Reprap Forum - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Firmware install and setup on MKS GEN V1.4 (no replies)

ant0ny — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 18:24:13 -0500

This is a paying customer in Altona North in Melbourne.

The guy has contacted me in Brisbane for help on this.

Partial Quote: Hi I'm just enquiring as to whether you can set up firmware for my upgraded 3D printer... GEN 1 Reprap Prusa Mendel upgraded M/B to a MKS GEN V1.4 ... My main issue now is configuring firmware to get it operational with a heatbed and LCD/SD card interface.

I have not quoted or set a rate for this job. Contact me with some details of you contact and I will pass it on.

Antony

Arduino - Roland PNC 3000 - RAMPS 1.4 - DRV8825 (4 replies)

Benaust — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 10:37:41 -0400

Hi Guys

Very new to this and will sound novice.

I have an old Roland PNC 3000 Milling machine. It is mechanical/Stepper motor sound, but the mother board is gone. Had used it while back, good and accurate machine, but as I said old and outdated.

I have purchased a kit or sort of a kit that has "3D Printer 1x Mega 2560 R3 + 1x RAMPS 1.4 control panel+5pcs DRV8825 for Arduino".

I have looked at the stepper motors and the detail on the back is (2-Phase, 0.9 Deg/Step, 6 Wires, Vexta Oriental Motor, DC 5.4V, 1.5A), does not make a hell of a sense to me, but I am sure to most of you guys it would.

I like to see first if it is possible to combine the both "Machine and the Electronics", I am not very sure as yet what I like to use it as, but maybe a 3D Printer or light Milling Machine,...

I am wondering if someone could help and guide me to a right direction. I have searched the net have some info, but I am not sure where to start or if it is possible or right to do this, using Arduino for example.

I appreciate any help in advance.

Thanks

Help Print Rite DIY Printer (1 reply)

cYbja — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 21:30:36 -0400

Hi,

I got my printer over a month ago to see wether or not I would like 3d printing, and I am loving it. Though I have a problem when I try to print a model I have sliced myself, it just sits there and does nothing. Now if I copy and paste the top 10 lines of code from 1 of the demo gcode models that come with it, it works. No matter what version of slicer I use there is 1 line that I cant get to change and I am guessing that is what is stopping me.

The line goes like this: G1 E-0.60000 F1800.00000
But I need (well I think) it to be F2400.00

Can anyone help me on getting this right, or tell me that is not where my problem is? It would great just to slice and print rather than copy & paste.

Cheers

33 Ways 3D Printing Is Changing the World (no replies)

michaelcap68 — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:04:22 -0400

Found a great infographic about some of the latest and coolest news regarding 3D printing! The inforgraphic includes links to the news articles and videos if you were interested in learning more.

3D Printing Infographic

reprap print it forward (1 reply)

DONT_PM_ME — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:51:44 -0400

Hey all,

Just hoping someone would generously donate their time and some filament to get me started with the printed parts for my prusa i3 build. I'm looking at the einstein variant parts from https://github.com/EiNSTeiN-/Prusa3/tree/master/single_plate/src/frame/6mm.

The idea is based upon /r/reprapPIF so once I'm up and running I can offer my time and filament for the next guy

Regards,

(feel free to PM me)

looking for someone to help print parts for my first 3d printer (2 replies)

wdragno — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 23:14:49 -0500

Hi,

I'm planning to build a 3d printer so I'm looking for someone who can help me print parts from [richrap.github.io]

Thanks

Sourcing Prusa i3 printed parts (3 replies)

jdwix — Sun, 16 Nov 2014 00:19:01 -0500

Hi,
So I'm looking at sourcing all the printed parts for a Prusa i3 Box frame version. This being my first build I'm not sure about the best way to go about this. So far I've found one or two ebay listings for the aluminium frame versions and they haven't replied to my questions about the box frame. Now I'm here in hope of finding some better answers to my questions.
So, I'd appreciate some assistance or anyone willing to have money thrown at them to print these parts for me.

Thanks.

