Posted in Projects, RepRap on Feb 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
There’s no doubt, the RepRap Aggregation Pipe is an amazing resource for all things RepRap. However, I don’t feel that my (this) blog belongs on it. I do write a great deal about 3D printing, but because that isn’t the sole purpose of my blog, It just doesn’t seem like a good fit.
I tried to figure [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted in Projects, RepRap on Dec 25th, 2009 No Comments »
What a long day… I went to work, had to have t0ast to the airport before 5, and then spent 9 hours at Hive. It was as good as xmas eve could have been without Trent and Christina around. We drank beer, ate pizza, watched movies (Grandmas Boy during the video below) and built stuff.
Progress [...]
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Posted in Arduino on Dec 14th, 2009 No Comments »
I’m always checking the Arduino forums for new cool stuff people have done. The ideas are coming in a little slower than they used too, but there’s still some good stuff rolling in. I cam across this one today… both cute and interesting.
I’m very new to this arduino thing and i just got mine a [...]
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