Search the Community

I'll add my self sourced 250 Trident build to the diaries. This is my first Voron, and second printer. I started out with a Prusa Mini+ kit and enjoyed the build so much that I started looking more seriously at the Vorons. I did look while doing initial research, but the full DIY nature was intimidating at the time; the Mini has been a great learning printer both for building and printing. In the process of researching I found the Voron Discord, this forum, and Nero & Steve's Youtube channels. Lurking, reading, and ultimately starting to ask dumb questions has taught me a lot in a short time. So I started with the Voron configurator to get my BOM, then grabbed the matching info off the sourcing guide to start finding where to buy parts. I spent quite a while learning about many of the components to determine what the best cost vs quality balance is for me. In the process, I found the popular vendors supplying the hobby. I built myself a spreadsheet to track & manage the list of parts and my often-shifting plans of what to buy and from whom. I started purchases taking advantage of sales on Aliexpress, and just accelerated the process after witnessing the Voron Hug and general supply chain issues. If something is in stock these days, you probably want to buy now rather than wait. So the list of vendors I've used are: 3D Maker Parts Amazon Aliexpress DFH Grainger KB-3D Mandala Rose Works PiHut Push Plastics Sparta 3D West 3D I tried to minimise the orders and take advantage of free shipping triggers as much as possible, so I didn't get hit too hard with that forgotten cost. A few redirected sources due to out of stock situations; PiHut most notable--had to order the board from the UK after the things became unobtanium. The last part to get is ironically the frame. I'm being picky and want the LDO blue kit which has not been available. As I was composing this I checked again, and unexpectedly got a hit on KB-3D, who now has them! So all parts are now ordered. I've spent the last week getting my Mini prepped for printing up the parts for the Trident. So I now have a full set of spare parts in PETG, which itself was a learning experience. I have to move the OctoPi from a separate case to the integrated electronics box lid. That is to help fit everything under the original box for the Mini as my cheap enclosure for ABS printing. Next step is to get some ABS test prints so I can dial that in, then start printing parts. EDIT: I should probably also list the mods I am incorporating into the initial build: hartk SexBolt Z endstop. hartk Z endstop PCB randell XY endstop PCB jeoje 4.3" Waveshare touchscreen with Steve's modified skirt. hernsl magnetic bottom panel clips Steve's no tape skirt fan mounts chrisgonzales 270° door hinges Nero's idler bearing stack in place of toothed idler change

Dusted off the Trident 250mm Formbot kit and laid out the parts on the build table. You're not building ANOTHER one!, she said rolling her eyes. But honey - its the Trident build - remember Poseidon or Neptune - powerful Gods all had the three thronged spear. I gotta have one too. Yeah but you're not in Atlantis - you're in sunny Oz! What can I say but Trident it is. Build plan: (I know it will change as I go along this three pronged journey) Color Scheme: Main: Grey Accent: Silver and Light blue (Black for electronics bay - cause if the magic smoke happens everything is already black) @Buurman - tested the silver for strength as you suggested - seems to be holding up as good as the grey Filament: eSun ABS+ (Hotend 245, Bed 110 Chamber 42) Printed Parts printed on Voron 2.4r2, - 40% infill, 0.4width forced, speed 100mm/s, acceleration: 4000mm/s Hardware: 1. Formbot Kit as a basis (Frame, hardware, wiring, electronics, etc) BTT Octopus v1.1 board, TMC2209 stepper drivers included as well as a Bigtreetech Mini 12864 v1.0 LCD 2. Voron TAP with 5V PCB and optical sensor: (https://github.com/VoronDesign/Voron-Tap) 3. Sexbolt Z endstop: (https://github.com/hartk1213/MISC/blob/main/Voron Mods/Voron 2/2.4/Voron2.4_SexBolt_ZEndstop/STLs/TridentSexBolt.stl) 4. Pin Mods for AB Drives and XY joints:(https://github.com/VoronDesign/VoronUsers/tree/master/printer_mods/hartk1213/Voron2.4_Trident_Pins_Mod) 5. Ramalama2 front idler mod: (https://github.com/Ramalama2/Voron-2-Mods/tree/main/Front_Idlers) 5. Door Hinge mod: (https://github.com/VoronDesign/VoronUsers/tree/master/printer_mods/randell/Door_Hinges) 6. Nevermore Carbon Filter: (https://github.com/nevermore3d/Nevermore_Micro/tree/master/V5_Duo) 7. Logitech C922 camera mount (https://github.com/VoronDesign/VoronUsers/tree/master/printer_mods/Iakabos/C920_mount) 8. Inverted Electronics mount (https://github.com/VoronDesign/VoronUsers/tree/master/printer_mods/LoganFraser/TridentInvertedElectronics) 9. Raspi Pi 4, 4GB 10. BTT PiTFT50 with Klipperscreen 11. Revo Voron Hotend Mods considered but not yet included: (will see when I get to that part of the build ) 1. Internal Spoolholder / Horseshoe spoolholder - don't think this will fit inside a 250mm build: (https://github.com/VoronDesign/VoronUsers/tree/master/printer_mods/LoganFraser/HorseshoeSpoolHolder) 2...... whatever pops up along the way!! No doubt @claudermilk will have some great suggestions. I know he is planning 3 mods on his already finished Trident Unpacking the kit : Well packaged and surprised at what was included. BTT Octopus, Moons Motored, Dragon HF hotend. Rails look OK, but will have to clean and see how they perform

