MK-XH

         The next iteration in the Mega Kossel X line down the road is the H version for Hexapod. This machine is extremely experimental, and considered to be bleeding edge. Instead of a standard Delta 3D printer with 3 columns and 3 carriages that use delta kinematics to keep the effector level for prints. The hexapod instead uses 6 columns and 6 carriages each one controlling one of the 6 diagonal rods attached to the effector. This allows for the effector to be be controlled by pitch,yaw and roll. This means that the effector and its attachment can now print at angles and over uneven surfaces.

         To create this machine, new software and a new mechanical set up is required. 3 more stepper motors, 3 more GT2 belts and a controller board that can utilize LinuxCNC as well as completely revamped corner brackets to hold the machine together. I have high hopes for this machine one day, but software needs to catch up first.