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Re: e3d customer support - 10 years ago
I ordered 2 back in October and got my order within 2 days. (Haven't used them yet though) Given that Sanjay was last active on the forum 9 days ago, it sounds like he might be away for one reason or another. He has too many satisfied clients in the world to do a runner. People need to appreciate that many of the people selling items in this space are hobbyists who might be doing this on the sby CraigRK - Reprappers
Re: Yes, 3D printers can go on fire. - 10 years ago
QuoteYvan QuoteCraigRK Quotebobc Stupid question, but if mintemp is set to 210, how does the heater ever turn on? Not so stupid. It is the one thing that I have been wondering about. A number of people have been talking about this, but none of them seem to really know how this feature works in the firmware. On my machine this is set to 5C and it means that in winter I can't get my printer (whby CraigRK - Safety & Best Practices
Re: Yes, 3D printers can go on fire. - 10 years ago
Quotebobc Stupid question, but if mintemp is set to 210, how does the heater ever turn on? Not so stupid. It is the one thing that I have been wondering about. A number of people have been talking about this, but none of them seem to really know how this feature works in the firmware. On my machine this is set to 5C and it means that in winter I can't get my printer (which lives in the garageby CraigRK - Safety & Best Practices
Re: Hi from Farnborough UK - 10 years ago
QuoteLifeRider I've sent you a pm Dittoby CraigRK - General
Re: Hi from Farnborough UK - 10 years ago
Hiya, I'm near Leatherhead, Surrey. I have a Sells Mendel and a Mendel 90 built myself from parts sourced all over. Craigby CraigRK - General
Re: [UK+Europe] ABS Pellets and Masterbatch for filament extrusion - 11 years ago
Hi all, Please note that I have just updated the listings (http://www.emakershop.com/Seller=1324) to reflect lower shipping costs in the UK. I have also created ABS+Masterbatch combined listings which effectively give you the Masterbatch shipping included (For all destinations). I have been refunding people in the past, but as this may have been putting some of you off I decided to create combiby CraigRK - For Sale
Re: [UK+Europe] ABS Pellets and Masterbatch for filament extrusion - 11 years ago
Quotecallumburns Ouch the UK one is really expensive. Would take you years to save money with it. Seeing as it takes a day to make 1kg of filament. I agree, it does seem quite expensive. I personally have a filastruder which doesn't look as pretty, but is a fraction of the price...by CraigRK - For Sale
Re: 3d printed parts request - 11 years ago
Greg, It might help if you stated which country (& state/province) you are in, as the cheapest option would typically be someone near you. Regards, Craig (Surrey, UK) gadittri Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi all, > > Would anyone being willing to print out 3 parts > and ship them to me so I can complete my 3D > printer? Private messageby CraigRK - General
Re: Having a RepRap issue tracker and RepRap bounties. - 11 years ago
I think this is a great idea and will be following it with interest. I have been following (and participating on the fringe) the RepRap movement for years now. As with many others, my personal commitments have meant that I have contributed less than I'd like. I would however like to add these points: I agree with the reasons why nophead says that GitHub is better than the Wiki, however I thinby CraigRK - General
Re: [UK+Europe] ABS Pellets and Masterbatch for filament extrusion - 11 years ago
Hi DeuxVis, Thanks for the interest. The following thread (http://www.soliforum.com/topic/2123/colorants-masterbatch/) has many pictures showing what is possible to achieve with the Filastruder in terms of colour consistency. Results with other extruders may vary as the technology is still in it's infancy. I have not run colours through my own Filastruder yet as I trouble with the power supplby CraigRK - For Sale
[UK+Europe] ABS Pellets and Masterbatch for filament extrusion - 11 years ago
ABS Pellets: Natural ABS pellets suitable for using with filament extruder (e.g. Filastruder, Lyman Filament Extruder, etc) to produce filament for 3D Printing. These pellets have an MFR rating of 28g/10min @ 220°C/10.0Kg Masterbatch: This is a universal masterbatch which can be used to colour various polymers, and can specifically be used with our ABS pellets (see other listings) and a suitableby CraigRK - For Sale
Re: single head colored printing research - 11 years ago
tleneel Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > There are commercially available DIY / open-source > filament making machines, > for example. Don't forget the filastruder which has been shipping for a while and is about a 3rd of the price. As for the rest of the topic. The major issue that I see is that this idea relies on the preconception on more plby CraigRK - General
Re: VIDEO POSTED! Details about the BerryBot3D - 11 years ago
jamesdanielv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think your getting it wrong, I like the fact > that Werner is trying this, I'm just showing him > the reasoning behind its failure, and a method to > improve it. such as using larger stepper motor. > Also by providing past work he does not need to > reinvent it all over. > > I believe nopheadby CraigRK - General
Re: Problems setting up bed thermister - 11 years ago
smartroad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Found out part of my issue, my multimeter is so > far out of calibration it is a bin job! > > I used a higher quality multimeter to read the > resistances and I am nearly spot on. Thanks for > the blog post, kept me going thinking that it can > be done No problem. > > Now I just need to sortby CraigRK - General
Re: Problems setting up bed thermister - 11 years ago
Hi, others will insist that the best thing to do is to use the beta value for the thermistor and the available python script to generate a table. They're probably right as they're more experienced people that me. I however struggled the same as you and decided to build my own table experimentally. I was able to tee fore Aldo customise the table with closer values near the key temperature pointby CraigRK - General
Re: Small IDs - 11 years ago
Hi, Not sure this is your problem, but you might want to read this excellent blog post by nophead. http://hydraraptor.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/polyholes.html Craigby CraigRK - General
Re: Where can I get PLA pellets? - 11 years ago
Ohmarinus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nobody noticed, but mister 'Knarf' has NEVER EVER > checked back into this topic again, so all the > posts are just useless in here. Sorry, but I disagree. I am very interested in the topic, having just taken delivery of a Filastruder and being in UK I would like to find a European supplier of pellets. Rather tby CraigRK - General
Re: Wanting to build the tricolour mendel? - 11 years ago
idvad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What mendel would you say would be the least > expensive and efficient to build to adapt it to > the tricolour. I am trying to keep simplicity and > cost in order here. > > Thank you for your recommendation. Idvad, To be clear, you seem to be confusing RepRapPro with the generic term RepRap. RepRapPro isby CraigRK - General
Re: Update on the E3D All Metal Hotend (Now finally shipping!) 