Hi, all I have purchased most of my parts for my Voron 2.4 Build. I have PIF parts in hand. I have bought "sub-kits" from different Vendors on the Voron discord channel and then bought the parts that were missing directly from the vendors that the Voron 2.4 BOM recommended. I probably now have enough parts to build two Voron 2.4 3D printers. I wanted a great ABS printer, so I decided to build a 250mm³ build because I did not want to worry about heating up the additional air space if I went with the 300mm³ build. But I also wanted to use the Bigtreetech Octopus Pro board that runs at 48V for the motors. I want my Voron 2.4 to be the BEST 3D printer I own and I am putting only quality parts into her. So I finally decided to sit down and figure out the power requirements for my Voron. You can find my discussion on the power requirements located on my GitHub page : https://github.com/GadgetAngel/Voron2.4_My_Build_Log#how-i-calculated-the-power-requirements-for-my-voron-24-build I then sat down to do a wiring diagram for my Voron. So I decided to work on the wiring harness diagram. While doing this I discovered that the Octopus Pro needed a better PIN Diagram. Here is the PIN diagram I did for the Octopus Pro (I worked with Bigtreetech on this). My PIN diagram for the Octopus Pro can be found at https://github.com/GadgetAngel/Voron2.4_My_Build_Log#the-pdf-file-of-the-color-pin-diagram-for-the-octopus-pro-v10 After spending two weeks on the Color PIN Diagram. I finally started the work on the wiring harness diagram. I am using a mod (tool head board) and found that information was lacking on the wiring of this type. You can find my wiring harness diagram at https://github.com/GadgetAngel/Voron2.4_My_Build_Log#wiring_harness_diagram-for-queen After doing the wiring harness diagram, I am now working on adding the electronics case wiring diagram. But I came across another issue. All the four power supplies I want to use will not fit into the bottom electronic compartment for a 250mm³ Voron! So to get enough space for all my electronics and the 4 PSU, I needed to design my own mod. I am calling this mod the "Litter Box". It is where you put all your good "shit"!. This "Litter Box" is designed to be added to any Voron 2.4 build. It will not require you to buy replacement parts. You will need to buy additional parts. I wanted something that would not require me to purchase a new rear panel. I know about the DOOM mod and that places the "non AC" electronic case on the top of the printer. My "Litter Box" places the "non AC electronics" on the back of the printer. This way the wiring harness does not need to change. Instead of the wiring from the Z chain going to the bottom it will go up the back of the printer (same distance as going underneath the heated bed). I have been through more than 5 revisions of the "Litter Box" mod. I am using Fusion 360 to model the "Litter Box". This litter box will sit on top of the Voron’s rear panel ( I am designing for rear panel widths of 3mm, 4mm and 6mm). You will not be able to use the standard Voron exhaust filter with this mod. I plan on using the nevermore filter system. I am trying to design a mounting system for the mod that uses two DIN rails that are hung on that back but are also used to keep the rear panel attached to the machine. I found the Voron 1.8 electronics case and started this mod based on the work done by the Voron Design Team. Instead of using the feet from the Voron 1.8 case I decided to mirror the support brackets to use as the bottom brackets in the Litter box. Another requirement I want for this mod is that it is hidden from view when looking at the front of the Voron 2.4. I do not want to take away from the beautiful design of the Voron 2.4. To accomplish this requirement I had to move the side panels so they would be in line with the vertical extrusions. This mean offsetting the support brackets to be between the two back vertical extrusions. Another requirement I wanted was that the two side panels for the litter box would not require any holes be cut out. So I designed the brackets to be a solid block so that no additional holes would need to be cut and it give the DIN mount a solid support. Here is a picture of the design so far: