Comments on: Liberty – The Tall Machine in Prototype Stage http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/ Democratizing Manufacturing Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:38:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Xyberz http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-22940 Xyberz Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:25:47 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-22940 Yes, I'm wondering what the status on this is? I'm going to get a Makerbot but wouldn't mind shelling out a few extra bucks to build bigger things. Yes, I’m wondering what the status on this is? I’m going to get a Makerbot but wouldn’t mind shelling out a few extra bucks to build bigger things.

]]> By: fredini http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-17327 fredini Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:05:12 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-17327 Hey- are there any updates on this project? I really want to get a Makerbot, but the small print area is a bit of an issue for the project I ave in mind for it. I would be totally down for it if there were a mod allowing for a taller build area- I've been looking around the web for information and if people have successfully modded their makerbots for a taller build area. Are there any documented projects where users have extended the build height? Hey- are there any updates on this project? I really want to get a Makerbot, but the small print area is a bit of an issue for the project I ave in mind for it. I would be totally down for it if there were a mod allowing for a taller build area- I’ve been looking around the web for information and if people have successfully modded their makerbots for a taller build area. Are there any documented projects where users have extended the build height?

]]> By: Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot | TuxWire : The Linux Blog http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-637 Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot | TuxWire : The Linux Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:13:46 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-637 [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of [...] [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of [...]

]]> By: Rhubarb http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-609 Rhubarb Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:38:44 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-609 Forgive me for being a noob, but how does a 3D printer handle parts of the extrusion that are lower down than the part they are attached to, such as the bottom of the torch and the tablet here? Forgive me for being a noob, but how does a 3D printer handle parts of the extrusion that are lower down than the part they are attached to, such as the bottom of the torch and the tablet here?

]]> By: Luke http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-605 Luke Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:13:17 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-605 That is pretty cool. Was the model hollow? If not, that's a lot of ABS! I agree with Luis de Rivas - your print result would be much better on larger jobs if you just moved the extrusion head instead of the platform. Couldn't you pretty easily prototype up a 'mobile extruder' version by placing the extruder head on the XY translation mechanism? That is pretty cool. Was the model hollow? If not, that’s a lot of ABS!

I agree with Luis de Rivas – your print result would be much better on larger jobs if you just moved the extrusion head instead of the platform. Couldn’t you pretty easily prototype up a ‘mobile extruder’ version by placing the extruder head on the XY translation mechanism?

]]> By: Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot | Diy all the Way http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-603 Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot | Diy all the Way Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:25:00 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-603 [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of [...] [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of [...]

]]> By: Web News Site » Blog Archive » Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-597 Web News Site » Blog Archive » Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:03:00 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-597 [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of Liberty! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles [...] [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of Liberty! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles [...]

]]> By: Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-596 Daily DIY Network - Science Projects Plans Guides » Blog Archive » Liberty, the extra tall MakerBot Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:02:04 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-596 [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of Liberty! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles [...] [...] out this triple tall MakerBot, and its maiden print, the Statue of Liberty! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles [...]

]]> By: Jeremie http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-581 Jeremie Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:38:06 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-581 Long makerbot is loooooooooong (sorry i couldn't resist.) Long makerbot is loooooooooong

(sorry i couldn’t resist.)

]]> By: Luis de Rivas http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2009/09/15/liberty-the-tall-machine-in-prototype-stage/#comment-560 Luis de Rivas Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:50:54 +0000 http://www.makerbot.com/blog/?p=546#comment-560 As you've found, moving the platform (instead of the nozzle) will incur some mechanical stress on the XYZ shafts, and subject the table to the object's own inertia. As you scale the machine for larger jobs, the speed/accuracy will be proportionaly affected by the mass of the extruded material. Eventually you would need a variable mass counter-weight on the Z axis to offset the extruded mass! Why not move the extrusion, when you could simply move the extrusion head? The mass is constant and you can engineer it with lesser mass to minimize the effects of inertia. You could therefore, increase the speed of material deposition and decrease the deposition volume for greater precision. As you’ve found, moving the platform (instead of the nozzle) will incur some mechanical stress on the XYZ shafts, and subject the table to the object’s own inertia. As you scale the machine for larger jobs, the speed/accuracy will be proportionaly affected by the mass of the extruded material. Eventually you would need a variable mass counter-weight on the Z axis to offset the extruded mass!

Why not move the extrusion, when you could simply move the extrusion head? The mass is constant and you can engineer it with lesser mass to minimize the effects of inertia. You could therefore, increase the speed of material deposition and decrease the deposition volume for greater precision.

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