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[Alvarito414]

Hi! Will you add a list of specific recomemded components for people with not so advanced knowledge on arduino and coding but would still want the machine since it is a great concept and seems promising? Also are you able to give some kind of estimate of time until v1 of the PolarBear is ready?

As a suggestion for future versions, i think the machine cant get to every single spot when sculpting but it can defenetly do lots and more than a normal cnc machine. I think that if you added a y axis that carried the rotating base it would be the perfect machine but i know that this is a lot to ask and having a bit of 3d modelling experience myself i know it is extremley difficult to do too while also keeping the machine compact and stable. Again, i think this would start to get out of the initial concept and that if it was considered, it would have to form part of future versions. I hope to get a response and to see further development of the machine.
Thanks!

[kadirilkimen]

Hi!
Current STLs and BOM is only for experimental purposes and I am working on V1.
Once I release v1, I will also publish several building videos, instructions and tutorials. Unfortunately releasing time of the v1 is currently unclear. I am waiting some deliveries from china and other places. So far, statuses of some some shipments are unclear.
It happened before. I had to wait more than extra 2 months for deliveries of the current prototype.
So, I was expecting the deliveries one week ago. From this point, I can say that releasing the v1 would take 1.5 months.

You are right. Adding another axis definitely would increase it's machining capacity. But again you are right, it adds extra complexity. Its quite possible to make this machine 5 axis. But, there is no easy firmware and cam software solutions. Without a complete toolchain it is not something worth to spend energy. May be in the future.