rolohaun / rook Goto Github PK

Is there any Discord server so i can wask questions about this printer?

hi, i really like the rook and i'm considering on building it!
now i was going true the BOM but i cant seem to find a bed support or heater?
i have read before that the voron v0 support should fit..?
this would be my first self built 3d printer and first corexy.

grtz

Hi.
Put your projects license file in root folder, or write about it somewhere in readme please.
Is it allowed for commercial use?
Thanks

I noticed that the Rook180 has an estimated price of 400$, the Rook MK1 kit is selling for ~300$.
But the Rook MK1 uses linear rails and a sturdier build plate.
Would it make sense to scale up the MK1 to Rook180 size, replacing the older Rook180 design? Or could a design with linear rods still be cheaper?
I would have expected the Rook180 to be cheaper than the MK1, (cheaper build plate, rods instead of linear rails)

I think a killer machine would be something with a ~250x250 build plate volume, but with the cost savings of the Rook MK1/180. This build size covers about 99% of people's printing needs (both Prusa Mk4 and Bambu machines are around this size). But it might not be cost effective to scale up to this size cost effectively(?)

As a final comment, I'm a big fan of the Rook projects, which feel to me like Voron printers without all the excess built and whistles, cutting cost in the right places, allowing more people into the hobby.

Listening to your video, you mentioned the fan is probably blowing too much at the hotend. My first thought is if you mounted a blower under the bed, and had the duct wrap around the side of the bed, the duct could blow straight over the bed instead of down at the bed (and past the hotend). I see some immediate problems with this, though.

My second thought is to turn the entire top frame (or part of it) into the duct. You would have a hollow pipe incorporated into the top of the frame, with air holes spaced evenly across. The advantage of this is that cooling should be more even across the entire build plate, no matter where the head is located. It also lowers the airflow to be more aimed below the hotend instead of past it.

Anyways, I hope my thoughts help inspire your design! Thanks for sharing the project, and I look forward to seeing more!