Eventorbot

The Eventorbot was one of the first machines I built. It also happens to be one of the absolute worst performing 3D printers I know of. One of my Lehigh Professor’s eloquently dubbed it the “Shakerbot” as a result of the instability of Z axis and build plate platform. All of the negative comments aside I am thankful for the experience this machine provided me with. I can say without a doubt I encountered almost every problem that exists for FDM style machines.

I cannot recommend this machine to anyone. In my honest opinion the only redeeming quality this machine has is its minimalist and wire-free design.

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Although the machine looks rigid the folded sheet metal frame was anything but. Vertical alignment and orthogonality were both lost causes.

After getting the entire machine together printing was a constant battle between finding the most stable part of the bed and maintaining enough tension with the Bowden style extruder to get a somewhat consistent extrusion.

The reason it was dubbed the “shakerbot”