I cant see it working. Whilst it's a nice idea, makerslide, openbeam, vslot, et all are pretty much a complete failure due to price and lack of demand.
The thing is this: We have printers. So why is someone not going to just go and buy standard t-slow extrusion, then print plastic ends, plastic adaptors, etc. The price difference is massive. When I was pricing up my delta frame it was a case of ~£25 for standard Bosch t-slot, or £100+ for any of the 'special' extrusions.
A lot of them have been having big problems with quality control too. The EU/UK supplier of makerbeam for example has pulled all their stock and has been having quality problems for a long time it seems. Clearly if it was a big operation they wouldn't be doing that for such a length of time, which gives the impression that sadly, it's still just someones hobby side project.
Really we should all be focusing not on even more different vitamin metals, and instead focus on ones that are readily available globally. Whilst makerbeam, openbeam, etc are a nice idea, realistically they will never have enough demand to make it worth while producing them.
A good example - 20mm extrusions. They are very cheap, very strong and available everywhere. Yet the Cherry Pi and the 3RD are the only printers that make use of them.
The thing is this: We have printers. So why is someone not going to just go and buy standard t-slow extrusion, then print plastic ends, plastic adaptors, etc. The price difference is massive. When I was pricing up my delta frame it was a case of ~£25 for standard Bosch t-slot, or £100+ for any of the 'special' extrusions.
A lot of them have been having big problems with quality control too. The EU/UK supplier of makerbeam for example has pulled all their stock and has been having quality problems for a long time it seems. Clearly if it was a big operation they wouldn't be doing that for such a length of time, which gives the impression that sadly, it's still just someones hobby side project.
Really we should all be focusing not on even more different vitamin metals, and instead focus on ones that are readily available globally. Whilst makerbeam, openbeam, etc are a nice idea, realistically they will never have enough demand to make it worth while producing them.
A good example - 20mm extrusions. They are very cheap, very strong and available everywhere. Yet the Cherry Pi and the 3RD are the only printers that make use of them.