I had my son build my Voron for me. I agree with David. The building of it isn't for the faint of heart. Dave Davies
Joe, the Voron is an open source design, and there are currently 3 variants (V2.4, Trident, V0.2) that differ in size and motion systems.? The V0.2 is what I¡¯m building and is a very small printer with a build volume of about a 6-inche cube.? My Prusa has a build volume of about 10^^3.? The larger Voron V2.4 goes up to about 20^^3. ? Another similar open-source group is??in Portugal - similar dynamic: build from scratch from their designs, but they also sell kits. ?
Voron is as much a philosophy (cultish) as it is a product - kind of like Rhino in the CAD world.? It has a dedicated following of serious build-from-scratch nerds, and is the most challenging to build, but also the highest performance.? It has a deep global subculture and is not for the faint of heart.? In many respects, the Voron community reminds me of the Ham Radio world, or the RC model makers back when I was a kid.
Some background: ?The world of 3D printing users seem to break down into two large categories: ?those who just want to print parts, and those who want to build and hot-rod the printers.? I thought I was in the first category - but things changed and I have drunk the kool-aid so to speak.? The size of the 3D printing community is staggering.? As an example, Prusa in Prague ships 10,000 printers per month, and they are just one of 5-6 volume manufacturers. ??is much bigger than Prusa, and caters to the ¡°low cost¡± hobbits community (think teens). ??I picked Prusa because they have the longest track record, the most robust design, are open source, with plenty of support, and most printer farms today run on Prusa machines.? There are in fact many sole proprietorships pumping out 3D parts in substantial quantity using a print farm of 10-100 printers.? You might enjoy??about Prusa.
There are Voron kits available from LDO and others that include most of the parts - assuming you don¡¯t want to source every nut/bolt/extruder/stepper/etc. on your own.? But the die hard (think ¡°real men¡±) Voron builders source all the parts. ??is one (of probably 100) sourcing guides for the V0.2.? Once you have built a Voron, you can apply for a serial number to the head designer group that came up with an maintain the plans, but you have to substantiate that you in fact built it yourself and that it meets the published design and performance specs.? There is a dedicated forum?, and most of the community participates on the Voron??channel to share ideas, offer help, and converse with the original design team.? There are also plenty of YouTubers who have live streams where they build these printers.? Example ().
If you want to nerd out, you might start by going to the festival in a couple weeks: ?. All of my new friends will be there.? Researching for a Voron Survival Guide. ?
David,
I went to the Voron webpage and there is not much description there.? Is there a forum where people discuss the Voron?
The MK4 looks very capable for a $1000 printer.? Nice.
I Have watched Markforged for years but I can¡¯t justify the cost.
Thanks,
Joe
On Apr 3, 2024, at 7:31?PM, David P. Best via <dbestworkshop= [email protected]> wrote:
Joe, I originally bought the Prusa MK3S kit at the start of covid.? A couple months ago I installed the upgrade kit to make it an MK4.? The speed improvement was 4-10X depending on the part.? I did print my own parts for the MK4 upgrade with PETG¡ªCF in that dark blue, and other than that and adding a few covers, it¡¯s a stock MK4.? I am currently building a??from scratch, and that will be all tricked out.
-- Dave & Marie Davies
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