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Axis 3D Printer with Radial Non-Planar Slicer – Joshua Bird [video]

16 pointsby WillDaSilva6 months ago

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xg156 months ago
This looks amazing!<p>It also now has the interesting property that one &quot;axis&quot; (the rotary table) can move indefinitely without having to slow down. I wonder if this could be used to massively increase printing speed for part of the object:<p>- First use the slicer to find the &quot;largest rotational solid&quot; that is contained in your object. E.g. if your object is a cube, the rotational solid would be a cylinder of the same height, if your object is a pyramid, the rotational solid would be a cone, etc.<p>- Generate a tool path for the rotational solid that is basically a huge, unbroken spiral.<p>- The printer can print the rotational solid in one go, without ever having to change direction of the turntable (sort of like an &quot;inverse lathe&quot; or a pottery table). This means, the turntable can be kept at high speed, shortening the duration of the whole process.<p>- After the rotational solid is done, the rest of the object (e.g. the corners of the cube) has to be printed around it in a regular fashion.