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McWire Cartesian Bot v1.0

The design for this cartesian bot is inspired and heavily based on the initial design by Tom McGuire. He created an easy to assemble, easy to fabricate, and easy to work with cartesian robot that is suitable for integration with the RepRap project. On these pages, we will be documenting and elaborating on his initial work, as well as providing additional enhancements. It is a work in progress, and this page will be updated frequently.

Project Status

All work is being done in the trunk/users/hoeken/mcwire-cartesian-bot/ of the RepRap subversion repository.

CAD Drawings

TODO

• Resize X/Y/Z components to be printable on both US Letter (8.5" x 11") as well as A4 (8.3" x 11.7")
• Determine exact measurements for mounting screws. Currently: #10-24 x 3/4" length
• Determine exact measurements for rails. Currently 3/4" width x 3/4" height. length based on drawings
• Determine exact thickness for acrylic pieces. Currently: 1/4" for X/Y/Z stages,
• Add mounting points for endstops (both minimum and maximum)
• Create X and Y motor mount drawings.

DONE

• Create initial DXF drawings of parts
• Create Base drawing.
• Create X stage drawing.
• Create Y stage drawing.
• Create Vertical Base drawing.
• Create Z Axis drawing.
• Create Bearing arm drawing.
• Create Z motor mount drawing.

Construction

• Solicit feedback from RepRap community.
• Mockup design with cardboard and printouts.
• Order test run of laser cut parts.
• Assemble test run and document assembly process.
• Release files on sourceforge: DXFs as well as pre-made PDFs to print for hand-made machines.
• Order laser cut kits for the community.