Think it's a nice idea for the fun of it, make the hole thing fold-able, replace the z rod with belts etc...
But for real, it will probably always have a negative impact on quality and/or price, the thing will just be over complicated. By comparison have a look at the latest felix printer, this thing is designed to be compact, the bed folds 90 degrees when not in use, to improve portability (and reduce shipping cost). I personally much prefer simplicity.
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SandervG 1,522
Nice idea! Don't you think it would become less rigid if it was made up of separate parts? If it would be less rigid the surface quality could suffer / couldn't print as fast. And above a certain hight, when your prints become taller you need to compensate it with a rigid Zstage to keep everything still and steady.
And the cables might be avoided if you could connect them together with some connectors, right? The rods etc would need to be replaced.
I think what @Neotko is asking.. why would you want to be modular and face these challenges. What do you think?
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