Reprap Forum - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Forum for all announcements about kickstarters, indiegogo, etc. Of course IT HAVE TO BE somewhat RELATED TO RepRap. p.s. Crowdfunding is gambling - RepRap.org isnt responsible for scams and bad deals. https://reprap.org/forum/list.php?339 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 03:42:14 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,887200,887200#msg-887200 Phi: Open-source ESP32 3D Printer Controller with Built-In Wi-Fi and Ethernet (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,887200,887200#msg-887200
[www.crowdsupply.com]

Highlights about Phi:

1. Built-in Wi-Fi and Ethernet, use a web interface over the local network
2. Runs RepRapFirmware
3. Packed with hardware, lots of compatible modules

Please do check out the campaign page for more details.


]]> likha3d Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Wed, 24 Nov 2021 16:47:43 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,882719,882719#msg-882719 Clay 1 FDM 3D Printer - Fast, Simple and Affordable (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,882719,882719#msg-882719
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Hi Everyone!!

We are preparing for Kickstarter campaign with our 3D Printer and we need your support! This is our first 3d printer as a company and we want to create good first impression. We published our printing videos/photos on Instagram / Youtube / Reddit , you can check them with links at below.

Features ;
-CoreXY motion kinematics with cantilever bed design.
-Lighweight direct drive extruder with all metal volcano hotend
-Auto bed levelling with bltouch
-Flexible build plate with pei sheet
-Coloured touch screen with octodash GUI
-Klipper firmware
-İncluded Raspberry Pi
-Everythink will be open source after campaign succesfully done.

We will send our printers fully assembled and tested to every backers. Clay 1 will be avaible for 350 USD , follow our pre launch page to get notice when we launch!

Please follow us on Kickstarter Prelaunch page !!

[www.kickstarter.com]

Instagram - Youtube - Reddit

We need your support for to bring this project to life. Please follow and share this project if you like!
]]> clayengineering Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:52:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,858528,858543#msg-858543 Re: Which crowdfunding platform good for small scale businesses? (-1 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,858528,858543#msg-858543 MKSA Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,850392,850392#msg-850392 Design into 3D: a book of customizable project designs (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,850392,850392#msg-850392
[www.kickstarter.com]

Using OpenSCAD, so projects can easily have STLs made of them and they will be posted to various project sharing sites (probably including Thingiverse since it seems to be the only one with customizer support --- if there are others I'd be glad to know of them), and there is a box design in the wings which uses 3D printing to create a central part which has a shape which is not readily made on a 3-axis machine.

Thank you for your consideration and time.]]> WillAdams Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Sat, 30 Mar 2019 18:21:54 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,847950,847950#msg-847950 PEI coated flex-plate system Kickstarter (8 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,847950,847950#msg-847950
I have been working on this for over a year now and I am glad to finally launch it.

Here is the link: [www.kickstarter.com]]]> klcjr89 Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Tue, 05 Mar 2019 12:24:25 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,847876,847876#msg-847876 Meet NOVA. Fully funded in 48 hours. Life is too short to print slow! (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,847876,847876#msg-847876
I wanted to announce a launch of our Nova Kickstarter! A bit late and early birds are already long gone,
but I just received a hint that reprap.org actually has this special section here, so I thought to give that a shot!

Nova is a High Performance 3D printer hotend with a lot of useful features, premium materials and precision design.

Find out more at our project page Nova Hotend

or just visit our kickstarter directly: Nova Kickstarter

Apart from main project videos, you can learn about Nova project in greater detail on our instagram: @3D.passion

We have a lot of projects running simultaneously, so I invite everyone to check them out on our website!

Development has just started! ;)


]]> 3Dpassion Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:14:04 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,843408,843408#msg-843408 New Phrozen Printer with 40cm Z-axis Live Now on Kickstarter (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,843408,843408#msg-843408 We at Phrozen have just launched our latest 3D printer, Phrozen Transform and it would be really awesome if you could check it out.

