My main gripe with liteplacer is that it is SLOW! Cheers, Robert ---------------------------------------- > From: apptechnz@gmail.com > Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 22:04:44 +1300 > Subject: Re: [EE]:: Prototype pick & place machine - DIY/Kitset ... $US12= 00 > To: piclist@mit.edu > > On 12 February 2015 at 19:22, Robert Dvoracek wrot= e: > >> The FirePick Delta was much faster and only $300, but development appear= s >> to have stalled. >> > class=3D"newlyinsertedlink">http://delta.firepick.org/ >> http://hackaday.io/project/963-300-pick-and-place-3d-printer > > > The $300 Firepick version is entry entry level and you could spend 10 x > that (they say). > On the plus side it's also a 4 colour PLA 3D > printer, but at a glance it seems to be potentially more limited in > absolute pick and place capability. > > Good photo here. > > https://cdn.hackaday.io/images/83571401245932850.png > > It uses a Stewart Platform which gives it excellent maneuverability withi= n > the workspace (6DOF) but also has the result that it can reach only > slightly outside the work area defined by the vertical columns. Extending > its reach- even in say one direction by a factor of 2 or 3 or 4 or ... > would vastly increase the size and complexity of the machine. Whereas the > lightplacer > uses extrusions which allow substantial extension at relatoively minimal > cost. If you want a huge beast it could cost not vastly more. Don't expec= t > it to 3D print :-) > > I have no involvement with and no 'axe to grind' on behalf of any of thes= e > machines. > > > Russell > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist =20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .