I wanted to be able to make large airplane drones but you lose a lot of strength if you have to make them in pieces. A composite one piece drone wing can pull 80 g's which is what they are doing with the dynamic soaring planes.
A conventional printed 3-d frame needs to be made in many pieces connected by carbon fiber rods. This will break into pieces after a few g's.
So I think my printing requirements are:
6 meter by 500mmm x 400mm Z print envelope.
continuous carbon fiber, glass fiber and kevlar, regular filament
Solution 1:
hevort Z2.5 in 6 meter by 515 print setup. Long axis is the Y axis.
Robot arm on 6 meter belted track with composite tape tool changing head.
Ability to change between regular filament head, carbon fiber thermoplasic pa-6 tape head, glass fiber thermoplasic pa-6 tape head, kevlar thermoplasic pa-6 tape head (use e3d tool changer)
Solution 2:
hevort Z2.5 in 6 meter by 515 print setup. Long axis is the Y axis.
HD12 XY axis with 515x515 setup. Entire HD12 XY axis can move up and down the track on the 6 meter Y axis linear rails using belt
Ability to change between regular filament head, carbon fiber thermoplasic pa-6 tape head, glass fiber thermoplasic pa-6 tape head, kevlar thermoplasic pa-6 tape head (use e3d tool changer)
Thinking of starting with a 2000mm x 400mm setup to test it out. robot arm can also move on the Z2.5 Y axis linear rails.
I can source the mic6 build plate and linear rails without having to have multiple pieces.
can use multiple keenovo heaters 5x350? or ask for a custom build. Would want to keep power under 2kw which is low for this size so would take some time to heat up.