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DiyouPCB – Attaching the Printing Bed

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DiyouPCB – Wiring the electronics

For the printer wiring you will need the following materials:

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DiyouPCB – Assembling the electronics

The printer electronics is composed of the following components:

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DiyouPCB – Assembling the printer framework and X-axis

In this section you will assemble the printer famework and the X-axis, but first you'll start preparing some parts that you will need later

Preparing the Printing Bed Supports

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DiyouPCB – Assembling the Y-axis gantry

Before assembling the Y-axis gantry you need to assemble some parts.

Assembling the Y-belt tensioner

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DiyouPCB – Cutting and preparing the materials

Important: all the measures mention above are in millimeters. You can download the complete set of drawings at the downloads page.

Cutting the printer base

To build the base of the printer you will need a piece of plywood or MDF 8mm thick. For the prototype we used a piece 10mm thick but 8mm is enough.

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DiyouPCB - How to build one

The printer assembly process is divided into nine steps:

Step 1 – Cutting and preparing the materials

Step 2 – Assembling the Y-axis gantry

Step 3 – Assembling the printer framework and the X-axis

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DiyouPCB - How to improve it and more ideas

Improve the accuracy

It is possible to improve the accuracy of the printer by using lead-screws which are more accurate than timing-belts, but at the expense of speed. It would also be a good idea to replace the stepper motors with servo motors to avoid vibrations. We believe that a vibration-free printer could draw tracks of 0.1 mm or even less.

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DiyouPCB - How to get it

The materials used to build the printer are very easy to find in any hardware store, DIY store, electronics store or over the Internet. The plastic parts are printed with a 3D printer. The printer base and the top printing bed are manufactured in plywood. For the cart we used an aluminum plate 2mm thick.

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