A Note on the LDO Guide; We are working on improving the organization of our github to better prevent broken URLs. We don't have direct edit access to the guide, so we work closely with LDO to update it. However, there will be things missed, slight things out of date, small mistakes, etc. This is more prominent during incremental updates, which we are in the process of doing as of November 13th. Please be sure to join our Discord for the most up to date announcements and discussion as we continue to better utilize the tools at our disposal.
Designed by The Positron Team and LDO, the Positron V3.2 is the release version of the original Positron V3 design originally by Kralyn.
The Positron Team was founded by Kralyn and TheNomad after the release of the original Positron V3. Our team has worked closely with LDO to improve upon the original V3 design to make the entire unit more reliable, easier to assemble, and have a more elegant design as a whole.
Positron is designed to be an ultra-portable printer. We have succesfully brought The Positron through major US International Airports without issue from TSA, the portability allows this printer to be easily brought along to any major event, remote workshop or maker space, job site, etc. If you have a need to bring a printer with you, The Positron may be the right printer for you.
As mentioned, we wanted an ultra-portable printer while we were in University. While travelling between our dorm and workshops, we often found the desire to bring our Printer with us, since we knew our own printers better than the community ones in the university.
We created the original V3 to achieve this goal, using what parts we had available to us at University. Then, when LDO reached out to us, we attempted to make the original V3 a production kit, but things that worked for our little team in University, didn't quite work out for mass production. As such, we spent 2 years working closely with LDO to make The Positron V3.2, an easy to assemble varient that is far more reliable for mass production.
We are extremely proud of this release, and we cannot wait for people to get their hands on the machines.
The most up–to–date Klipper configuration files for setting up or updating the Positron are now in our config repository.
For wiring & pin references, please see LDO's Positron Hardware Repo.
If you are manufacturing this 3D printer or a close derivative, please put Positron Logo visibily on your product and designate Positron3D as the inventor of this product. You can find the file inside the logos folder.
On any online postings for any Parts or Kits, please be sure to link back to this github page, as well as to Positron 3D's website.
https://github.com/Positron3D/Positron
https://positron3d.com/
If you made a profit from this design, please consider donating a portion to Positron3D. We will be exceedingly grateful.
All hardware materials and designs provided here are licensed under the CC-BY-SA-4.0 hardware license. All documentation, including the Wiki, is under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0 license.
