This is my printer design, the Sesame printer, it is currently in the prototype stages. It uses a XY kinematic system that’s a remixed version of the Rikadenki pen plotter. I should add that I am really bad at taking photos.MECHANISM:The advantages of the mechanism are that it can have a lightweight gantry. And similar to the CoreXY and Ultimaker designs, the motors are stationary. This allows for fast accelerations, but unlike the CoreXY, it will have an independent motor for both the X and Y axis and it does not require the extra math that can bog down an 8 bit processor at higher print speeds. And unlike the Ultimaker, the shafts on which the bearings slide on do not rotate.The earliest documentation I can find on this mechanism is the Rikadenki pen plotter. Then the Cartesio was made, which evolved into the cablebot, then the Dualwire-gantry, then the Sli3dr, then the Gli3dr thanks to our own! /u/ubermeisters. Thanks to all the published work from these folks, I was able to put together my iteration. Hopefully, someone will move it forward.DESIGN DETAILS:I noticed that there was no reprap that uses this XY mechanism with belts and printed parts, so I set out to change that. This printer uses the same basic hardware found on most repraps; printed parts, alu extrusion, bearings, belts, rods, leadscrews, steppers etc etc. Anyone should theoretically be able to make one. I chose to use the linear and structural parts seen in the photos because they were easily accessible and the cheapest available. One can easily choose to use higher quality parts to build a more robust, larger and better printer with the same design. The bones of the printer are based off of the Voron because I have built a few myself and like the design very much. I know that /u/russiancatfood has kept good documentation so this printer should not be too difficult to put together for anyone. Basically, it is a Voron but with different kinematics. The assembly, scalability and modularity should be very similar to it. Again, big thanks to russiancatfood for developing the Voron Design.The goal is to do a little more refinement on the design and then share the source files.ABOUT ME:So I first discovered 3dprinting and the reprap project/community back in… yada yada yada I’ll minimize the self-aggrandizing bits, nobody likes a braggart. I realized I just like to watch it move around and poop plastic. Thus, I tinker with all the different printer mechanisms/kinematics (mainly BC I have no friends). I have a worked out a few different printer kinematics in my notes and have modeled them in CAD, this is the first one to see the light of day because I flipped a few coins. More to come in the future! Please feel free share any comments, inputs and beratement you may have! http://ift.tt/2yACrq5