PLA Printer

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The PLA 3D Printed 3D Printer I built on _MSA_'s idea and utilized part of his measurements (with permission) for the Adjustable V Wheel carriages that utilize three wheels and a perpendicular screw to tighten against the rail. My goal was to create a REPRAP-style printer, and I initially started with leftover parts from my Tevo Tarantula. I began with a cantilever style similar to the Tronxy X1 and used more aluminum parts, but this went against my original intention to print as much of it as possible. Fast forward to last year when my wife bought an Anet A8 Plus for me, which allowed me to print "printed extrusion" to almost 400mm in length by placing diagonal on the 300x300 bed. I began this project and have been modifying it to its current sixth iteration. I mostly use PLA as it's easy to print and rigid. I estimate roughly 1.8 kg of PLA to print all the parts. A lot of long M5 and M4 bolts are required (full BOM will be eventually uploaded). But I've been modifying the design where I can to utilize bolt sizes I have on hand. Non-printed parts required: GT2 belts, nuts, and bolts, five Nema 17 stepper motors, and wires, two lead screws and nuts, three limit switches, twelve V-slot wheels, an extruder of your choice (extra points for a 3D printed extruder), a V6 hotend, fans, a motherboard/drivers (recommend an all-in-one such as an MKS Robin E3), a twelve-volt ten-amp power block. That is the bare minimum; tether it to your computer and print via a USB cable. If you want it standalone, you can purchase a display. If you want a heated bed, you'll have to get a larger power supply. I've calculated a rough cost of $140 for the bare minimum, or up to $200 for extras.