MAKE YOUR OWN 3D DELTA PRINTER FOR CERAMIC Annoyed and frustrated by 3D Systems buying out and then stopping the production of the RapMan 3D printer. This was the first kit printer Belgian design duo Unfold adapted to print with clay and has subsequently been copied and widely used by others, I decided to develop my own replacement 3D printer.

Based on the delta type of 3D printer my aim has been to use parts that can either be made with basic DIY tools and skills, or ordered off the internet. The design is specifically for printing in clay but could be adapted to work with other materials. Many other self build 3D printers use parts printed in plastic but with this project I did not want to be reliant on already having access to a 3D printer. This document is not a blue print for building a 3D printer but more my documentation of what I have done.

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My experience is as an artist and not as an engineer or computer specialist so I am sure there are many improvements that could be made but this is what works for me. I welcome others to take up the design and develop it further but only in a private or research and education context. Please respect my ethos of sharing and the humanity to be found in generosity. This project was borne out of the disgust of the practices of big business so please do not blatantly use the information I am offering for commercial gain. Being more interested in what might be creatively produced with 3D printers I am happy to contribute openly to the growing knowledge based around clay and computerisation but it come with a warning. As difficult as it is to pull all the technology and computerisation together I suggest it is even more difficult to do something creative, fresh and meaningful with this technology. I look forward to seeing what others can do with it.

By 3D printer standards this is a rather primitive tool set, but it does offer an accessible way into a very exciting new way of working with clay. PARTS MDF and Plastic - Where more strength is needed I have used 15mm MDF but some parts are 12mm. Skripit panelj na 2110. The plastic parts are 10mm. My cutting templates where sketched out in Microsoft Word so are not very accurate but are printable on a standard A4 printer and gives a basic cutting pattern that I have altered as I have gone along. CAD files thanks to John Nicholson (update March 2014) Mechanics - *6 x 70cm 12mm steel rods *6 x linear bearings to fit steel rods *3 x High Torque Hybrid Stepper Motors SY42STH47_1684A (Holding Torque 4.4 Kg-cm) (All the above I get from, UK) *6 x arm rods with ball joints (These I made up with aluminium rod and model car Traxxas Rod Ends) *3 x 1200 mm length 6mm wide GT2 pitch (2mm) belts *3 x Aluminium GT2 Pulleys for the stepper motors.

Electronics - *1 x Arduino Mega 2560 microcontroller board *1 x RAMPS 1.4 set that is complete. *1 x LCD and SD card panel that plugs into the RAMPS *3 x Mechanical Endstops *100k thermistor (Not needed for clay but needed to keep the firmware happy) *A good selection of cables *Power supply options Left, X Box Right, General purpose power bricks 12V 220W (Both available on Amazon) Below a pictorial bill of parts based on suppliers convenient to the UK. (This is only considered as a helpful guide and no responsibility is taken for this information so please check all items before ordering for your suitability) Firmware – I use Johann Rocholl’s modified firmware. I have had a look at the firmware but got the Marlin going first so have stuck with it. Here is a copy of the firmware that I have setup for this build. The Download ZIP is lower right on the link page.