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Products => Other Equipment & Products => Topic started by: alexanderbrevig on February 12, 2022, 10:39:39 pm
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Hey!
Have anyone been following the Index/LumenPnP (https://opulo.io/) project by Opulo/Stephen Hawes?
YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/StephenTheRobot
(https://docs.opulo.io/docs/hero-alpha-min_huff4df014c5967d0ddee1c0b1e5cd9871_1539874_800x600_fit_catmullrom_2.png)
$1145 + a spool of filament + time (~6 hrs)
Not affiliated, just think his project is worth a mention.
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I've been following the project just because it is fun to see people do things. I don't have a need for a PnP machine, but it seems strange to me to not ship plastic parts in the kit. Especially given that they are used for alignment of the moving parts. Everyone's printing capabilities are different, I can see this being a support issue. I'm fine with not including the wire holders and all that stuff, as that is not critical for operation.
If anything, I'd only include plastic parts, since 8020 extrusion and stepper motors are readily available to anyone.
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Yes, it was great to follow development. It looks rather tempting, although I don't think I need one at the moment, I can live with what JLC can do. I think they're trying to cut cost, packaging and time by pushing 3D printing onto the end user because let's face it, if you want a DIY PnP machine then you probably have a 3D printer to access. This massively undercuts the Liteplacer, which doesn't appear as capable. Am I right in thinking there are no feeders supplied? That's a surprise if they're not. There's also no conveyor belt system either, which they were working on. It isn't a big deal.
What happened to the Liteplacer Dave! You said it wasn't worth the time in a live stream recently?
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Correct, the feeders are not included in this release: the kits they are selling right now are "Milestone 2" kits - parts are held statically in printed trays or tape holders. Milestone #3 is the feeders, and #4 is the conveyor, as you mentioned.
Also not affiliated, but I am the proud soon-to-be-recipient of one of their Early Bird kits! Very excited.
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Any updates from those that have tried the LumenPnP?
Thanks
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Any updates from those that have tried the LumenPnP?
Thanks
am thinking of buying one soon
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Any updates from those that have tried the LumenPnP?
Thanks
am thinking of buying one soon
Any further updates ? I too am looking at whether this could improve my logistical chain.
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I decided to go with the liteplacer. There were a few things that tipped me in that direction including access to a free TinyG board, and my general preference for steel parts over 3D printed. It's due to be shipped soon.
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A further update ...
There was a used Liteplacer advertised as being in NZ last weekend. I asked a few questions and found that it was in my city and just a couple of km away, already assembled and fitted with the upgraded parts.
Juha very kindly agreed to refund my purchase price as he had not yet shipped the kit (was scheduled for a couple of days later).
So I managed to negotiate a decent price for the local one and am know working my way through pasting up a couple of test boards :)