billyzelsnack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Edit: Billy, how bout some details on the > setup. > > What build of machine, what type of drives are > you > > using on X, Y, and X, and details about your > > hotend, speeds, and material as well? etc etc > etc? > > My workhorse Printxel (Double pulley belt XY for > torqueby xclusive585 - General
Idolcrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 3D systems eh.... > > So our choices are the blood suckers at 3D systems > who have done more in recent years to hurt the > expansion of 3D printing than help... > > Or the blood suckers at MakerBot who want to close > source their products built with our open source > ideas... > > Weby xclusive585 - General
Billy, I aspire to one day produce a single wall block with edges as mint as that! Nice. And the Rook too. Edit: Billy, how bout some details on the setup. What build of machine, what type of drives are you using on X, Y, and X, and details about your hotend, speeds, and material as well? etc etc etc?by xclusive585 - General
Someone's name is a misnomerby xclusive585 - General
Cool stuff man. I envy you to do automation for a living, and to have that full factory at your disposal. Nice. I plan on (very slowly) getting enough tabletop machinery to be fully capable of prototyping and hopefully launch a small family business from it. I look forward to pics of what you are building man. Thanks for sharing! -Daveby xclusive585 - General
(At risk of being a broken record) Big companies? Microsoft Open Source? GNU/Linux I don't see much that I can't do with a Linux box that I can do with a Windows box... GPL worked for software.by xclusive585 - General
Tekwizard, part of the discussion here is ideas to keep that from being able to happen. If we can get our technologies covered by a yet-to-exist open-source patent method, then no matter how big and bad the industry gets the tech that is developed as a product or branch of our current tech will also be open source and no one can be locked out. Sure we may not have the resources to make the unitsby xclusive585 - General
Curious though, many reprap makers and companies like Ultimaker offer pre-built, running machines as an option. You mean to tell me that they all have sought out certification?by xclusive585 - General
stratmaster458 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the update and the link to the other > thread. > > Now, does anyone know the difference between the > 3D printed parts on the Rostock vs the Rostock > Mini? I can't tell you the difference myself but: Here's the files for the mini. and Here's the wiki page. You should be able to compareby xclusive585 - Delta Machines
Good luck Will. I'm hoping to see someone come out as the obvious winner here, and give a proper place for open source ideas to be shared, and give us a proper alternative to Thingiverse.by xclusive585 - Object repositories
Was your hotend hot when you tried to jog the extruder motor? If not, it won't move.by xclusive585 - Reprappers
In agreement with Destroyer, and in-line with that never ending argument between easy-to-build and high quality machine. It seems many peoples new designs are not taking advantage of the ideas that seem to be very proven-to-work. 1. and 2. The lack of Bowdens on most of our machines for one, again in agreement with Destroyer, and lugging extra mass around by moving motors doesn't seem like theby xclusive585 - General
We need just one patent lawyer to build his own machine and get involved here. But the chances of a lawyer being a tech-geek? :-(by xclusive585 - General
Haven't designed it yet but here's my idea to save me a whole 10$. My pets always destroy my blinds by bending the ends and breaking them. I plan on making some clips to reinforce the blinds at the string hole and/or hold on broken slats. Pretty weak I know. I've avoided letting my employer know about my printers, as they just wouldn't pay me enough to make parts for them.by xclusive585 - General
The best way to accomplish this is going to be using a dedicated circuit for the heatbeds.by xclusive585 - RAMPS Electronics
I'm really surprised that a hardened steel and metal bushing setup is not more popular here... It has almost as little friction as bearings and less slop than LM8UUs and regular smooth rod... And is lighter as well... As far as the drive for axis, I really think belts are the way to go. I'm not sure what people have against them, they can be very accurate when used properly.by xclusive585 - General
I can't make it-- this year-- You all have fun :-( But maybe next year I will have more time to get a plan together. Ya see kids will do that to ya.by xclusive585 - General
We've been discussing the possibility of real-time firmware, and I'd love to know the answers to some of your questions. We have also been discussing RAMPS compatable with the Due as well! You are on the same page as several of us. So in no particular order we need: 1. Due compatable RAMPS 2. Real time firmware As I said I'd love some details myself.by xclusive585 - Delta Machines
33 here as well. Ramps 1.4 marlinby xclusive585 - RAMPS Electronics
slightly loosening your belt clips/mounts and turning them one way or the other---slightly--- can help with belt drift as well.by xclusive585 - Reprappers
Oh dear. I live in NY, it's drivable. Hmmmm Now to ask the wife...by xclusive585 - General
ohioplastics Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Big Bang Theory just referenced 3d printing. > Barry HEY! Spoiler alert!!! ;-) The tipping point is here, guys and gals.by xclusive585 - General
bobc Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > xclusive585 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Seems to apply to us pretty well. What am I > > missing? > > The text in the very next paragraph! > > > In many situations, copyright does not > cover > > making physical hardware from a drawingby xclusive585 - Object repositories
>There is nothing stopping someone from filing a patent on his design first and issueing a cease and desist order to keep >him from selling his own invention and revolking the GPL on the .stl files he posted on his design. This I disagree with. The .stl files, by falling under copyright laws (as do all graphical designs), ARE protected by GPL as long as they are released as GPL. Howeverby xclusive585 - General
A specially written variant of GPL specifically for harware and the designs of said hardware. This could keep the hardware itself open and would force future users of our designs to keep their designs open as well. In other words what GPL does for software we need it to do for hardware. This would protect our IP as well as ensuring future generations are wide open. Edit] Thanks for the linksby xclusive585 - General
>...truth be told side by side you could not tell the difference between the product of any of these machines if using equiv >plastic/layer height combination as long as they are ran within their Cartesian bots frame/extruder tolerances. I would have to disagree. For example a Delta will produce something obviously different from a Cartesian.by xclusive585 - General
Yep if he has pictures for every version, git will keep track of that too. I really think it's a perfect solution and not just for software. He could even go a step further and use Github. Seeing as how I'm sure his sources are GPL it would be free to him.by xclusive585 - General
Depending on hotend setup, calibration, and many many other factors, any one of those machines could produce better results than any other. But I'm interested in seeing people's input on this, rigidity is a factor so im sure some frames are better than others. I think another relevant question here is Which custom setup would yield the best results?by xclusive585 - General
... Lol I'm definitely going to order a couple now. Cant resist. At the very least I can use it with some pololus and tinker.by xclusive585 - RAMPS Electronics