Brought to you by the makers of Phrozen Shuffle and Phrozen Make, Transform is a consumer-grade printer that features a 13.3" 4K LCD screen and an ultra-long 40 cm Z-axis, giving you the largest build volume on the market.

In addition to the large build volume, Phrozen's 13.3" screen can be swapped with two 5" screens which provide an XY resolution of 47 µm, printing every last detail of your designs while doubling printing efficiency.

Features:
 Super-size build volume with 13.3” panel and 40 cm Z-axis
 Dual 5.5” panels for enhanced efficiency at 47μ XY Resolution
 Change 2 panels in 30 seconds with Fast LCD Adaptor design
 ParaLEDTM Optical Engine for optical evenness above 95%
 Ultra-Stable Z-axis with industrial grade components
 Compatible with 3rd Party Resin

Bonus: Each pledge comes with 5KG of free resin for you to enjoy!

For more information and to take a closer look check out our Kickstarter page here: [kck.st]
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop us a message on Facebook, find us here: [www.facebook.com]

Thank you!!]]> TeamPhrozen Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 04 Jan 2019 05:05:51 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,835674,835674#msg-835674 Zatsit, a delta robot with hinges (5 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,835674,835674#msg-835674
I am really happy and proud to announce that the Kickstarter campaign about Zatsit has been launched!

Here is the link: Zatsit on Kickstarter

Zatsit does nothing like the others, and innovates on practically every function. I bet you'll be surprised!

I had a great joy in designing and building this machine. I see another great joy, it is to initiate a community of Zatsit users, all around the world...

Thanks you in advance, Friends!]]> M_Xeno Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Sat, 27 Oct 2018 12:23:36 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,828863,828863#msg-828863 Bowden volcano dual extruder DIY 3D printer for hot weather & fast printing (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,828863,828863#msg-828863
Hi. My name is Hyeon Jeon from imergine in Korea.
Firstly, I want to apologize if this posting is not appropriate on a regulation of this board or hurt your feeling.
(If then, I hope this posting can be erased by the board manager.)

Recently, I developed a DIY 3D printer which can be used effectively in hot weather,
and crowdfunding is now underway on the Indiegogo.
If you are stressed from nozzle blocking, filament leakage and printing speed,
please consider supporting this project.

[igg.me]]]> imergine Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Thu, 19 Jul 2018 05:55:37 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,828460,828460#msg-828460 DoubleCut - A lifetime Replaceable Scissor live kickstarter come and support us (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,828460,828460#msg-828460
Support Us : bit.ly/doublecut

DoubleCut is a new defining Scissors which mounted with 2 standard cutter blades. People can simply buy cutter blades in home depot or anywhere to replace the dull ones. It's simple but useful. Please support and help us to make Doublecut come true. Thank you!!!]]> roku666 Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:59:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,822653,822653#msg-822653 The color change resin can work with the smartphone application (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,822653,822653#msg-822653
more detail please visit our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ThermoChrome-1699388743470132/

and our kickstarter webpage:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2041445054/thermochrome-an-interactive-resin-for-3d-printing?ref=user_menu

Please ask us any question if you are interested:

thermochrome@outlook.com]]> kelan1211 Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 18 May 2018 15:36:54 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,817077,817077#msg-817077 ColdEnd - The world's first available INDUCTION hotend (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,817077,817077#msg-817077 our name is Icy-Bear.

Becaus we are annoyed by the bad thermal characteristics of most hotends, we started developing our own Prodoct!
Our new ColdEnd uses the principle of induction in order to heat the nozzle.
By doing so, we're able to get some impressive numbers: 200 °C rise in just under 20 seconds.

Advantages:

  • Extremely fast heat-up process
  • Precise temperature control
  • Does not need any active or passive cooling [No spinning fans required]
  • Max. temperature ~300 °C
  • Short cool-down events

In order to develop this system further, and make it available for everyone as cheap as any other hotend,
we need YOUR HELP!
Our campaign is now live on Indiegogo: indiegogo.com/at/coldend

Please share our campaign and support it on Indiegogo via the link above!

