The Delta Flyer

The Delta Flyer is my implementation of a Kossel Mini. I could call it a Mega Kossel Mini since I used 1000mm vertical extrusions for the frame; it's big. I gave it its own name to give it an identity under which to pool everything I do with it, which will make it unique to some extent.

Project Status

The DeltaFlyer's been through a few tours of duty now. It works just fine. The biggest pending upgrade is to switch to a flying extruder. (Updated 2016-09-11)

Project Home

The DeltaFlyer home page is here. DeltaFlyer also has a prescence here.

Features

1000mm frame height
360mm sides
250mm diameter build plate
FSR Autolevelling
Illuminatrix Lighting System
TARDIS machine case
Octopi (altered to create its own Wifi network for easy mobile access)

Kossel Mini Parts

Kossel Mini Complete

Augmentations

I've made various augumentations, heavily leveraging other folk's great work. Check out the included files in the repo.

Parts Sources

Here's a reasonably complete list of where I got parts for the DeltaFlyer.

Extrusions: Solarbotics (super convienent for my location; Calgary Alberta)
Build Plate: ebay
Metric Bolts: ebay, and More ebay, even more ebay
Metric Nuts: ebay
Extruder: J-Head from ebay
Endstops: Optical endstops from ebay
Motherboard: Smoothieboard
Rollers V1: HomeDepot (see Vertical Carriages below).
Rollers V2: Delrin rollers
Tentative Rollers V3: 800mm Linear rails

Vertical Carriages

I've gone a bit off-road for vertical motion. Thanks to this fellow: Vertical Motion for less $.

Components

Shower Rollers: Prime-Line Tub enclosure sliding door rollers (oval). M-6002
8-32x1.5 Machine Screws (I bet 1in ones would be a little better than 1.5)
8-32 Machine Screw Nuts
Carriage for Prime Line Roller (note a copy of the STL is here in git, in case Thingivese goes away).

Helpful Resources

Kossel Visual Calculator

Photos

Episode 1 preview photos are here

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