Posted in Random I/O on Jan 29th, 2010 1 Comment »
Spirit’s odds of becoming unstuck are pretty slim at this point, but hope shouldn’t be lost. He could use a break anyway…
Last last few moves before the Martian winter will be to get Spirit’s solar panels at better angle, hopefully, so Spirit will have enough power to keep it’s electronics operable, and continue to collect data [...]
Posted in Projects, RepRap on Jan 13th, 2010 No Comments »
Mechanically, it’s 99% finished. I need to put the optostops on, and finish the wiring. Depending on print quality, I may or may not buy some drive pulleys for all the axis. The printed ones are moving them about, but I think there is some slipping going on.
The extruder gear will be here tomorrow, so [...]
Posted in Projects, RepRap on Jan 11th, 2010 No Comments »
One question that kept coming up while assembling Mendel: “How will I make the Thermal Barrier stick to the extruder base?”
I wasn’t real sure what to go with. You need an adhesive that will bond to the PTFE, and be able to withstand some heat. I stopped by the hardware store and headed to glue [...]