Boro glass (1 reply)

RobV — Wed, 26 Jun 2019 08:03:22 -0400

Hi all, apologies if this has been discussed before but a quick search couldn't turn it up.

Can anyone recommend a source of borosilicate glass for a 400x400mm custom bed that will post? I'm striking out here in Tas. Also for those who've tried, do you think 3mm glass will stay flat suspended only from the corners?

Rob.

We are opening a new FabLab Friday 25 July 2014 (2 replies)

abdenour7496 — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:59:28 -0400

Please feel free to show up anytime between 10 am and 2 pm. food, coffee and soft drinks will be provided. This is a new hacker/fabrication space that is open for anybody who is interested in 3D printing, CNC machining, Vinyl & laser cutting. We have Makerbot replicator , Mandel tri 3Dprinters, shapeoko CNC, Vinyl and laser cutters and we are building and acquiring new machines as we go. Our interest is to serve Melbournes' local community of hackers and makers. and hopefully work with school to implement STEM education into classroom activities.
You can use all the machines for all your 3printing CNC Laser cutting work.
Please come and let us start a new industrial revolution.
Cheers everyone.

Our website:
Our addr:

Mastering Digital Fabrication Pty.Ltd 2 Wingrove St Alphinton VIC 3078

We are located inside the Busines Encubator Center at Dareben. You can park your car or take the train to Alphinton train station and just walk 1 minute to us.

Hacker/Makerspace in Knox/Dandenong. Anyone interested? (4 replies)

dottyau — Sat, 09 May 2015 07:30:42 -0400

Any like - minded tinkerers in & around my place of residence...
interested in getting together to share knowledge/ideas & possible a space?

I could, among other things, use some help setting/configuring up my Prusa Mendelmax.
...Physical construction complete, electronics & software configuration still to be done.
Happy to pay or exchange services for any input provided, if need be.

Email me on arrowav@gmail.com to discuss

Atmega1284 source (1 reply)

formulavee — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 18:26:11 -0400

Hey
I am looking for a place to get a Atmega 1284 with the boot loader already installed in Australia

I know RS sell them but they wouldn't have the boot loader would they?

Any help would be much appreciated, an the alternative I am looking into is buying a USB to parrel port adapter then making a 6 pin ISP connector for it

looking for someone to join in a new 3d printing company (no replies)

luminbtm — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 06:27:48 -0500

Hi
This is claire. our company is a new building and material company. We want talented people to join our team. The company is to expand the 3d printing in architecture area.
requirements:

1 need to have the relevant engineering or architecture diploma or bachelor, relevant work experience preferred

2 know how to design the graphics by AutoCad, revit and Rhino

3 good online information search ability

4 good teamwork and communication skills

5 strong learning ability, have interest in 3d printing.

Company address is in South bank, excellent salary, part-time, full-time is all fine.
Those interested please send your resume to the mailbox: sjq0627@gmail.com
Or contact Tel: claire 0425413140

LYBINA - HIPS - Trial material (no replies)

SNOMANN — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 17:05:24 -0500

Hello to the Reprap group,

We have been triall manufacturing HIPS and we have a little bit of Natural HIPS in 1.75 for trial, we would like to get this to production soon so if a couple of people would like to do some test prints for us and report back so we can move forward or go back to the drawing board.

send me an email jeremy.gray<@>lybina.com and I will have a couple of metres posted out to you.

Regards,

-SNO-

Smooth rod sources in AUS (5 replies)

Switchblade88 — Sun, 01 Apr 2018 01:10:12 -0400

G'day all,

I'm trying to chase up local sources of 8mm smooth rod here in Aus... as a first-time pending builder I'm not confident as to what I'm looking for or the grade to price ratio of rods.

Can someone help with details and suppliers? I know clarky on here has the full set for about $60 but I was happy with cheap rod at $30 or less to get my toe in the water first...

Thanks guys!

can someone print something for me?? (2 replies)

barkerboy — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:47:22 -0500

Hi All

I have 2 .stl files that I need to have printed, just need rough versions, not perfect or anything.

I live in Melbourne Australia. I would be willing to pay for materials shipping (and some beer as well) If someone was willing to print them and send them to me.