We're extremely excited to get your opinion on this project!]]> Icy-Bear Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Tue, 03 Apr 2018 05:09:58 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,794566,794566#msg-794566 Phase 1: An Affordable High-Quality DIY RepRap 3D Printer (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,794566,794566#msg-794566
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Phase 1 - RepRap 3D printer on Kickstarter

Phase 1 was created to be the middle ground for performance and price.

Features:
  • Genuine e3d hotend
  • 200x200x200mm build volume
  • Automatic Bed leveling
  • LCD screen with SD card reader
  • Aluminum heated bed
  • Mains wiring cover with power switch (pre-assembled)
Only $375

I launched the kickstarter on October 4th eager to show off my project to the world. I knew I had to fix some issues with the printer, but I took pictures of its first prints and put it online. I was quickly met with feedback and criticism, and it was warranted. The printer looked cheap and printed poorly, I had rushed it onto kickstarter without even thinking. After hearing the feedback, I tried my hardest to make a better version of the printer that would actually be high quality. I want to deliver a product that truly lives up to my goal of what I would have wanted in a 3D printer kit. With this new design I believe that the major problems of Z-wobble stability, and cooling were addressed and I know I will still receive great feedback to improve upon again. We only have about 3 days left, and the chances of success are slim. We only need 8 printers sold to reach our goal and need your support. Help Phase 1 become a reality!
Back us now on Kickstarter!
60hrs left!

Kickstarter Page
* If you are wondering why there are no new print pictures, very unfortunate, water was spilled on the power supply and somehow fried the Ramps, no new board could come before the campaign ends

Thank you for your consideration,
Will Pfennigwerth

I am the creator of this project
Spark 3D website
]]> Willp3d Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:40:08 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,788939,788939#msg-788939 3d printed Fractal Skulls kickstarter, ends in 8 days. (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,788939,788939#msg-788939
3d printed skulls with a Fractal patterns wrapped over them
[www.kickstarter.com]



I'm not affiliated with this in any way, just a backer who would like this to proceed]]> Dust Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Wed, 27 Sep 2017 05:48:34 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,784575,784575#msg-784575 The New Nine 3D Printer: Easily Build to Any Size! (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,784575,784575#msg-784575
An interesting mass-damper idea though.

[www.kickstarter.com]]]> frankvdh Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:20:08 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,784574,784574#msg-784574 FPGA add-on for RaspberryPi. (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,784574,784574#msg-784574
[www.kickstarter.com]]]> frankvdh Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Tue, 22 Aug 2017 15:10:51 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,782926,782926#msg-782926 $145 SparkMaker - The Most Affordable SLA 3D Printer ? (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,782926,782926#msg-782926 www.kickstarter.com]

I am backing it because I finally have come up with a concept to turn the SparkMaker into a SMD multilayer PCB maker. And for this i would happily invest $200 and even a resolution of 0.2mm = 200 microns would be all that is needed for that outstanding great use case. With the proper resin even flexible circuits should be possible. The small build size would be absolutely okay and as SLA printers do a complete layer within a few seconds, you could really produce a PCB under 5 minutes.

The campaign had a good start but then the creators were so nice to stage a 12 hours live print with multiple objects printed. Some prints did not show many details because creator indeed seemed to be very nervous and choose to over-cure in order to not take any risks of prints failing.

That event killed most of the momentum. It is slowly recovering now but these young Chinese creators do not really understand how important it is to connect to their backer community.

[www.kicktraq.com]

We mostly are only FDM experts, so i dream that some SLA experts give a comment here.

This little $145 printer is somehow a kind of its own. It for now only has a 480 x 854 lcd display whereas most of the $500+ printer come with 1440p.
480p only yields a resolution of no less than 120 microns, but to my knowledge there is no printer in between $145 and $500+

So it does not really makes sense to compare the SparkMaker to any existing SLA printer ?
Question rather is: Can this printer indeed be useful for beginners ?

It is not impossible to reach the $1M stretch goal to get a better lcd which would increase the resolution to 50-80 microns. 720p or 1080p ?

But the campaign is now having hard times because no-one really knows what to think of the printer.

And the young creators are so happy that they have already hit the funding goal 1700% that they are fully busy preparing for production.
Kickstarter is not really for us backers but for the creators. So we can NOT rule how they should treat us. They have their dream and live it.

So what do some SLA experts say ? Would a 150 microns SLA printer to print little figurines still be worth $205 (inkl. worldwide shipping)

Ideas welcome :-)]]> roland Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 22 Sep 2017 05:29:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,777757,777757#msg-777757 Husarion Core2 (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,777757,777757#msg-777757 www.crowdsupply.com]

Quote

CORE2 contains popular interfaces for robotic projects, so you can build different robots easily without dozens of shields. Built-in DC motor ports allows you to directly connect up to four motors and process signals from their quadrature encoders in hardware - you don’t waste a CPU processing cycles, because a dedicated timer, one for each encoder, cares to not miss any single “tick”. Powerful libraries for CORE2 use all peripherals and CPU power in efficient way, thanks to a real-time operating system, DMA channels, interrupts - but everything is hidden behind an easy to use API. Interfaces for six servos and an on-board DC/DC converter allows you to select a voltage level for each servo. Lots of GPIOs, communication interfaces, ADC channels, and interrupt pins allow you to connect literally any sensor you can find, especially since CORE2 works with Arduino libraries, as you will see later.

I don't have any connection to this project, but it would a great development platform for a 3D printer if you could add some stepper drivers to it.]]> frankvdh Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:19:09 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,769031,769031#msg-769031 Open Stepper Driver (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,769031,769031#msg-769031 first we want thanks you for this space on the forum. We want to show you our new open stepper driver board on Kickstarter. After a lot of work for developing this final version, we want to share with you our product information.
This board can drive stepper motor up to 6A/phase (or some smaller motors in parallels) with a maximum of 256 micro-steps.
More information can be found on our website or directly on our Kickstarter campaign: Kickstarter - Open Stepper Driver
We need your help to bring this project to life, after the campaign we will release the full documentations with schematics and PCB design files on KiCad.



Thanks for your supports,

Regards,
Kevin Ceresa (Swiss TI Lab)
]]> SwissTILab Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 19 May 2017 16:29:54 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,766767,766767#msg-766767 hexastorm: we are live on kickstarter!X( (10 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,766767,766767#msg-766767
I need your help!
As you might have read on 3ders.org or on the Reprap wiki, I have launched a Kickstarter for an open-hardware transparent polygon scanner.
Laser scanning, the process of deflecting a laser beam in a controlled manner, plays an important role in 3D printing, laser engraving, and many other modern technologies. Laser-equipped 3D printers could bring a huge benefit to the overall Reprap project; photo-polymerization, sintering etc. You can even try to create a machine which you can use to fabricate printed circuit boards.
High-end laser scanners are expensive as you need an expensive f-theta lens. In the technology, I propose this lens it not needed. If successful, the kit will be released as open-hardware.
I think open-hardware is a cool business model and the Reprap project would actually benefit from open-hardware for profit companies. A technical presentation is on the kickstarter page.

You can help, in the following way:
* buy the kit or a component via Kickstarter
* create prior art in the field of transparent polygon scanners; please do not edit the articles I wrote unless you know what you are doing
You can also create a separate article, but try to brain storm as much potential applications with transparent polygon scanners as possible.This will block closed source companies and benefit the Reprap project.
* i need engineers;
Ideally; you are experienced in 3D printing, programming and know how to design PCBs. You need to have a cofounder mentality and be willing to work in the region of Rotterdam (Netherlands).
If you know such a person; let me know! Emails are welcom at info@hexastorm.com
* i need promotion
like it on twitter; empower the masses --> i am all alone

I really think that with a transparent polygon scanner, Reprap machines could compete with the leading machines in the PCB or photo-polymer market..

So help me out!!

Best,

Rik, founder of hexastorm]]> Henri Starmans Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:54:52 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,766460,766460#msg-766460 Bitmi I - Portable 3D printer (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,766460,766460#msg-766460

If you want to see more now, please give us a like on facebook and subscribe to our youtube channel. And don't forget to share this with your friends. :)

See more about the project here: [www.youtube.com]
and here: [www.facebook.com]

Thank you! :)]]> DOYT Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Tue, 09 May 2017 10:34:46 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,761232,761232#msg-761232 Help Me to open a FabLab 1 recipe per time (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,761232,761232#msg-761232
Few months ago i had try to open a fablab in my city, but... is not so easy to do here....




Hi, my name is Francesco, i come from Italy, as said above i had try to open a fablab in my city (Crema -CR-), but when i had that idea i just think to the pure cost of the project.... unfortunately here is not so easy.

I discuss a lot with my friends and i had an idea, the below text was tranlated by M4D, a new friend from thingiverse, i already open a topic like that to check the availability of that idea and a lot of people just.... give me an help.

I hope here, will be the same. The text show the idea and the problem that i met while trying to open my fablab.


**************************************************************************************************************************
Hi Elstak, Here's the best i can do with the translation for you, i found a little of it extremely difficult to understand especially when it came to the costings and have done what i can to make it as true to your story as possible, I hope this helps you get a good response, i have left some parts in your own words as they are easy to read and understand as they are, let me know if there's anything i can change for you.

"Hello everyone, I've been trying to open a FabLab in my city for a long time, a while ago I was talking to a friend about how I could go about funding the opening of a FabLab ......

While searching for a information on how to go about setting up a FabLab i wrote to lots of FabLabs around the world and was rather annoyed due to the fact in most countries they not only got support financially but also given a purpose, they start with a much more ’moderate investment’ than is being provided here in Italy.
To rent a space here is going to cost a year in advance, we’re talking at least €800-€1000 per month + IVA (VAT), which works out around €14,000. To have the minimum equipment to make a FABLAB viable as a business (it needs to be self sufficient once opened) around €30,000, even without going too big to start with I’m going to need a Laser Cutter, that cuts up to 5mm thick aluminium; 3-4 printers that cannot be the hypercube if i have to carry with engineering firms and companies for prototyping ( this is where the majority of money is made in a FabLab); workbenches and tools (despite a contact in Beta, a workstation fit for purpose is upwards of around €1,500), All such costs are in addition to those of the Italian bureaucracy between a tax and the other (in Italy you pay before opening a business) around €10,000.
Now a small detail on prices, for the same purchase in most countries is cheaper than here in Italy, printers, cutters, lathes, milling machines, CNC, everything costs less elsewhere… even in America you get most things cheaper .... So not only the €20,000 that i had not saved was not enough, but even after i sold my motorcycle (sigh!) €30,000 that i will have will be enough.

One of the ideas that had been discussed was, indeed, a cookbook recipes made with the maker of RepRap, Thingiverse and so on ... Idea initially abandoned because long to manage, were opened the topic on many international forums (because the aim is to put recipes from around the world) contact youtuber some not too well known (some do pay for a message in a video .... :() etc ..

But I must make the best of a bad situation otherwise the project can not exist, at least not with the Community spirit and nonprofit. Otherwise, at that point, it becomes a store and I want to open another thing.

So I'd love to, as requested on Thingiverse, if you shared with me your favorite recipe, as well as your mother will always did ... raw recipe, handwritten (no online recipes ... you lose the spirit of the book) ingredients and notes on preparing ... as is ... I apologize in advance to those who have already had to say goodbye to your own mother, to which I give a hug."



Now, i'm just asking for a recipe... i hope will be not too much for you.
Thanks guy and good DIY.

