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Aluminum Frame

I ordered 2- 6 foot sticks of extruded aluminum and they have arrived. The build plate I'm using is from my Hictop measures: x270 and y210. This means my frame size will be x410 by y313. The Z height on the Hictop was 195. I'm increasing this to 300. This will allow taller prints to be obtained. Overall frame dimensions including 50mm for legs: X410 Y313 Z545. Usable work area X270 Y210 Z300. I need to order another 6 feet of aluminum  because I'm short 1 main legs and a side rail. With this and the aluminum saved from the Hictop should be enough. I'll post some pics once I get something worth posting. I also ordered allot of screws and misc. parts. SeeYa

Hypercube 3d Printer

I plan to redesign my current 3d printers to the Hypercube designed by Tech2C. You can find his build on Youtube and Thinguniverse. The things I like about this project is the fact that you reuse most of your parts from your old printer. The design reminds me of the FolgerTech FT-5, But it a smaller package. You can reconfigure the outer frame and expand this to a large  printer. A HUGE THANKS goes to Tech2C for allowing the files to be downloaded for free. As I print parts for the change I will post it. It will be a slow build. SeeYa