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Re: Choosing a Geared NEMA17 Extruder - 16 years ago
You see the mentioned holes in this picture from thingiverse.by Nudel - Plastic Extruder Working Group
Re: Questions regarding the hot end by reifsnyderb - 16 years ago
> Also, why would one choose a separate hex nut > nozzle attached to the heater barrel rather than > the nozzle and barrel in one? It makes it easier to clean the barrel as you just have to take off the nut. Also you can change nozzle size, if you so please, without taking apart the entire assembly. > Finally, what are the advantages/disadvantages in > using the standard hex nozzby Nudel - General
Re: Mendel webshop online www.mendelparts.com 
- 16 years ago
I like the design. Simple, clean, easy to read and straight to the point. Very nice! Good prices as well. The shipping to Norway is a bit of a killer for smaller orders though, but that's how it tend to be unfortunately. Best wishes with your shop!by Nudel - For Sale
Re: How to calibrate for first print - 16 years ago
I believe the 0 position is determined before (or after) every print, by moving the platform until the optoswitches triggers. Also, the RepRap host has a home button which does the same. Here are a few wiki pages that might help: http://reprap.org/wiki/Builders/Config/Getting_Started http://reprap.org/wiki/Builders/Config/Config_Axes http://reprap.org/wiki/Builders/Config/Config_Extruderby Nudel - Reprappers
Re: Parts in Autodesk Inventor - 16 years ago
> This isn't about the amount of work to redefine a > variable, it's about the need to do it at all. That sir, I cannot argue against. > > there's no reason to export a final 1200 DPI > pixel image from your vector drawing, if the > magazine print is only 150 DPI. > > Modern printers don't receive pixels, ... True. Badly written by me. The point was why bother to useby Nudel - General
Re: Blast - smooth rod is scoured Bright Mild Steel... advice - 16 years ago
Well, it's easy, but it takes some time. So it's probably not something you would like to do just for fun. The Z axis is simple, you just have to loosen 4 bolts and pull the the rod up. The Y axis I don't know personally, but it's similar, although readjusting it might be a bit tricky. The X axis is the worst, as you have to dismantle the Z leadscrew, and then take out and pretty much rebuild tby Nudel - General
Re: Parts in Autodesk Inventor - 16 years ago
> As OpenSCAD features geometry building scripts you > can re-calculate your model with higher detail, > but you have to do this just for building and > revert it after exporting the STL. These are extra > loops. I would hardly say that changing a single predefined variable for the final compile is much of a hassle, but you have a point. Then again, there will probably come a userby Nudel - General
Re: Parts in Autodesk Inventor - 16 years ago
> in Stereolithography a tesselating error of 0.02 mm > is required already which creates files much > bigger than NURBS based geometry. I don't know how what kind of input a stereolithography machine uses. But wouldn't gcode for a RepRap be the exactly same size whether you generate it from NURBS or a high detailed triangle mesh? The only file that would be bigger is the "temporary" STby Nudel - General
Re: Parts in Autodesk Inventor - 16 years ago
nophead Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is OpenSCAD a mesh editor? I haven't used it but I > thought it was a CSG editor. My post seemed a bit confusing, so I edited it to clarify. OpenSCAD is a CSG editor, but exports a stl triangle mesh, in which you of course can control the level of detail. It does this with no regard to nice edge loops or good mesh flby Nudel - General
Re: Parts in Autodesk Inventor - 16 years ago
It's not like facets are going to limit the printer resolution any time soon. And you can increase the triangle count and detail in the stl file OpenSCAD exports, to insane numbers if you so please. sphere(r = 2); // normal sphere with 2mm radius sphere(2, $fn=100); // this will create a high resolution sphere with a 2mm radius I have limited experience with OpenSCAD, but personally I like to mby Nudel - General
Re: Blast - smooth rod is scoured Bright Mild Steel... advice - 16 years ago
That doesn't sound like a lot. Try attaching a bearing to a bolt and run it along the rod. If the scouring is even so it runs effortless and smooth, I don't see why it couldn't work? I personally don't worry about rust. If the machine rusts terribly in a few years, there will be several new, superior RepRap designs available anyway. Greetings from warm Norway.by Nudel - General
Re: blog of blogs - 16 years ago
Good question. I believe Laszlo aka khiraly runs it, perhaps you can send a PM? What I'd like is a pure RSS feed, as Opera has a rather nice built in RSS viewer. Is that possible somehow?by Nudel - General
Re: Blast - smooth rod is scoured Bright Mild Steel... advice - 16 years ago
How deep are the marks? Perhaps you can sand it down? I got some scratches on one of the smooth rods on the y-axis, and the bed jumped a bit every time it passed it. But I sanded it down and turned the biggest mark away from the bearings, and it works fine now. Is there really a big chance of the metal rusting when the machine is kept indoors in a semi-controlled environment?by Nudel - General
Re: blog of blogs - 16 years ago
