Progress: I have aligned the leadscrews much more effectively than before, and am currently struggling with the host software. When I import an object onto the stage and press build, the host seems to think it is building, because the progress window shows progress (really fast progress), but the steppers don't move. Exerciser is able to move steppers though, but the "Calibrate" button doesn'by destroyer2012 - California, Los Angeles RUG
Right now I'm having issues getting the drive screws to run straight, and getting it to just work smoothly, since I made the parts out of plywood and 99cent cutting board instead of acrylic and teflon. One thing I've noticed is that the host software does not seem to like the fact that the x-axis is much longer than any of the others, so if I've got my stage all the way on one side of the axisby destroyer2012 - California, Los Angeles RUG
Hello all! I'm Andrey and today (7/18/08) I finished construction of a "Mcwire" repstrap machine, minus extruder. I am going to be a Sophomore at Harvey Mudd College, in Claremont, but during the summer I'm hanging out with my parents in Hollywood. I'm excited about the prospect of having a rapid-prototyping machine of my own, and also about learning how to work with cool things like stepperby destroyer2012 - California, Los Angeles RUG