At its core, HX0 is a re-design of the Tri-Zero Z motion, with a revised Pandora Gantry. Without the aforementioned, none of this project would've been possible, so a great amount of thanks is due to zruncho3d and MasturMynd whom indirectly sent me down this rabbit hole!
When I started working on Hex-Zero, I wanted to address my main concern with Tri-Zero, which was the robustness of the flying bed. I also liked the more honeycomb look of the V0.2 skirts and wanted to incorporate that style into the Hex-Zero skirts. I also noticed some other compatibility issues with how I intended to build things so would need to address them. Below is a summary of some of the major tweaks and changes you'll notice when comparing Hex-Zero to Tri-Zero + Pandora Gantry.
- Option to either use bolts on all bearing stacks or pins on all bearing stacks
- Use KGLM-03 spherical bearings in the flying bed Z joints (improve rigidity)
- Reduced Z height of the Z motor mounts and skirts (part of the aesthetic changes)
- New front Z tensioners/idlers to allow clearance with MiniSB (with additional travel of pandora style gantry)
- Optimize printed parts to be easier to print
- More best-agon hexagons!
Documentation is another frequently overlooked aspect of projects like these (and by far the most time-consuming thing to complete). When I first started this journey (before even designing anything), I had many questions about hardware compatibility, such as "If I do thing A, can I also do thing B", "To do thing C, what do I need for thing D" and "Will doing thing E even work!" To make this project as accessible as possible, I intend to develop documentation and resources that address as many common questions as possible!
I want to extend a massive thanks to everyone who took a leap of faith in building and testing this project in its early stages, below is a collage of some HX0s built during the beta testing of this project :)
Credits in order of images left to right: Hud (HX0.1), Rahim Damji (HX0.2), Siboor (HX0.3), Spicy Pesto (HX0.5), Albino Deer (HX0.4), Sidjdosjsid (HX0.ToBe)
- Zruncho3D: Creator of Tri-Zero, what started this project
- MasturMynd: Designer of the amazing Pandora's gantry
- Nemgrea: For creating V0.2, the real root of this project
- Chirpy: The brains behind the wonderful dragon burner toolhead
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With all things, nothing is truly perfect, so if you come across any issues, no matter how small, or find something you think can be improved, please don't hesitate to reach out with suggestions/feedback on the DOOMCUBE discord server in the dedicated development channel for this project!