{"id":64939,"key":"Obvious_3D_printer_technology_based_on_07._Nesting","title":"Obvious 3D printer technology based on 07. Nesting","latest":{"id":1209611,"timestamp":"2025-11-28T02:47:37Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"{{777 notice}}{{TRIZ-3D}}\n\n[[User:Tmjohnst|Tmjohnst]] ([[User talk:Tmjohnst|talk]]) 07:18, 1 December 2015 (PST)\n\n[[User:Kev Man|Kev Man]] ([[User talk:Kev Man|talk]]) 07:49, 1 December 2015 (PST)\n\n[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 10:00, 4 December 2018\n\n== Nesting to Improve 3D Printing ==\n\n# Print using filament directly from filament extruder.\n# Gear reduction to do finer resolution parts.\n## Introduces slack but can be limited with ball screws.\n# Extruder hidden within the frame.\n# Heated bed hidden within the frame.\n## Half the printed bed captures the heat pad, and the top half conceals it.\n## Reduces possible damage to the print bed; the printed surface can be printed again.\n## Probably needs some sort of metal printed and ground surface for accuracy.\n# Delta rods shorten and lengthen to change movement speed for accuracy.\n## Telescoping rods with servos controlling them with a rod threaded through the center.\n# '''Frame uses extendable vertical columns.'''\n# Belts use straps that can easily extend the belt's usable length.\n# Hide belt within frame to reduce exterior moving parts.\n# (Obvious) Use traps on ALL bolts to improve looks (countersinking).\n# '''Use sheathed bowden sheath with an interlock so that the sheath can be extended at will (for use with extending rods).'''\n## Adds to expandability.\n# Use a filament extruder directly in place of the extruder head - directly print with recycled stuff.\n# '''Use a combined stepper driver and computer (Omit Melzi somehow).'''\n## This is probably critical for continuing the development of our specific printer.\n# Add lights inside the end effector during print to conceal lighting (aesthetic).\n# ''' Use extendable parts on the entire frame (like a step ladder or something).'''\n## This is the basis for modular printers, so not anything new really.\n# Have a segmented bed that can expand with inserts (like a table leaf).\n# Use thicker vertical rods to omit exterior frame without introducing vibrations.\n# Use frame as part of wireways. Just add a vertical slot in the frame for the wires to be pushed into.\n## Decreases the risk of snagging and ripping out wires.\n## Makes the machine more portable.\n# Make the vertical parts of the frame interlock with the horizontal to improve ease of assembly.\n# Use snap-together locks in place of bolts to make the frame hold itself together (can't be done with wood probably).\n# Mount extruder on end effector (increase weight and momentum but decrease jams/clogs).\n# Add filter to extruder to filter and extrude in the same motion.\n## Add a slot to push a chunk of foam into that the filament pierces through. This can easily be replaced and adds very little plastic to the overall build.\n## Builds exist for this but it can be incorporated into the extruder assembly to reduce size.\n# Add vibration segments in the rods to reduce momentum vibration.\n# '''Add 3D-printed U-joints to the end effector and omit purchase parts.'''\n## Purchase U-joints are expensive but are more precise, so some precision is lost.\n# Add cooling head next to hot end to simultaneously cool and extrude to decrease deflection.\n# Add wi-fi capability to the board to make machine wirelessly accessible.\n# Combine frame with beams to decrease segmentation.\n\n----\n\n# Print objects as close as possible on one print bed[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# '''Print nested objects together as nested using soluble support material to decrease waste'''[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Use multiple levels with support structures[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# '''Use raft frame to print at several levels'''[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# '''Multiple fixed extruder heads with movable bed plate to create identical objects'''[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Adjustable rod length to add build higher on the build plate mid-print[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Nesting a print bed on printer to allow for quick part removal[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Multiple extruder heads with fixed be plate to use multiple materials on one object[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Adjustable extruder nozzle size (zoom lens adjustment) to create different extruded thickness[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Increase quality of filament[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n# Use alternative materials to improve strength and rigidity[[User:T.Billman|T.Billman]] ([[User talk:T.Billman|talk]]) 07:13, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n1. Nest print bed into plate that holds electronics 07:17, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n2. Nest lights to the top of the frame of the printer for better viability while working or printing [[User:Ejweiden|Ejweiden]] ([[User talk:Ejweiden|talk]]) 07:17, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n3. Retracting power cord [[User:Ejweiden|Ejweiden]] ([[User talk:Ejweiden|talk]]) 07:20, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n4. Retracting Ethernet cable [[User:Ejweiden|Ejweiden]] ([[User talk:Ejweiden|talk]]) 07:20, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n5. Wireless (Wifi) Printing 07:27, 4 December 2018 (PST)\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n| description = Appropedia highlights 3D printing with nesting—stacking or arranging prints smartly to use space better and cut waste.\n}}\n\n[[Category:4777 TRIZ 3D printers]]"}