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Why are 3D printers still stuck on stepper motors? Why haven't we transitioned to servo motors with encoder feedback for positioning?

Is it just too cost prohibitive for the consumer-level? We would be able to print a lot faster and more accurately if we had position feedback on the axes. Instead we just rely blindly on the stepper not skipping any steps when we tell it to move, hoping for the best.

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[–] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago (18 children)

Not disputing, I want that 3 minute benchy. Where does one find this magic?

[–] towerful@programming.dev 14 points 11 months ago (11 children)
[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (9 children)

The print as absolute shit though. Literal garbage.

[–] DistractedDev@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

Looks pretty good for the speed to me! This is an experiment. Someone will be able to build on that and make it better.

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