RepRap Tuga non-Cartesian 3d printer from Portugal

A couple of months ago I was sourcing parts to build a Delta printer and while I was doing I realized that I would prefer to have a big horizontal print area instead of a vertical one, so the concept for RepRap Tuga was born.

This concept should respond to this points:

• Static motor arrangement

• Speed of movements (X and Y)

• Big horizontal build volume (rectangular 400x180mm)

• Bellow 500€ cost

The resulting printer dimensions are aprox. 830x500x500mm 

Some Weak points:

• Large horizontal printer size (double of the print bed).

• No heatbed for the first version

• Possible x/y axis wobble

• Arms mechanism untested in this arrangement.

Future Design Goals:

• Small version (250x120mm print bed)

• Try Vslots

• Replace side acrylic panels with printed ones (maybe prints holds to a wall)

• Put both horizontal carriages using the same smooth rods.

Openbuilds RepRap Tuga page:

http://www.openbuilds.com/builds/reprap-tuga.390/

RepRap forum on Tuga:

http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?178,289330

Paulos blog:

http://reprapstyle.blogspot.pt/