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demo-ing the different materials you can use:

 lead screw (above) and threaded rod (below) Threaded rod is, after all, not made to be used as a precise positioning tool. It is built to fasten and to remain stationary at all times. from ProtoParadigm:   If a printer does use threaded rod for motion, the results will generally be better if the rods are suspended from the top  of the printer ( as in a common Prusa design ), supporting weight in tension rather than if the motors are on the bottom ( see the now outdated Mendel design ) holding the rods up and supporting weight in compression.   Keeping the rods in tension rather than compression will minimize bowing and bending, though a bent rod can still cause problems .  While the deflection from compression may not be very visible, you can bet it's playing a role in your accuracy when your carriage is near the top.  Many printer designers minimize the compression issue by using very large diameter smooth rods that are more resistant to bending, b

from Lavith, on thingiverse thrust bearing to be used:

XSD i3 using quality test as in Makezine  dimensional accuracy: bridging overhang retraction negative space XY resonance

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from 3DPrintingIndustries The 3Doodler 2.0 , ~$50 LeapFrog 3D Ultimaker 2 series XYZ Nobel 1.0 sla AirWolf 3D AW 3D HDL: FSL3D NEA 3D Robo 3D 3DS CubePro C 3D Printer Spectrom

MarkForged Mark One How they do it: techcrunch at CES2015:

Autodesk Dremel 3D flashforge

Formlabs Form 1+ Formlabs Form 2 ProCoprint $350 homemade: SLA vs DLP Kudo3D instructables  instructables the little dipper, less than $500 makezine 3ders: a list DIY high resolution DLP 3D printers instructables: Chimera $60 DLP 3D printer The most important of these parts, obviously, is the projector. ‘There are many projectors out in to market today. There are a few projectors i see referenced as being used for 3D printers, namely the the Dell 2300 and 2400, and the Infocus 2104 . But in theory any DLP projector can work as long as you keep a few thing in mind when choosing a projector,’ matstermind clarifies, though do make sure you get a DLP projector, rather than an LCD machine, and one with a high enough resolution. Matstermind went for a Mitsubishi XD221u projector with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels , so aim for that area. To make this suitable for 3D printing, key is modifying it for close distances and removing the UV filter