[Lots of pictures] - 11 years ago
@Sanjay Your site seems to be down again. What's up? Craigby CraigRK - General
Re: Is this a good business idea? - 11 years ago
spacemonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > my own designs This is the differentiation that I was recognised in the original post...by CraigRK - General
Re: Is this a good business idea? - 11 years ago
My 2cents worth: I personally think it will be quite a while before 3 printers are mainstream. I don't think the issue isn't so much with being able to make a printer which almost anyone one setup/install/print to. Some of these already exist. Nophead's Mendel90 is a kit which it appears anyone with IKEA assembly knowledge could put together (based on blog posts I've read), and of course theby CraigRK - General
Re: Filastruder - 11 years ago
keithCl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks CraigRK. That's $250 for me over here in > Ireland. Ditto, I'm in the UK, but $50 (i.e. c£30) gets chewed up pretty quickly on eBay/online shipping fees (e.g. Metals4U free shipping only kicks in at £70). > Might try to save for the Lyman extruder. As far as I could tell, for a one-off this comes in at a siby CraigRK - General
Re: Filastruder - 11 years ago
bobc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I wonder what the reliability will be like. Have a look at the solidoodle forum topic which details what the beta testers have experienced. The creator (Tim) has logged over 200 hours. keithCl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > anyone know where i can get instructions on how to > buildby CraigRK - General
Re: Confirming my construction, did I do this right? - 11 years ago
uGen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just refreshed my memory of the Sanguinololu. Wow, > that space between the MOSFETs really IS tight! I > am pretty sure that you can run the MOSFET without > heatsink, though. Of the 14 or so RepRaps I have > seen in person, none has any heatsink besides on > the stepper drivers and they run totally reliably &by CraigRK - General
Re: print bed ? - 11 years ago
Berra Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > nophead: > I have alredy = > > 8mm plywood and PCB-heat bed and 3mm glass. > But the plywood is not even, it warp ! > > How shall I arrange them ? > > /Berra Mount the plywood. Then using some standoffs (hex or bolts with lock nuts) mount the pcb above the ply with a gap inbetween. This meansby CraigRK - General
Re: Fan bracket - 11 years ago
3ddude Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > how do I get an stl from that code? It is an STL, copy the text and paste it into notepad (or your chosen text editor) and save as "x_carriage_fan_bracket.stl" (I choose the "Raw" button on the right as the entire contents of the page is then the STL).by CraigRK - Mendel90
Re: Dual extruders on a larger Mendel90? - 11 years ago
Thanks, appreciate the comments. I agree that it will probably mean a move to 1.75mm filament to keep things lighter. I have been searching the net, but most Mendel90 builds I can find are form Nophead's kits, so pretty much standard, and others are from before the kit days, but still pretty much standard. I like to read up on other people's builds to try and avoid the same pitfalls.by CraigRK - Mendel90
Dual extruders on a larger Mendel90? - 11 years ago
Hi all, I have a working (Sells) Mendel (with plastics from nophead) which I keeping firing up and then leaving for a while when work takes over. I'm happy with its operation, but find that when I have time to play I don't get enough done/printed. I'm therefore in the market to start thinking about a second printer. Having great respect for nophead's work, a Mendel90 is a must, but then I figuby CraigRK - Mendel90
Re: Sanding Device - 12 years ago
Wauter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Andrew Diehl Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > An acetone vapor bath works absolute wonders > for > > ABS. PLA, not so much. > > How does that work? Could you elaborate? > > Wauter +1 please!by CraigRK - General
Re: Extruder Tempature Where do I measure it???? - 12 years ago
Traumflug Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The distance between table entries shouldn't > affect the swing, only the accuracy, because my > understanding is the firmware interpolates between > entries. > > This understanding is correct. > > -- a firmware developer nophead/traumflug, Thanks for clarifying. I know used the word swing,by CraigRK - General