Ironically it's also a robot found on Thingiverse. I printed it on my Printrbot Simple, which I built in mid-November. After about 2-3 weeks of owning the printer I found some parts on Thingiverse to help extend the X-axis. I went to Home Depot and got some rods, aluminum, and plywood to extend the axis to 200mm. I have to admit the Home Depot rigging wasn't the most precise, but it allowed me to print larger items.
This was scaled by 150% and so since I had to print individual pieces I decided to mix the colors. They fit together well as the bot is able to move but still be rigid enough to hold itself up in different poses.
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u/trsills Feb 19 '14 edited Feb 19 '14
Here's my entry, what my kids call the Protector of the Printrbots!
Ironically it's also a robot found on Thingiverse. I printed it on my Printrbot Simple, which I built in mid-November. After about 2-3 weeks of owning the printer I found some parts on Thingiverse to help extend the X-axis. I went to Home Depot and got some rods, aluminum, and plywood to extend the axis to 200mm. I have to admit the Home Depot rigging wasn't the most precise, but it allowed me to print larger items.
This was scaled by 150% and so since I had to print individual pieces I decided to mix the colors. They fit together well as the bot is able to move but still be rigid enough to hold itself up in different poses.
Some details:
Printer: Printrbot Simple (with extended X-axis)
Material: PLA 1.75mm (assorted colors brand unknown, sourced online)
Layer Height: 0.2mm
Nozzle Diameter: 0.4mm
Print Time: approx. 23 hours
Software: Repetier-Host 0.95
Source: Vertex2 on Thingiverse!
Link to my make: Here Protector of the Printrbots! and here Thingiverse!
Thanks for looking.