Delta Mines 3D Printer

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This Solidworks model features a Delta Arm 3D Printer based on Werner Berry's BerryBot 3D, with an approximate file size of 100MB requiring large assembly mode for opening. It has aluminum construction using 20mmx20mm aluminum extrusion support framing and Makerslide vertical members, along with belt-driven sliding carriages. The printer boasts magnetic ball joints for high accuracy, carbon fiber rods, a water-cooled setup using a condensate pump and radiator, heater cartridges at 100vac and 100 watts, and a nicrome coil heated circular platform with two circuits. Other features include a 4 nozzle hot end (bowden setup), loosely secured nozzle assemblies to prevent head crashing, acrylic windows with magnetic door latches, electronics in the base, an ATX power supply, and a removable magnetic display. The estimated cost from scratch is around $2,500, and it has a print size of 16'' diameter x 17'' tall. Easy calibration, a spring-loaded heated platform, and an eccentric spacer belt tensioner are additional highlights. This design is named "Delta Mines" after the university it was used at, and users are encouraged to suggest improvements for the work in progress model.