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Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 8 years ago

How did you go with your printer?

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

generally yeah pretty good this is there email if you want to contact them: ericwhite515@comcast.net Also I just ordered a bunch of parts from them again, as Im making a second printer and wanted it to be the same. if that makes you feel any better

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

So are you also located in Melbourne? If so, if you get stuck Im happy to see if I can help you out.

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

Hiya. There is a video to assemble most of the physical components, but there is also a PDF wireing guide for the electronics. there is some soldering, and I would recommend getting some more heat shrink plastic and a heat gun and good soldering iron, but nothing is too complex. The only part I have since changed is the J-head. It came with a 0.35 mm nozzle which is great for PLA, but terrib

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

6 Months later I thought I would update this thread. Overall, couldnt be happier with this printer, its truely excellent: For others who may be interested in a complete ebay kit that is actually reasonable quality: is where I got this from. My current setup looks a little different. I have the printer out in the garage as I exclusively print in ABS. Im using some heavy duty industral rack mo

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Filament Supply, is there room for another local supplier - 9 years ago

Do you only do 1.75? no 3mm?

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: 3mm ABS Filament Suppliers in Australia or Overseas? - 9 years ago

So where do you import from. Im looking for filament that doesnt come from reprapper.com. while there stuff is cheap, it isnt the greatest quality.

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

I have had a good deal of success printing with PLA with my 0.35mm J-head. But noticed that I have to run the head at 197 degrees Celsius for it to flow correctly. I have a feeling that my thermostat is not properly tuned. I also had some success with printing with ABS once I changed my j-Head for a 0.5mm nozzle. Printing with ABS with the smaller nozzle was just too hard. Here are some of

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

As I wasnt terribly happy with the way the Z Axis plastic couplers that came with the kit came to hitting the endstop I thought I would look at alternatives. So I ended up getting these Z axis couplers from ebay Firstly, even though they say they will fit an 8mm rod, they dont. there is far too much slippage so you end up having to line the rod before you clamp in it. But after playing wi

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

Once I got everything together one of the first problems I had was that the contrast on the LCD Display for the RAMPS 1.4 was up so high it was really hard to make out what was on the screen. I later discovered that there is a small little trim pot adjustment screw located right next to the SD card reader that just needed to be adjusted. So now I can see everything on the display. The next

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Anyone want some PLA ordered from RepRaper.com? - 9 years ago

I'd be interested in a spool of the gold and silver ABS 3.0mm April

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

Well I got it all assembled and wired up this last weekend. I powered it on the first time and It went into some sort of demo mode with all the axis firing off in sequence back and forth. It all moved and it didnt catch on fire. I was able to use the display to control the fans and heat the heat beds so good to know that all worked. Next I need to work out the software side of this: I

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

Last night I came to the realisation that perhaps the reason some of the holes in the printed parts are not big enough for some of the nuts and need some filing is that they where probably printed for imperial nuts and bolts and I ordered the kit with metric everything. My other problem has been that the videos for 3DPrinterTEK on youtube have ended at the point where the wiring begins. So I de

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

Thanks for the offer guys, but I will chase the maker first. Overall, the labing and packaging from these people was excellent. They provided a youtube video which helped enormously to get started, only they have changed the design of the new printer so some things just are not the same. The main difference being the (up and down) motors? Z ?? are at the bottom now, which makes more sense any

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Hello Thingy, my Mendelmax printer build - 9 years ago

I just thought I would post up my progress into the world of 3D printing. I ordered a Mendalmax kit off ebay, it arrived on thursday night and I have started to assemble the frame, this is where I got up to today. Im calling her "Hello Thingy" because of her colour, and also as a collector of all things Hello Kitty, I'd like to customise her a little bit more once I get her up and running. S

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: RepRap Armageddon Melb & Newbie question - 9 years ago

thanks for the offer, but I have actually ordered parts to make my own machine, as I can see so many uses for this. aside from it being a heap of fun. I hope to catch up with people once I start assembling the printer. April

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: RepRap Armageddon Melb & Newbie question - 9 years ago

I found this one on ebay, it looks pretty good to, probably more what Im after since Im slighty obessive compulsive and like a little order in things. MendelMax Type 3d Printer Kit Reprap Mendel Prusa Metric Rods [:RTQ:US:1123" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.ebay.com] Im seriously just considering biting the bullet and just ordering it give the lead and shipping time. and its well withi

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: RepRap Armageddon Melb & Newbie question - 9 years ago

thanks Just to give you some idea, this is the sort of thing I want to use a printer for, these are the parts for a Jetpack body, alla boba fett. These are made from resin and aside from being stupidly expensive, eg around $200 inc shipping, I have to wait 12+ weeks for on of a handful of people around to world to make it. There seems to be plenty of 3D models I can use as a base and just pr

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: For Sale : Laser Cut Mendel, almost working. - 9 years ago

Im definitely interested. But im new to this also so just need to do a little research today.

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

Re: RepRap Armageddon Melb & Newbie question - 9 years ago

I want ABS, as its compatible with most of the other parts I have, eg vacformed ABS bits for stormtroopers etc. I saw this one on ebay, which was pre-assembled and tested, which appeals a little. This one is from China, and kinda looks like the makerbots: I am used to scratch building props, but they tend to not really require any precision, so the precision required here is my only fear.

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG

RepRap Armageddon Melb & Newbie question - 9 years ago

I meet a couple of guys over the weekend at Melbourne Armageddon Expo 2012, who where at the R2 Builders / Dalek's booth. I had the booth next door, the Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club. They had a 3D printer on demo printing Dr Who stuff. Anyway I make lots of props for costumers, and after seeing what I think was a RepRap at work am now myself really interested in getting myself a machine. I h

by aprilstorm - Australia, Melbourne RUG