Lowrider 4 beta "rebuild"

Disclaimer: this is not a stock system and is intended as an instruction manual. Please see the docs for the supported use case.

As part of the Lowrider beta test group, one of the lowriders I built was a first edition beta system. It drew a crown and then we were off to the next version. Not wanting to just toss this lowrider because at the time it was one of the best prints off the v4 I’ve ever seen and so I’d like to preserve it as part of the LR4 legacy. Printing all the parts took 70+ hours. I see little sense in tossing it in part because the parts I used to build it were nonstandard so it had to be judiciously modified for parts to fit, so reprinting new parts that require modification would be an unnecessary exercise. Additionally I think I like it more than my mpcnc (which is a very good machine), but the beta is larger than the table. It appears that the lowrider tubes can be cut down to fit the mpcnc table which will enable its legacy to continue. This may allow a larger lowrider to be made out of the stock mpcnc parts and its skr… with the addition of a few linear slides and more belts.

Here is a the front strut plate for it:

It is painted 1/4" hardboard. The mpcnc is currently mounted and the lowrider will be mounted on an old solid wood door as the table. It is probably the easiest way to get a sturdy flat surface if a good piece of plywood isn’t available.

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Looking good @orob!!!

Cool! I never ceased to be amazed at all the clever names that show up!

Got notified of a like on this thread and realized i never posted a pic. The trigorilla board that was going to drive all the motors popped a channel, so the y motors are on the trigorilla and the x and z are on a btt minie3v3 that had 4 channels.



I love the fact that the LR4 comes with a dust collection solution that we dont have to go find and figure out. I never got one for the mpcnc and that was a constant headache. System needs a bit more light and a custom enclosure for the 2 controllers.

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