A personal printer-development project, starting with the toolhead and growing through planned CoreXY, enclosure and filament-handling versions.
CR-6 SEC is an ongoing, versioned project. I’m starting with the standard CR-6 SE bed-slinger frame and redesigning the extruder/toolhead assembly. The CoreXY conversion, enclosure and filament system are later stages.
Measurements and results will be added as the build develops.
Keep the standard CR-6 SE frame and bed-slinger layout. Redesign the extruder/toolhead end of the printer.
Convert the motion system to CoreXY: the bed moves vertically on Z, while the XY gantry stays at a fixed height.
Enclose the printer, with the aim of making engineering materials easier to work with.
Add a filament dryer and an AMS-style automatic filament-changing system.
V1 starts with the original Cartesian frame and a redesigned extruder/toolhead. V2 is the CoreXY conversion, with a vertically moving bed and an XY gantry at fixed height. V3 adds an enclosure for engineering materials; V4 adds a dryer and an AMS-style filament changer. Work is currently on V1; later versions are plans.
The project’s 3D model hasn’t been published yet. It will appear here when the design file is ready.