# The100 printer (Modded by me and built in Shapr3d)

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the100-printer-modded-by-me-and-built-in-shapr3d/27045>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [July 29, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the100-printer-modded-by-me-and-built-in-shapr3d/27045 "2023-07-29T02:53:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![RTFM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rtfm/32/21385_2.png) [@RTFM](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/RTFM)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the100-printer-modded-by-me-and-built-in-shapr3d/27045/1 "2023-07-29T02:53:23Z")

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I came across “The 100” 3D printer, so named because it can manage 100k acceleration, and print a benchy in 3,03 minutes. Which is fantastic. But it has a number of drawbacks:  
(1) the print bed is very small (165x165)  
(2) it uses the old 4-screw levelling method, rather than the far superior 3-screw method  
(3) the bed suffers from occasional locking in the Z-direction

So I updated it to overcome each of the above. Unfortunately, I did this in Sketchup - and it took me months to get right (i.e. watertight and therefore 3D printable)

When I discovered Shapr3D, I began re-designing each part as part of my learning process. This was not without its issues, and discovering that Shapr3D just can’t do certain things. Maybe it can, but I haven’t found out how yet.

Anyway, here’s the printer.  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/0/b0d5014d677a673b935551b3c48537e7f83af041.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![dderbidge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/dderbidge/32/29462_2.png) [@dderbidge](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/dderbidge)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/the100-printer-modded-by-me-and-built-in-shapr3d/27045/2 "2024-11-08T16:39:50Z")

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I like the changes you made to the bed. I like the idea of 3 lead screws. That looks a lot simpler than the original and much more stable. Have you made any progress on it?