While there are many designs to pick from on Thingiverse. There are a few that raise the bar. Here are a top few designs that we like to talk about.
HyperCube Evolution
D-Bot
RailCore
Quad Rod
Forklift
When you think about a good machine build you have to consider a few things. How developed is the design. Many common designs will contributors designing fixes, mods and other spun off remixes. How many mods are there that could allow you to modify your printer for custom applications. Is there a user group that you use as a resource to troubleshoot or upgrade and update your build. While there are many resources to draw upon User groups will keep you in the circle of news, updates and creative solutions.
The Hypercube Evolution is one of the main Core-XY designs you'll find on Thingiverse. The User groups are huge and active. There are a number of mods and add-ons that allow you to upgrade your printer.
The D-Bot
Another common design that follows the HyperCube Evolution's stats is the D-Bot. This is a more heavy duty design even uses 20mmx40mm extrusions. It's a elegant mechanical configuration that also has a large active community of users who love to update and upgrade their machine build.
RailCore
Then this brings us to the Railcore design. Developed by RailCore Labs and produced by Project R3D, this corexy design has some kick. Although this a new open source build has a strong and active community. It is a well thought out design that has verity of CNC machined upgrades to pimp your printer. The prints that are made from the machine are absolutely beautiful. This 3d printer build is most commonly found using the Duet Wifii to power the system..
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