Sli3DR - (pronounced Slider) 3D Printer

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A few enthusiasts experimented with using it for 3D printing with off-the-shelf mechanical parts. I wanted to design a version with 3D printed parts and Spectra Line based on this mechanism. Tim Rastall was also working on a massive Tantillus called the Ingentis at around the same time. I printed an early set of Ingentis parts, but after seeing the above mechanism, I had to create a printer based on it. I borrowed the style of Tim's Z-Axis arms with thanks to Tim, and everything else needed to be designed and scalable upwards or downwards. Edit - This part has been updated for correct back credit of bringing the mechanism to the attention of the RepRap and 3D printing community - David Moorhouse on G+ showed a cable bot design first on November 1st, 2013. See here - https://plus.google.com/104904818050178236499/posts/WpzzVuULM2z. David's original video sparked great discussion over the mechanism, Tim Rastall made a great sketch of the 'unnamed mechanism' - still unnamed as far as I know. Find out more about David's build here - http://astro.smugmug.com/Hobbies/3D-Printer-Cablebot/. If you have any issues with these files, try them on GitHub - https://github.com/RichRap/Sli3DR. Sli3DR_MAR2014_REV3_012_Final_machine_build. PLEASE READ License, project and contact info - This Design is part of the RichRap Sli3DR 3D Printer (A RepRap project). Thank you for downloading. Please be aware and abide by the license all these files. The RichRap Sli3DR 3D Printer uses an Attribution - ShareAlike Creative Commons V3 (CC BY-SA 3.0) - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/. This License is not greatly restrictive at all, so please don't forget to attribute my work and acknowledge. If you decide to print and sell these or make further changes, improvements or additions, that's great! I want you to do that! I hope this work has been of some use to you. If you wish to say hello or donate towards further developments, please see my Blog here - www.richrap.blogspot.com. Many thanks - Richard Horne (RichRap). Please feel free to contact me. My website - www.richrap.com Catch me on Twitter @RichRap3D Watch me on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/user/RichRap2011 Google+ https://plus.google.com/+RichardHorne_RichRap3D/about Please see www.reprap.org for information about the RepRap Project. Please visit the RepRap forum - http://forums.reprap.org/. These files were originally shared on - https://www.youmagine.com/ Please support this growing and open community.