Okay guys, feel free to start a business selling Sextupterons. It is licensed under the GPL meaning that you just have to remain open source yourself.
@Ilian: I tried to make a 5DOF version and it could be done but it hurt me inside to break the symmetry. It would be a simple matter to slave two of the carriages together if you don't need any yaw. But why not? If you are able to control 5 steppers what is one more? In that situation you can add a 1D robot gripper and then do printing and assembly all together. It would also be quite humorous to be able to pick up a part after printing and fling it into a box. :-)
@Ilian: I tried to make a 5DOF version and it could be done but it hurt me inside to break the symmetry. It would be a simple matter to slave two of the carriages together if you don't need any yaw. But why not? If you are able to control 5 steppers what is one more? In that situation you can add a 1D robot gripper and then do printing and assembly all together. It would also be quite humorous to be able to pick up a part after printing and fling it into a box. :-)