A Potential Breakthrough - V0 Cross
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I was organizing my design folders yesterday in Fusion when I randomly opened the V0 Cross CAD and I think there's a potential breakthrough here. As it stands, it seems like I can finally fix the gripes I've had with this particular cross-gantry design for a year now.
The new layout has:
- Live shafts without losing the 120x120mm travel
- 9mm XY belts without ruining one of the stack heights like on the K3
- Easier to align XY
- 55mm stepper shaft compatibility (maybe)
- No added MGN7H rails, only the stock ones (less M2 hardware)
- A simple, synced 3-point Z system that's rigid, and with more Z travel than originally thought with a Chube-length hotend
- More rigid "tophat"
- Simpler frame assembly
I've only verified this new layout with 2D sketches, but I've already ordered the necessary parts for the changes because it looks so promising. Hopefully, I can throw something together in the coming days when I have some free time.
Based on the previous public poll I'll be focusing on a mixed sheet metal/SLM design.