Orca alternative build

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Orc ?

Release status: concept

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Description
An attempt to make a simplified version of the Orca
License
GPL v2
Author
Contributors
Based-on
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CAD Models
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The Orca page is quite long, so I may list here my alternative parts for a moment (and maybe merging with the page later, we will see)

Goals

As I said on my review, lets add some improvements :) (http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?152,94557,94557)

  • design printable parts of the actual thick/thin sheet (more self-replication)
  • redesign some printed parts to ease the build (e.g. in the Y-axis two parts could be one, and thus we don't have to check the distance between them, other can be fused together)
  • make a version with bushings or linear bearings (that will greatly simplify the design).

The files will be in .stl and .skp (I think the shapes are doable in sketchup, favoring futur reuse)

Alternative parts

With (I will try) a comparison, because sometimes it will be less parts and less vitamins, but more plastic, more complex parts, etc.

Total difference :

Addition

  • x parts
  • xxx gr. of plastic

Savings

  • 3mm Aluminium (4pc - total area needed roughly: 80x80mm)
  • 4mm Aluminium (15pc - total area needed roughly: 300x550mm)
  • 6mm POM (1pc - total area needed roughly: 94x365mm)
  • 12 M4 washer
  • 6 M4 Nylock
  • 6 M4x16

Z support

Probably based on something like that : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:9864

File: stl/sketchup

Parts

Parts

Parts

Alternative Build Order

With all these new parts I suppose it will be preferable to edit the build order

Step

Step

Step