AKPrinter (such a cringe name sob)

Made by: @Hash-AK Repository link: https://github.com/Hash-AK/AK-Printer/ Total hours so far: 6:00 hour

I have access to a makerspace 3d printer, can’t make infinite print with it tho

Day 1 ( Feb 21 2025)

I will try to start to work on my 3d printer today. Not done much yet, found some ressources to help me later (I’m so inexperienced 😭)

research : 15 minutes

Day 2 ( Feb 22 2025)

I’m making a little plan for the printer, like constraint and things :

I would want to make it USB-C powered ( like proposed in the guide, I don’t think it would be that hard
It NEED to be printable by either an Ultimaker 3 or by a Qidi X-one 2
It will be CoreXY because it look cooler and the afor mentionned printers I have access to are CoreXY, meaning I can study it irl
I plan to make a custom PCB for a keybad at the front to manually control the extruder’s movement and temperature (like the menu in the X-one 2 but physical)
Print volume will be 180^3mm
It’s frame will be made of 2020 250mm V-slots aluminium extrusions (Black anodized if possible)

After talking a bit with perpelxity.ai, I’m starting to have a better plan about this.

@Anicetus on the slack proposed me these motors : https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255801033887365.html

Research : 1:45 hour

Day 3 ( Feb 23 2025)

I’m still searching for what aluminium extrusions I will use. After searching on the web and asking in the slack (only one reply 😭), I think I will go with 2020. Not sure yet what slot type (V or T) yet. So there’s not much done yet but I’m sorta starting to see where I’m going. this link is realyl awesome tho, not supeer detailed but gives a really good overview.

Research : 20 min

Day 4 ( Feb 26 2025)

Yesterday after asking in the slack and some reasearch I decided that I will use 2020 V-slot aluminium extrusions, 250 mm of lenght. After importing it and setting it all in FreeCAD (I lost so much time trying to resize them), I finnally have a very rought idea of how to case is looking image of the aluminium extrusions in freecad

I’m also searching on how to make the USB-C power. The main problem is that, from what I saw, USB-C PD (Power Delivery) can only go up to 100 watts, which look pretty low for a printer. Maybe my printer will have a dual power system (either normal power, which more voltage, and USB-C when less power is required) ?

CAD time : 1:05 minutes Research : 1 hour

Day 5 (2 March 2025)

I added the extruder’s motor (LBO Orbiter V2) and the extruder/hotend (TZ V2), added all that in my FreeCad project, then I gotta start making the printhead.

CAD + Research time : 1:30