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The Sanguino is an extension of the popular Arduino board designed and developed by Zach Hoeken et.al. for the RepRap Research Foundation.
Re: Sanguinololu electronics - 14 years ago
What Nudel is saying is that the raw cost is NOT the cost to produce a single card. The cost just for sourcing the material (shipping & handling for example) might cost more than the raw material itself. And many components are not sold in single quantities (or very expensive when done). So of course sellers have som kind of margin when selling the complete boards. However, it can be very haby Malx - General
Re: Sanguinololu LCD? - 14 years ago
I'm using this serial/I2C 16x2 LCD on my Melzi board (connected by two pin I2C): It works good after som modification of the Marlin firmware (The RepRapPro_Huxley branch of Marlin on my github, Malx122 ) But it also exist solution for bigger displays and keypads that can be attached by I2C. (Will probably require even more modifications)by Malx - Sanguino(lolu)
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Finally the money refund arrived. (Although I never got in contact with Camiel again. I tried to call 24 hour every day after my last message here) A big thanks to you James, I don't want to know how long I would have been forced to wait without you! I was really worried that I would do a big net loss because of the problem in the Euro countries (Sweden is like UK using its own currency even thoby Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
I talked to Camiel over phone over a week ago about me canceling the order and wanted a refund (thanks to James). Later that evening my father got a mail that the order was canceled and the money refunded. However, no money has appeared yet . (I'm in EU so a bank transfer should take maximum 2 days according to the EU rules)by Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
@Johnoly99 A small change that made a great improvement, thanks! I'm still interested on how you use those CNC softwares to make the prints. (Not negative in any way, just real interest). But I suggest to put that in a separate thread since I made this thread go out of subject, sorry 3ders!by Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
@nophead Thanks, that made it clear. @bryanandaimee That is great information and exactly the type of information that should be available. It's not me you need to "convince", as I said, it's seems to be a nice product and at a fantastic price point. It's just the lack of information I'm against. I just give my own opinion and experience. I got "fooled" and thought it was suppose to work as moby Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
> It seems like a > parallel port based electronics is at least as > viable as an RS-232 based electronics. Nope, that's the problem. While USB->serial connections works fine with most 3d-printer software, Usb->parallel does not work with EMC2 or MACH3. Don't ask me why, I think it is very strange. (I have CNC-building friends that has put several not so good words in the air whby Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
Ok, to begin with it was not about not giving credit to the RepRap community. It was more that I (I'm a newbie) would after I first heard about RepRap expect certain things from the various RepRap machines, one of the things is the USB-connection and some of the software compatibility. This of course differs between RepRap/Repstraps models, both kits and home builded but some of the compatibilitby Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
Sorry for sounding so negative! I just found that the description on the indiegogo is very easy to misunderstand for a not experienced person, just the people this campaign seems to aim for with its low price approach. "Our H-1 machine is based on a famous open source RepRap machine named Huxley." For me it sounds like I get more or less a RepRap. Some rows below they says that it's not a "replby Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
"It has an extruder and is based on Huxley" " It means current reprap firmware and software won't run it but CNC stuff will" I really don't get it. Is it really a 3d-printer if there is no software that can be used to print with it? I might be wrong but I have not seen any extruder control in Mach3 (I havn't worked that much in it but made a few CNC cuts). Then a extruder is sort of worthless...by Malx - General
Re: Repraps / 3D printer price comparison - is there any seller not listed? - 14 years ago
bryanandaimee Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just saw this recently. > $350 full > kit? Amazing. And the fact that they actually do > injection molding as a buisiness makes it > believeable. I don't know, they say it's a 3d-printer but at the same time they say that they test it with the mach3 CNC software? Doesn't sound like they are really surby Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
I believe it when I see it! An update on the homepage is worth nothing if nothing happens. He still have not returned my money or contacted me and that you don't need many minutes for... At least he has stopped taking orders for the moment! (So ok, there was 1 good news)by Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Yepp, the Printrbot kickstarter project will be a real challenge for Brook Drumm! How is he going to deliver nearly 400 at feb? He will need a lot of help from the local community. Really fun, let us hope he is up for the task! (Any earned money will probably go to a rest home in mars )by Malx - General
Re: 3D Systems Improves Botmill Quality - 14 years ago
But at least I try to differ between what I do for fun and what I do to professionally I think most of us do that, Don't we?. I didn't mean to sound cocky in any way (english is not my native language). It was more that I see mostly two different views from open source developers, I have full respect for both of them even though I personally is more of a "lesser GPL" guy than GPL. CC-BY-SA beby Malx - General
Re: 3D Systems Improves Botmill Quality - 14 years ago
And get all the R and D for free ???? We shall have to wait and see if 3dsytems gives back to the community. I didn't say that everyone approves. But at least I try to differ between what I do for fun and what I do to professionally. That's why I normally release everything I do in my hobby (RC-multicopters) for free, even for commercial use. I find larger joy in that my development is used thanby Malx - General
Re: 3D Systems Improves Botmill Quality - 14 years ago
"Why should developers spend vast amounts of time and effort in order that 3dsystems can cash in on it." That's just one way of seeing it. But it can also give value to the community if a bigger company can give support and delivery times that the community can't. Many open source projects founders/developers find the development fun and something they can do for free, but directly you need to maby Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Nope, he is impossible to contact (although James found out that he is alive?). One of the RepRap Developer really should link to this thread from the Mendel_Buyers_Guide like they have done with others companies. It's not good for the community that mendel-parts gets to continue to disappoint new people.by Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
For me its not the look of the electronics, it's more that I don't like having things like that in the open. However, I'm quite good at 3D-design, I will probably come up with something myself. Is it big difference between the Orca v0.2 and Orca v0.3 when it comes to mod for linear bearings? (I have only looked at Orca v0.3). Sorry I don't have one, otherwise I would have helped you with the modby Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
The pictures are looking really good and will be great help (if/when we receive an Orca) But I must also say that I really like the "lego"-type drawings that Camiel is using. (They are just a little few and are missing some details) Together with both pictures and instructions it will be a piece of cake. Just a question I have been wondering while looking at different printers and that come upby Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Also sounds good James! Who knows, I may be ordering an upgrade kit from you in the future . But right now Christmas is my biggest priority, me and my brother don't meet each other that often so I really need to have a kit ready then. (We have both taken some extra time off to do something like this together)by Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Sounds great James! Then I will "hold my thumbs" and hope for the best a couple of more days/week. I really like the look of the Orca but that it kind of pointless if it's made of unobtainium...by Malx - General
Re: How is Mendel-parts still in business? - 14 years ago
Hi all! I did a order on a v.0.3 a little more than a week ago without checking the forums (bad idea). Problem with the paypal made me do a bank transfer (even worse idea). Now my order still standing on "pending" without any contact possible. (Tried both mail and phone) My Idea was that I and my brother should have a get together and build a 3D printer between Christmas and New year at my parenby Malx - General