Reply back if willing.

Cheers Mate

Help us to build two RepRap for didactic purposes (no replies)

Vincenzo Barbato — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:25:42 -0400

Hello
My name is Vincenzo Barbato, I'm an italian student and blogger, with staff of the Zeitgeist Movement Italy (non profit movement) we launched a crowdfunding to refinance two 3D printers, for teaching and demonstration purposes, I contact to you to ask if you could give a greater media coverage for our initiative publishing it on your website
thanks
Link [www.kapipal.com]

Vincenzo Barbato, coordinator TZM Italy

Want to get into 3d printing, not sure which one. (1 reply)

fingerguns — Sun, 22 Sep 2013 18:02:07 -0400

Hello!

I'm fingerguns, I've always been interested in technology and all sorts, now I'll be having some cash to get a 3d printer going shortly.

I'm just not sure which one to go for and were the best place to grab printed parts or full kits from in Australia?

I'm super excited, but want to do this seriously so I'm trying to do as much research possible before purchase and build.

Cheers,
fingerguns

Introduction and my RepRap (2 replies)

jakjak444 — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 03:37:11 -0400

Hey Fellow Reprappers,

I have kind of been around for a little while now and think it is well time that i properly introduced my self.

My name is Jack
I'm 20 years old and in my third year of a Bachelor or Engineering (Mechanical) at the University of Adelaide. I first found out about the Reprap project whilst surfing the net in a very boring lecture in 2012 semester 1.

I spent the subsequent 6 months doing more research in my spare time into the Reprap project and 3D printers and then decided to make one.

I completed my first 3D printer aka Mozbot 1 in March 2013

Im now printing and selling sets of prusa i2 printed parts at MorelliTech and running a rapid prototyping service at Uni

Here is my current setup as of 19/09/13

DSC00144-001.JPG

Hardware

Model: Prusa Mendel i2
Smooth rods: Prescision ground shafting
Cold end: Gregs wade with guidler
Hot end: Budaschnozzle
Print surface: Scanner glass on heatbed mkII
Belts: MXL

Electronics

Electronics: Ramps 1.4
Stepper Motors: Wantai & some random japanese ones
PSU: ATX
Endstops: Microswitches

Software

Firmware: Marlin
Host software: Slic3r, Pronterface, sometimes CURA

Print settings

Material: PLA

Surface Preparation: PVA diluted in water

'Fast': What i usually use if im making a printer kit
Speed: 120mm/s
Accel: 3500mm/s^2
Jerk: 20mm/s^3
Layer height: 0.3mm
Extruder temp: 200 deg C
Bed Temp: 45 deg C

I have been through just over 20kg of plastic so far

For more info check out my page below at : Jakjak444

My repstrap (5 replies)

chris... — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 17:10:55 -0400

building a repstrap
mechanically unsound but completed
just need the electronics, extuder, hot bed, etc

Re: supply 3D printers and relevent parts (-1 replies)

Cefiar — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500

Please stop posting your spam on this forum.

1. You posted this same post in the Brisbane and Sydney forums, as well as the For Sale forum (the one place it was actually supposed to be).

2. You then replied to 8 posts in the Brisbane forum with this same post.

I am now going to report all your posts for spamming. If you'd posted in just the for sale forum, you'd have no issues.

PS: I will also now tell everyone to steer clear of your site and products, as you obviously have no idea how to conduct yourself as what I would call a reputable seller.

New 3d paper printer now available in Oz (1 reply)

Connor Moore — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:12:07 -0400

Just making the subscribers to this forum aware that there is a new full colour 3d Printer, which uses paper as its build material, is now available in Australia. The models are full colour, photorealistic, low cost and Eco friendly. Have a look at dgs3d.com.au

Lybina PLA review (4 replies)

jakjak444 — Tue, 27 Aug 2013 02:57:44 -0400

Also whilst i'm on.

I recently purchased some of lybinas 3mm PLA, 300m each of Black, Red and White.

I have so far only had a chance to print with the black and it has been delightful, it is very uniform and is giving me the best prints i have ever had.

