Grippy Ippy
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- Voron Zero
Is it possible to build a Voron Zero with a Z Height of 200mm. I only need 180mm but 200 will give me a little bit of room to spare.
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Voron Zero Z Height
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The V0 was originally designed using standardized MakerBeamXL extrusions, to the point that back on launch (2020, 5 years already) the 200mm and 100mm sizes were sold out when the design was announced (they even have a sequence of blog posts about that: https://www.makerbeam.com/blogs/makerbeam/tagged/voron/page2.html ), the infamous VORON Hug of Death™. You can use that fact in your advantage to increase the Z height of your printer by using four 300mm on the vertical extrusions. This will give you 220mm of Z height. You can always cut the extrusion if you want exactly 200mm.
The other change you'll need to make is finding a linear stepper (a stepper motor with embedded leadscrew) big enough for that, or use a common stepper and use a coupler to attach a leadscrew.
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Grippy Ippy
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Very Nice.
That is what I was wondering about. Can one just use longer extrusions. Sounds like the 300mm would be great.
I really like the idea of Voron open source. But I've watched some assembly videos and there always seems to be an issue.
I'm on the fence. I'm considering several Voron for production use. I do not have the patience to figure problems out anymore. I think I'm going to go with something else.
Thank you very much for your reply.
That is what I was wondering about. Can one just use longer extrusions. Sounds like the 300mm would be great.
I really like the idea of Voron open source. But I've watched some assembly videos and there always seems to be an issue.
I'm on the fence. I'm considering several Voron for production use. I do not have the patience to figure problems out anymore. I think I'm going to go with something else.
Thank you very much for your reply.
I'd like to point out that a VORON printer is a project, not a product. It's the result of a bunch of nerds interested on 3d printing to create a no-compromises printer using just off-the-shelf components, but at the end of the day it is still a DIY 3d printer, so it'll be as good as the owner builds and tunes it.
However, if you are intending to have several printers for production use, my recommendation would be to get Prusa printers. They are reliable, works out of the box with basically no tuning needed, and are very easy to repair when the necessity arises. Making a 3d printer farm using VORON printers is doable, but you are on your own regarding support, while with Prusa you have their support to help you out. Either the Mk4S or the CORE One are solid choices, but they also have a range of printers specifically designed for businesses.
Grippy Ippy
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Thank you very much for the solid advice.
You will also need to change the side panel dimensions and have those cut, and adjust wire lengths. That said, it's totally doable--I've seen a number of build logs where the sizes have been customized this way.