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RodBot - 3D Printer
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##RodBot - 3D Printer
This project started out as a small upgrade to a kit 3D printer I bought but ended up as a complete printer.
It is designed around a frame of M10 threaded rods for stability, which is where the name come from as well. All plastic parts are printable and are made to be sturdy for stability.
The weakest link I found in the kit printer I started out with was that many printed parts where mounted together to form a bigger part. I tried to avoid this by making the parts as big as necessary and only mounting hardware like rods and bearing blocks. This will of course mean more material is needed and the total weight of the printed parts is around 900 grams.
The X-carriage was designed to fit a [Greg's Wade reloaded](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18379) or my remix of [Minimalistic Mk7 replacement](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:251112)
It's probably possible to use other extruders using the 50 mm hole distance as well.
Some of the parts needed:
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This project started out as a small upgrade to a kit 3D printer I bought but ended up as a complete printer.
It is designed around a frame of M10 threaded rods for stability, which is where the name come from as well. All plastic parts are printable and are made to be sturdy for stability.
The weakest link I found in the kit printer I started out with was that many printed parts where mounted together to form a bigger part. I tried to avoid this by making the parts as big as necessary and only mounting hardware like rods and bearing blocks. This will of course mean more material is needed and the total weight of the printed parts is around 900 grams.
The X-carriage was designed to fit a [Greg's Wade reloaded](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18379) or my remix of [Minimalistic Mk7 replacement](http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:251112)
It's probably possible to use other extruders using the 50 mm hole distance as well.
Some of the parts needed:
*
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