Its a little bit on the small size (2.75mm) but no problems at all.

I'm printing at 195C on 50C heated glass bed coated with pva glue.

Keep up the good work lybina, its great having an australian manufacturer with a great product and affordable prices.

Cant edit Australian suppliers page (5 replies)

jakjak444 — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 20:56:38 -0400

Hello all, after much trying i cannot seem to add a hyperlink the the RUG Australian Suppliers page.
[reprap.org] Parts

I can edit the page but when i put in an edit with a hyperlink, it chrashes when i submit it. I have tried IE, Chrome, Firefox and have had no luck on any.

This is what im trying to put into the printed parts section:

*SA [http://stores.ebay.com.my/MorelliTech MorelliTech] - Prusa Iteration 2 kit including modifications for ease of assembly and reliablitly, choice of extruders. Also happy to print any other parts.

If anyone can tell me what i've done wrong or can just put the above bit in, that would be fantastic.

Jack

Honeywell 100K thermistor? Australia? where :) (2 replies)

pogmohoin — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 08:06:50 -0400

Hi

Running a Lulzbot 101 and needin a new thermistor 100k (honeywell) .. Anyone have a spare or know where to buy?

cheers

Jack
Albury

Hot end in Melb (2 replies)

tubby — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 05:31:53 -0400

Hello,

I've broke my peek tube for my buda hotend.

I've only had about 3 prints before I broke it and i'm dying to get this thing calibrated and printing over the weekend.

Does anyone know where I can source ether a new peek tube or even a totally new hot end in Melbourne for pickup.
Any design, I'm not fussed just want to get printing.

Any help would be appreciated.

Need the printed parts for Reprap Prusa i3 (6 replies)

KosPilot — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 23:16:02 -0400

Hi all, this is my first step out in the 3D world. Wohoo!! (Why is everything so big?)

OK, I'll need to start with getting the printed parts for the Prusa i3. -Anyone willing to print them for me? PLA is fine as I may experiment with more durable materials once the printer is up and going.

Secondly I'd need the Prusa i3 box frame.
Off course, I could order it all from overseas, but why not challenge the emerging Australia market first!

I will pay for materials, labor and other production costs, and shipping unless I may pick up from the Melbourne area.

Cheers!

Mk V Hotend Thermister (1 reply)

gwandad — Fri, 03 May 2013 06:43:28 -0400

My new to this so I hope that this is in the right place. I've built a Mendelmax and have been delighted with its performance however the thermistor in the hot end failed and I am having a lot of trouble trying to locate a supplier in Australia. I can find plenty of 100 K thermistors but unfortunately none the right size. According to the rep rap write up it is Thermistor 5
Part Number: 104GT-2
Manufacturer: Semitec
Description: NTC 100k ohm 3%
Tolerance: 3%
Data Sheet: High Heat-Resistance and High Sensitive Thermistor
Diameter of Glass Bead: 1.35mm +-0.15mm
Length of Glass Bead: 3mm +-1mm
Lead Length: 45mm +-1mm
Lead Diameter: 0.15mm to 0.18mm
If anybody can point me in the right direction I'd be very grateful.
There is no rush on this as I have one coming from overseas but I would like to be able to source locally.

Blue tape in Adelaide (15 replies)

jakjak444 — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 20:28:10 -0500

Hey guys,

I have my 3d printer up and running, and have been printing successfully on normal masking tape for a while.

I have recently bought some repraper pla and have had problems with it sticking.

I have tried normal masking tape, scotch blue 2093 and bear blue masking tape.

It doesn't appear to be possible to buy scotch 2090 tape in Adelaide, except in really small widths at bunnings, does anyone know any where that sells it, or do you have any other tips?

Jack

Re: Mobile Locksmith Brisbane (-1 replies)

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WTB 2xNEMA17 1.8 (no replies)

odgers — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:19:14 -0500

Wtb the above this week 25 each (20 seems normal), if you have filament ill probably buy also if not crazy priced, if your happy to have a reprap conversation id be very happy, i have fitting issues with my mendle max that im going to have to fix

my Y axis has some issues plastic wise wish i got pursa