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Update: Printed parts for Voron

As you can see on a previous post on the spanish comments, there is a comment that said that the use of PLA for Voron´s printed parts is not recommended. And as I told to the user, here is my update on this post

So, do you recommend the use of PLA for printed parts?

If you are going to put the cabinet closed, my advice is NOT using PLA for printed parts, instead the use of Ingeo 870. The reason in that inside the cabinet with the heated bed on, and the nozzle at more than 200º C, the temperature is too high and PLA will melt.

If you have the cabinet open (like I do), I don´t recommend the use of PLA, but is less dramatic. In fact I currently have my parts printed on PLA. But I am goingo to order a new set of parts made of ABS.

What material do you recommend?

As the printer´s creators said, the best performance is reached by using ABS or ABS +, unless due to the hicg temperature inside the cabinet there are some problems too with the use of ABS.

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Voron Electronics Setup (I)

What electronics has been used?

For the Voron there are two electronics options supported by the community, RAMPS plus Raspberry using Klipper as firmware, and the other one is Duet with its expansion (Duex)

I take the Duet by some reasons:

  • I knew the board
  • Integrated drivers are awesome
  • Is very easy to changes thing on the fly without need of compile a new firmware.
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Printed parts for Voron 2.1

Today I am going to write about printed parts for Voron 2.1.

First of all, there are a lot of parts to be printed. It took me about 200 printing hours and almost 2,5 kg of filament.

voron printed parts

What kind of material did you use?

I have printed the parts with improved PLA filament, Ingeo 870.

According to the manufacturer specifications, after one “baking” procedure, that you can make on your oven, the filament crystalize and have similiar properties to ABS.

I did not make the oven procedure, but I hope that the parts are good enough. I have used this material on the printed improvements made for Anet printer, and the behavior is excellent. Continue reading

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New printer in construction – Voron 2.1

First of all, I wish you a happy Christmas. Today I start a new series of post about the new printer that I am building right now,  Voron 2.1.

Features of Voron 2.1

  • It is a Core XY printer with fixed bed plate, I like that because the movement of the bed plate is one of the things that worried me on the cartesian printers.
  • 2020 aluminium extrusion profile, so is cheaper than other similar options.
  • It has 4 independient motors for Z axis, so it will adjust very precisely.
  • It is a closed printer with a carbon filter, so you can print ABS without problems.
  • The dimensions of the printer are relatively small, it is a cube of  50 cm,  for a bed plate of 350×350 mm
  • It use linear guides and belts.

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