We showed on our last 2 videos the work in progress of Extruding Icing/Frosting using the Punch and Extrude Method. This is great for using the different shaped nozzles for making pretty decorations, and also we proved you could do letters using this method. But we also wanted to try and get the machine to use the Standard Extrude Method, but using a big nozzle and smacking down a nice line ofby CLaNZeR - General
Still playing with getting the 3D Printer to printer text/letters this end. We have shown it doing the pretty patterns that Piping nozzles can produce on out first video Next we wanted to find the fastest method of printing text/letters, and after experimenting all weekend we have came up with a method we are calling Punch and Extrude. This seems an ideal way of extruding Icing/Frosting ontoby CLaNZeR - General
3D Printer Extruding Icing/Frosting for decorating Cakes and Buns !! Okay we have seen videos showing chocolate being extruded out of a syringe and also cake dough being extruded to make cookies. But we wanted to see if we could Ice a cakes, buns etc etc. SO..... We attached an Icing/Piping attachment to a custom bracket we made for our 3D Printer. Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - General
Worth taking a look at the Reprap Calculator as this will help and scroll down to steps-mm belt. Here you can quickly see the combination of things that will determine the resolution you want your machine to achieve. 1.) Motor Step Angle 2.) Stepper Driver (Micro Stepping) 3.) Belt pitch 4.) Tooth count of drive gear. All of these can be adjusted to suit the equipment you already have, to gby CLaNZeR - Reprappers
Hi Brian I documented each step as I Routerstrapped my CNC machine. It shows how you can make an adapter for the Sanguino board to run already existing stepper drivers, but then I took it one step more and re-laid the PCB up and modified the firmware to suit normal stepper drivers. It may help. Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
Kevin G Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I currently have a Zentoolworks 7X7 CNC and was > talking with a friend abot conversions who built a > custome massive CNC. I am wondering how your > coming along with the controler ? Hi Kevin Sorry I missed this thread, I must of forgot to click follow topic. We have came on leaps and bounds since first makiby CLaNZeR - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
Nice looking machine ! I have started various threads covering how you can use a Sanguino board to run normal CNC machines using their own stepper drivers that might be of interest. But after all the experimenting, I decided to layup a Sanguino combination PCB with blocks to wire to any stepper drivers. Hope this helps. Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
Excellent This Version now fixes the 3D Text problem I have with version 5.7 Good Stuff Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - Slic3r
Loving Slic3R , what a difference on print quality. The only issue I have came across is if I am trying to generate Gcode from any STL that has 3D text in it. For example The Scooby Snack cutter If I load it into Printer Interface, skeinforge slices it up and I can flick through the layers and see it is all fine and prints okay. If converted with Slic3R it misses letters or starts differentby CLaNZeR - Slic3r
Thanks Rich Great write up and tips. Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - Slic3r
Got it wired up today and it works better than I thought. I used the latest Marlin Firmware along with the Breakout PCB I layed up based on the Sanguino design. Had to tweak the Marlin Firmware because of it's hort pulse width when using externall steppers, but not a problem. Video showing rapid moves of 550mm/s and printing at 200mm/s Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - General New Machines Topics
Hi Brian Looking good that end. I like the way you are attaching the rails, saves drilling and making sure the holes are spot on and that is the nice thing about using extrusions, you can easly bolt thing on using t-nuts and bolts. Good luck with the rest of the build that end, will update the thread when my final bits arrive. Regards Sean.by CLaNZeR - General New Machines Topics
Hi Brian The link to the picture does not work for me as it looks like it is a forum attachment and you have to be a member to view. I got to agree that keeping the electronics out of the way and neat and tidy is the way to go. But as this is a protoype I wanted to have the electronics out in view, so I can tweak the setting and also show what has gone into it. I am using individual steppers aby CLaNZeR - General New Machines Topics
Hi Brian > Great looking machine. Not sure I understand the > design of the front area where all of your wires > are leading. If you put a keyboard there it would > look like a steampunked computer terminal. It was to just keep it all neat and in one place. I have got so many machines with wires trailing everywhere that I just wanted it kept all strapped to the machine. I am goingby CLaNZeR - General New Machines Topics
Hi You are welcome to check out my site where I did the same thing and covered all steps. As the guys have already said, you can simply make a breakout board that connects the 3D Printer controller board to your existing steppers. Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - General
Managed to get Version 2.0 of my RepStrap finished before Christmas but did not get time to release some pictures. Just now waiting for some new Stepper Drivers to arrive and then will post up a video. We tested each Axis with other drivers as it was built and tweaked each Axis until we got the speeds we wanted. More pictures can be found on the following thread: Cheers Sean.by CLaNZeR - General New Machines Topics
Well today I managed to get the CNC machine working off the back of the Sanguinololu Controler board and pretty happy with the results. I am documenting all the steps I did on my travels with this one, in the hope that it may help others that want to use the existing RepRap Controllers/Firmware and Software to use their normal CNC machine as a 3D printer. Please feel free to look through the thby CLaNZeR - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
Hi I have just started an area on my forums where I am releasing a Breakout PCB for the Sanguinololu Board. It allows you to connect an existing CNC Controller instead of the Stepper Driver Boards. Also handy if people want to use bigger motors and higher current stepper drivers. The reason I have brought out so many GND and 5V lines is for people wanting to put bigger Stepper Drivers onby CLaNZeR - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping