VDX Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It seems the scope is mainly focussed on building > repraps in underdeveloped regions, where > appropriate tools and shops aren't everywhere > 'around the edge' ... Having RP tech in underdeveloped regions is great, but these machines are still rare in the developed world as well. The machines are out of the price rby Buback - General
I wonder if Nophead is seeing the effects of the stepper motor in the extruder? I also wonder if the conductivity of brass makes for a more fluid boundary between metal and plastic at the orifice, making the surface of the filament more deformable. edit: I re-read what he wrote what if you stuffed the glass tube with the thermistor and .5 mm graphite pencil lead, heating it to plasticicity, theby Buback - General