Hypercube Evolution Build - Part 1. Background, Prep, and Parts.

A Hypercube Evolution printer is a Core XY (cube) printer that promises great quality along with fast speeds. This is because you do not have a bed that is moving back and forth with your print. Instead, the bed only moves up and down, and the gantry moves in the X,Y direction. Here is an interesting article on the benefits of a CoreXY over a traditional Prusa style printer: https://all3dp.com/2/corexy-3d-printer-is-it-worth-buying/ Thingiverse page: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2254103 There are many ways to source this printer, but I went with a kit as opposed to buying parts individually on the slow boat from China. I purchased the Zyltech 300x300x400 Hypercube Evolution kit from BD3d. He was recommended by the Hypercube Evo Facebook group. He also has some really slick brackets that I also picked up. https://bd3dcustoms.com/collections/printers/products/zyltech-hypercube-evolution?variant=22563871293540 $679 Brackets: https://bd3dcustoms.com/collections/printer-parts/products/hypercube-evolution-brackets $55 There are many variations for the Hypercube Evo from the standard BOM, which you can find on the Thingiverse page. The significant changes that I am making: 1. I will be using a 24v system, and have purchased a 24v powersupply for my build along with 24v fans and a 24v heat cartridge. 2. Instead of using the dated RAMPS 1.4 and A4998 steppers, I will be using the "economic" Cheetah v1.1 32 bit board, which has 2209 steppers on it. I've been using this in my Ender 3 for a few weeks and it is working great, and only costs about $31 shipped from Aliexpress. https://www.aliexpress.com/i/33040326590.html