I’ve been given some linear rails, and the only thing I can think to do with them is build a large format 3d printer. I have two 750mm and two 670mm rails, two carriages each.
I know there are several open-source plans for printers, and I could use a cool project to work on. I already have a smaller printer to work with so I can already make a lot of the parts.
Has anyone done this before? What printer did you build, and do you have any recommendations and things to look out for?
So of your dont want to build a very long/tall 3d printer i recommend looking into building a flat long CNC frame for a laser/Plotter. They want to be long and flat, fitting your parts. I build a voron, several cartesians from scratch aswell as a giant laser frame. A Laser frame is much more simple compared to sth as overengineered as a voron(Perfection), far better suited to waste some spare parts with out getting lost in a one year project. Id have loved those rails for my laser.