Building a 3D Printer Under 200$ by AlmusYang

Building a 3D Printer Under 200$

 by AlmusYang

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Hello everyone

In this instructable I will show you how to make a 3d printer under 200$.

This 3D printer -Tower Simple XL, Maybe I should call it 3D printer of Sauron, lol.

This 3D printer have 6* 6* 6 Inches build volum and you can build it without any 3Dprint part.(*Laser cutting needed*)

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Step 1: Mechanical Parts List

I buy these things on Alibaba, these things will be more expensive on ebay.

This is the reason why I can build 3D printer under 200$.

M3 10mm screws *29

M3 16mm screws *48

M3 nuts *42

M4 16mm screws *4

M4 nuts *4

M4 shim *4

624 bearing *4

T8 Leadscrew 285mm *1

Leadscrew nuts *1

M3 spring 8mm *5

M5 spring 20mm *1

Coupler 5mm to 8mm *1

M3 pillars 16mm *5

M3 pillars 60mm *1

MXL 20T pulley *2

MXL belt *2

Cylinder Liner Rail Linear 8-215MM *4

Cylinder Liner Rail Linear 8-340MM *2

End stop *3

Nema 17 *4

Step 2: Lasercut Parts

Download lasercut files from this thingiverse link:

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:797666

Step 3: Laser cut wood

Laser cutting by 6 mm wood board

Step 4: Laser cut acrylic

Laser cutting by 6 mm acrylic

Step 5: Fixed stepper motors and 624 bearings to acrylic

Use m3 *10mm screws attach the nema 17 stepper motor to the acrylic piece

Step 6: Build the main body

Install acrylic part into main body

in this step we need to use the laser cut parts that i point out highlight

- Laser cut parts 1 &4 &5 &12 &16

Step 7: Mount the leadscrew nut

Mount the leadscrew nut into nut holder piece

in this step we need to use the laser cut part that i point out highlight

- Laser cut parts 8 &10

Step 8:

- First attach parts 9 and 11

- Then fit the two onto part 13

- Third attach previous assembly to the end of part 14

- Then add part 3 to the other end as depicted

- Fifth attach part 2 to the previously assembled parts

http://www.instructables.com/id/Building-a-3D-Printer-Under-200/