst Belgium Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMMAsQ1kyBQ Link to their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x8566EI-h7XoaJSrf43Vg Their website: https://catalystbelgium.com/ For use and licensing of this song, please contact Catalyst Belgium. Song: Joakim Karud - Classic (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/COWVJbyEaW4 Me 2 (Feat. Julian Avila) by LAKEY INSPIRED https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Track Name: "Www Is A Thing" Music by: Dj Quads @ https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Official YouTube Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusFqutyfTWRqGhC8kHA5uw SoundCloud HERE: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/DjQuads Spotify HERE: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VZrdImbvB03VWApYtBRr3 Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/djquads
Big thank you to JLCPCB for sponsoring this project. You can now order your PCB+PCBA for only 2$, Register to Get $54 Coupons: https://jlcpcb.com/IYB I needed a way to print a lot small parts (cable chain pieces) fast and preferably in an automated way, so I build this modular delta belt 3D-printer for (small) automated series productions. It combines the best of both worlds, the speed of the delta printer and the automation of the conveyor belt. This design is mainly focused on series production (print a lot of parts in an automated way) and not so much on continuous printing (print very long pieces). The main reason for this is that for continuous printing the head needs to be tilted 45 degrees, which requires a lot of hardware changes to be made to the printer itself. With this design you need to make exactly 0 changes to the hardware and even the firmware of the printer (FLsun Q5 in my case). The belt is designed to be completely modular. --- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:19 Mechanical design 00:34 Manufacturing 00:48 Assembly 01:40 Glue strength testing 02:18 Belt fabrication 02:55 Initial testing 03:16 PCB design 03:49 PCB assembly 05:24 Bed leveling 05:45 First print 06:17 Small series production 07:15 Timelapse 07:32 Assembly 07:46 Outro --- STL and Fusion 360 source files can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/collections/stl-fusion-360-source-files/products/delta-belt-3d-printer More info, schematics, parts list, etc... can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/blogs/projects/delta-belt-3d-printer-for-automated-series-production and here: https://hackaday.io/project/185394-delta-belt-3d-printer-for-automated-production My PayPal: https://paypal.me/BrockenBrian --- Tools and materials I'm using can be found here: https://bbprojects.technology/pages/tools-and-materials --- Music credit: Outro song: Sustainable Dignity by Catalyst Belgium Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMMAsQ1kyBQ Link to their channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2x8566EI-h7XoaJSrf43Vg Their website: https://catalystbelgium.com/ For use and licensing of this song, please contact Catalyst Belgium. Song: Joakim Karud - Classic (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/COWVJbyEaW4 Me 2 (Feat. Julian Avila) by LAKEY INSPIRED https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 Track Name: "Www Is A Thing" Music by: Dj Quads @ https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Official YouTube Channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCusFqutyfTWRqGhC8kHA5uw SoundCloud HERE: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/DjQuads Spotify HERE: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2VZrdImbvB03VWApYtBRr3 Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/djquads