Delta base size? December 04, 2016 09:02PM |
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The disadvantages that I see of extending the print bed outside the base triangle are:
- The printer is less easy to transport, because you can't put it on its side on a non-padded surface (but other things like wheeled carriages may prevent you from putting it on its side anyway)
- It makes the printer harder to enclose
- For a given rod length, the closer together the towers are, the greater the angle of sideways motion required at the joints. So check that your joints have enough motion before you make the frame smaller.
My printer has 300mm print radius too. The rods are 350mm but if I were rebuilding it I would choose 360 or 370mm. The horizontals are 355mm and the corners are the Robotdigg ones for 2020 extrusion. The bed protrudes outside the horizontals See link in my signature for more details.
Personally, in your position I would probably keep the frame size and fit a larger bed, unless space for the printer is too big a problem.