Voxel Ox

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  Voxel Ox build page

Voxel OX is a super-sturdy 3D printer and CNC platform design I came up with for our 3D printing shop. It uses mostly 20x80 v-slot extrusion, is pleasantly quick to build, and rigid enough to hold a 400w spindle. We've completed over half a dozen variations of this build. Print quality and reliability have turned out to be excellent and dependable.

Inspiration

DIY 3D printer designs had too many parts and, were not robust and were difficult to upgrade

What it does

3D prints, CNC machines, can get bigger and smaller with few parts.

How I built it

By studying common flaws in opensource mechanical designs of 3D printers.

Challenges I ran into

Competing with the overall part cost of affordable printer options.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

6+ community builds and project recognition in the RepRap community.

What I learned

Scaling production between 3 to 5 units at a time, still incurs similar labor cost per unit, therefore, production needs to scale to numbers over 50 for significant labor gains as labor only accounts for 25% of the overall cost.

What's next for the Voxel Ox

Better electronics enclosures and more experimental electronics and effectors.

Built With

• arduino-microcontrollers
• grbl
• marlin