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The Vertigo MK1, an open-source CoreXY 3D printer designed to remove prints from its bed automatically, will launch a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign this Friday, project maintainers told All3DP.

A “continuous printing system” ideal for print farms, the Vertigo MK1 takes cues from the Voron Trident, 2.4 and 0, and the Tiny-M project (a compact printer also based on the Voron 0).

It uses a rotating bed, which we’d describe as a drop bed, and “scraping assembly” to remove completed prints from the bed and drop them directly below the build volume. The system is tangentially similar to solutions using the OctoPrint Continuous Print plug-in or commercial solutions like 3DQue’s AutoFarm3D solution but leverages gravity and a mounted scraper to remove parts instead of using the printhead, a specialized print bed, or a robotic arm.

Print removal is facilitated by forced air cooling using an array of fans below the heat bed and detects stuck parts with anti-crash force triggers.

Perhaps the most compelling feature of the Vertigo MK1 compared to other automation offerings is that its drop bed allows its 250 x 220 x 220 build volume to be enclosed, whereas solutions that push a print off a flat bed require an open build volume. That should be appealing to those who need to print with temperature-sensitive materials like ABS.

We covered the project with enthusiasm last March when it was still called the “Voroff”, but it seems the Vertigo MK1 team felt it important to avoid any confusion its punny name could introduce. Its maintainers renamed the project last October, explaining via its Discord that “it is not a Voron printer or compatible with any of the mods and only barely compatible with the dragon burner toolhead (after designing a one-off x-carriage) we thought it more respectful, and better for both projects if we make a clear delineation.”

The Kickstarter campaign will pitch Vertigo MK1 kits with and without 3D printed parts, and some Kickstarter-exclusive pre-assembled units, project maintainers suggested. Maintainers also suggested we can expect the crowd-funding offerings to be “in the low [$2,000] range” earlier this month, and suggested self-sourcing would approach $3,000.

Following a successful campaign, project maintainers plan to start work on an assembly guide.

If you’re interested in supporting the project, and maybe getting yourself an automated 3D printer, keep an eye on the Vertigo MK1 Kickstarter page. For more information, visit the Vertigo team’s website.

Editor's Note – This article highlights a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. Kickstarter is not a shop; campaigns are under no legal obligation to deliver on crowdfunding promises, nor offer refunds on unfulfilled campaign rewards.

For more insight, read our article 8 Things to Watch for When Backing a 3D Printing Kickstarter.

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