Prototype: 05-21-2025: 3d-printer that can not only print a copy of itself, but can also 3d-print a housing structure with adobe earth

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• I am hearing some really good reviews for the voron delta

• Cube. Found on thingiverse. link

• I also wrote to a fellow who has a design for a 3d-printer that can print a copy of itself. But there is one other design that this fellow has that really piqued my curiosity. This fellow has a lot of followers on Youtube, so I am not sure if this individual will even see my email. (Probabilistically speaking)

• The 3d-printer technology, for now and from my uneducated perspective is rather simple. You have a machine that has a bed that moved on the x-axis. Then you have a tower with a unit on it. The tower has a motor at the base (I have yet to fully disassemble the 3d-printer), that controls the y-axis movement of the other unit. This other unit has an extruding machine on it. The extruding machine moves on the z-axis (towards the user and away from the user) via the means of a belt. The machine is controlled via firmware. Which, I have heard has mostly been Marlin. There is another firmware that has mentioned by some folks on YT. The name of this firmware is klipper. There is every reason why Shangrila-VHP should lead the efforts towards open-sourcing the design of a 3d-printer that can not only print a copy of itself, but can also 3d-print a housing structure that way it has been envisioned.

• Reference: Some screenshots on tablet from viewing on 05-21-2025

• hackaday article Marionette 3d-Printing. Context: Idea for diy supports (protecting and foregoing the existing nozzle. To try different materials, without having to purchase a new unit). Seen the first minute of the video in the hackaday article above

• 06-01-2025: From the instructables.com article linked in issue Reading: Added 05-20-2025: To read this week #44

DIY 3D Printers (This link doesn't work btw)
Although there are plenty of options for affordable manufactured 3D printers, some makers prefer to make their own. Switch and Lever's Building a 3D Printer instructable (pictured above) shows you how to set up your own Velleman K8200.

There are kits available from a variety of companies, and there is enough information readily available for anyone with some basic electronics and mechanics knowledge to create their own out of anything from 8020 extruded aluminum to Lego. Going the DIY route will almost certainly save you money, but it's a big investment in time and effort.