How much does it cost to build your own 3D Printer? I want to use an entire room for printing... well, at least most of it. Here are the measurements for the 3D printer I want to build: 10' x 10' x 8'
The only thing that should move is the printer head though because the size of the printer just about takes up the size of the room, making a moveable printing platform impossible.
I also have it in my head to recycle the scrap left behind from printing and use it again for the next print job, provided this is possible. Can someone help me?
Let me make myself perfect clear however:
I want to know the cost to set this up before I do anything. A rough estimate is good enough so long as the cost is not too low.
Still for a room sized prototyper that uses the floor of the room as thebuild platform or a set raised platform wouldn't an oversized version of the maki box design work? The main change other than size of components would be instead of one z-axis control rod, you'd have to have several to raise the x and y-axis. For acuracy you'd also have to have x and y-axis controls on both sides of the printer for the same reason you'd have more z-axis control rods. Mounting and feeding filament would be an issue for large builds. Finding parts that would be made for the size of the room might be prohibitavely expensive.
Still for a room sized prototyper that uses the floor of the room as thebuild platform or a set raised platform wouldn't an oversized version of the maki box design work? The main change other than size of components would be instead of one z-axis control rod, you'd have to have several to raise the x and y-axis. For acuracy you'd also have to have x and y-axis controls on both sides of the printer for the same reason you'd have more z-axis control rods. Mounting and feeding filament would be an issue for large builds. Finding parts that would be made for the size of the room might be prohibitavely expensive.