Francesco]]> Elstak Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:49:22 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,757132,757132#msg-757132 Need support for firmware development and tutorial videos (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,757132,757132#msg-757132 youtu.be]

It is not just for plotter, you can use it for CNC, laser and 3D printer.
It is not just for robot arm too, you can use it for cartesian and delta robots.
You can download if for free at [github.com]
And you are free to modify it for other purposes as factory automation.

There are support and other needed informations provided in [www.wangsamas.com] website.
And I also make video tutorials to learn about 3D printing at youtube channel as in this link [www.youtube.com]

They are Indonesian language tutorial that I made right now, and I have plan to make english version too in the future.

I need your support to develop the firmware further and make more videos faster with better quality.
Wangsamas firmware and the videos created with good purpose for better life of the people.
Your financial support really means a lot for me. It also means you are contributing for the technology, the impact of technology and the people who use it.
Who knows someday someone make something that useful for you and your family because of your contribution today.

please support me by be my patron here
[www.patreon.com]

thanks]]> Wangsamax Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Mon, 20 Mar 2017 05:41:53 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,756700,756700#msg-756700 Mk42 heatbed (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,756700,756700#msg-756700 www.indiegogo.com]]]> boelle Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:01:46 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,751838,751838#msg-751838 $300 Benchtop Plastic Injection Mold Machine (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,751838,751838#msg-751838
[www.indiegogo.com]




]]> metzindustries Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Mon, 06 Mar 2017 04:32:51 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,748128,748128#msg-748128 DIY 3D Printer (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,748128,748128#msg-748128
The price for a DIY 3D printer, as shown on [deepspace8.com], is relatively low and the printer provides endless opportunities for you to explore new things.]]> jwhite123 Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Mon, 13 Feb 2017 15:00:24 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,742852,742852#msg-742852 The Filament Roller, An IR Filament Jam/Runout Sensor and Alarm, Automatically Pause Your Print, Compatible With Marlin 1.1.x, OctoPrint, and More~ (1 reply) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,742852,742852#msg-742852 www.kickstarter.com]

I'm the project-owner for this Kickstarter campaign.

I made a sensor that can detect pretty much any kind of filament stoppage. If your printer can take an endstop filament runout sensor, then it can use this product as a drop-in replacement.

I've tested this product on a Ramps 1.4 with Marlin 1.1.x. I've also tested it on OctoPrint with the filament sensor plugin.

I haven't directly tested it, but it should also work well with Repetier firmware (quadrature output).

This isn't a take-it-or-leave-it campaign; if you see a function you'd like but don't see, then request it and I'll try my best to incorporate it.

If you have any questions, submit and I'll answer as fast as I can!

Thanks!

=)]]> OnAShoestring Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Fri, 27 Jan 2017 16:19:36 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,726048,726048#msg-726048 SENTINEL : 3D printer filament detector and cleaner (2 replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,726048,726048#msg-726048
I'd like to share with you our latest project; a filament detector and cleaner.
It seemed like missing a print due to either an empty spool or a broken filament was a common problem, so we did our best to offer a simple solution to this problem.

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Check the link below!
Kickstarter Link]]> Dyze_Design Crowdfunding Projects Announcements Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:48:02 -0500 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,722213,722213#msg-722213 RE-ARM's now on kickstarter (no replies) https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?339,722213,722213#msg-722213
Have a look at this board.
[www.kickstarter.com]

I have been testing it for quite a while and with big success.
There's ofcourse a learning curve changing from marlin to smoothieware but when you get to know the firmware then its quite simple to continue with it.
Its a great arduino alternative for ramps, and if i have to use ramps on other projects i would definitely choose this alternative again.

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Kickstarter

The easy way to upgrade your ramps system to 32bit.

You unplug the old mega and plug in this new board (presuming it fits in your enclosure) and your done (hardware wise)

This board runs smoothieware, no it will not run Marlin or Repetier or other 8 bit firmwares.

Disclaimer: I’m not associated with this kickstarter in anyway, I just think its a very good idea and well worth supporting.
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