Pandora

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Pandora RepStrap

Release status: experimental

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Description
Large format 3D printer
License
public domain
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Pandora: ancient Gk. Bringer of "all gifts", creation of Maker god Hephaestus.

What it is, and what it is for

Pandora is a large format RepStrap with a build volume of approximately 450 x 850 x 900mm. It is built of aluminium V-slot extrusion, with CoreXY gantry geometry at the top face, and a bed that lowers away from the extruder on leadscrews.

Its purpose is to print body parts for velomobiles (streamlined bicycles) and perhaps other light but bulky structures.

Progressive build pictures

Problems encountered

Homing such a large bed is problematic. Any missed steps on one motor will cause it to go out of level. Unfortunately the Rambo doesn't support independent leveling (where each side has its own endstop). I'm building a counterweight for both sides, which will ease some of the friction in the nut blocks. From here, the next step is to connect the Z motors in series rather than Rambo's default parallel (to get more current into them) and/or to replace them with Nema23's.