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Big 3D Printer #BFP

200 x 200mm cubed print area just wasn’t going to cut the mustard anymore. Using a big 3D printer with a 300 x 300mm print area changed me forever. After two years of designing and building I present to you my printer the BFP: Big F… Printer!

Delta Printer First Run

I’ve waited all my life for this moment… Not really, but I have waited a few months. A friend was able to lend me some T5 belts and pulleys while I wait for my GT2 belts so I could test run the printer now.

Rod Clamps

With my frame design I needed a way that I could clamp down on the 8mm linear rods to keep them in place. The answer was 12 little clamps that mount directly to the frame.

Starting to look like a 3D printer

Been working some long hours in the workshop and made great progress on the Delta 3D Printer! I have the three main structural pieces and motor mounts finished. I have also almost finished the electronics enclosure.

What I’ve got so far

Parts have begun arriving for my delta 3D printer. So here are the things I currently have – I’ll tell you how much I paid, what the quality is like, how long they took to arrive etc.

Delta 3D Printer

I have been following the reprap project for a few years now and fell in love with the first video I saw of a small machine moving around frantically, extruding plastic layer by layer to create a 3D object.