You seem to overestimate my abilities by a large margin :) My XMOS startup kit is due to arrive today, and I haven't programmed a microcontroller, save for a brief exercize with a PIC some 10 years ago.
A great concern right now for example is how am I going to soldier the driver chip in TSSOP-38 package, seems I'll have to do a refresher how to make PCBs at home. I never was very good at electronics, doubt it I'll be better now.
In short, there is a long, long way for me to go before having something that exibits signs of coordinated motion, and I'm aware that I might fail and not get there at all. Things like speed and accuracy seem like concerns of the distant future right now. But a final goal is necessary and deltas kind of grabbed my attention.
I also have to keep the costs down, the biggest spending I already made by ordering three Vextas. Couldn't resist the temptation, even though realizing I might never put them to a good use or the choice of the particular model is wrong.
"Normal" deltas require additional spending for the linear motion, I guess this is one of the reasons I was looking for alternatives.
I have thought about the extruder design, and would love to experiment with it, but this is something that will have to be put aside for the moment. Your observations regarding extrusion and speed are worth a pinned topic I think, so more people could benefit by reading them.
Thanks again for the advices.
A great concern right now for example is how am I going to soldier the driver chip in TSSOP-38 package, seems I'll have to do a refresher how to make PCBs at home. I never was very good at electronics, doubt it I'll be better now.
In short, there is a long, long way for me to go before having something that exibits signs of coordinated motion, and I'm aware that I might fail and not get there at all. Things like speed and accuracy seem like concerns of the distant future right now. But a final goal is necessary and deltas kind of grabbed my attention.
I also have to keep the costs down, the biggest spending I already made by ordering three Vextas. Couldn't resist the temptation, even though realizing I might never put them to a good use or the choice of the particular model is wrong.
"Normal" deltas require additional spending for the linear motion, I guess this is one of the reasons I was looking for alternatives.
I have thought about the extruder design, and would love to experiment with it, but this is something that will have to be put aside for the moment. Your observations regarding extrusion and speed are worth a pinned topic I think, so more people could benefit by reading them.
Thanks again for the advices.