I've had similar problems, so I now use Planet RepRap instead, which works great. The only thing I miss (or might have not found) is the ability to go back to older entries.by Nudel - General
Re: How straight must the threaded studding be? - 16 years ago
Hi Since you cut to smaller lengths, a 1-3 mm even bend across 1 meter would only result in ~0.3-1 mm bend on most of the final lengths, which should be no problem.by Nudel - General
Re: Reprap for roleplaying game pieces. - 16 years ago
My point exactly! You can use your RepRap for so many incredible things, there's no need to restrain yourself to 'only' making RPG objects Welcome to the forum! And be sure to hang around and keep us posted on your progress!by Nudel - General
Re: Help me figure reprap and it's choices out! - 16 years ago
Welcome to the forum! I find it difficult to recommend one printer over the other, because I feel rather biased towards the choice I made, so I'll try to illustrate it. Some people like to buy their computers pre-built. They want a computer solely to use. They often don't care much about the details of what's inside the computer case, as long as someone has put together software and hardware thby Nudel - General
Re: Reprap for roleplaying game pieces. - 16 years ago
Here are a few examples you might like: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2709 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1328 http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3130 The quality depends on how well you are able to tune in your printer, but even more on the size of the objects you want to print, and the amount of post processing you are willing to do. I'd say go ahead. If it turns out the current version ofby Nudel - General
Re: RepRap? How can i buy it? - 16 years ago
The RepRap Mendel has a build area of 200x200x140mm Check out the buyers guide: http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel_Buyers_Guide Personally I enjoy(ed) gathering all the required nuts and bolts piece by piece, because you learn the construction in detail. It can be difficult and expensive to get the printed plastic parts though. If you want a complete set, your best option might be a laser cut versioby Nudel - For Sale
Pictures for the extruder wiki - 16 years ago
Hi all. I was wiring up my extruder yesterday with http://reprap.org/wiki/Extruder/Mendel as a guide. I felt some steps were a bit difficult to understand before I sat down and did them myself, so I took some pictures of the process, which might fit on the wiki. But I'm not sure I did everything right, so I'd love your opinions. The images are posted on another forum, don't know if the links wiby Nudel - Plastic Extruder Working Group
Re: Choosing a Geared NEMA17 Extruder - 16 years ago
I have a Wade's. The most difficult step in the construction was hobbing the drive screw, which requires a vice, power drill, file and a M3 tap. Adrian's extruder instead uses a M4 insert with teeth, which you just drop in and know you get the proper grip. And Adrian's fits better with the x-carriage and constrains the axis less, if I understand it correctly.by Nudel - Plastic Extruder Working Group
Re: Overconstrained Axes - 16 years ago
Hi, and welcome to the forums! Interesting idea and construction. Great picture as well! This would combine the x and z axis, right? But (and there always have to be one, sorry), wouldn't the rods that hold the extruder have to be rather long if you want a big build area like in Apollo? I'm no engineer, but say you want to move the extruder 20cm on the x-axis from the current position in the drby Nudel - General
Re: PLA water bottle? - 16 years ago
Or if you're in a hurry, there is the method which this young gentleman applies: OT: fdavies: Sounds like a good idea. I believe recycling is one of the really strong points in favour of RepRap as a production method. But even though something is made from PLA, how do we know if they mixed in something "nasty", as in something that makes it impossible to use in a RepRap? http://reprap.org/wikby Nudel - General
Re: Xerography printed Mendel - 16 years ago
Am I doing it right?by Nudel - General New Machines Topics
Re: RP to order $15 hour - 16 years ago
Pretty cheap version at http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24327by Nudel - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Re: Gen4 Electronics still under development? - 16 years ago
Is this for real?by Nudel - Next Wave Electronics Working Group
Re: Can I make coloured objects with RepRap? - 16 years ago
Ultimachine sells a lot of different colors of PLA. And I believe somewhere it was possible to custom order PLA in any color if the order was big enough, can't remember who the supplier was though. Makerbot sells a lot of different colors of ABS, which is also usable by Mendel. You can use anything with RepRap, you just need the proper extruder for each material, which you might have to design,by Nudel - General
Re: Adesina - A Wooden Mendel RepStrap - 16 years ago
Great! A really elegant solution. Tried to make a simple carriage today. Didn't come out all that stable, but might be usable. Still waiting for belts and electronics to test it properly. Adesina can also mean "first of many children", which she hopefully is going to be.by Nudel - General New Machines Topics
Re: Gen 3 electronics -can anyoone clarify? - 16 years ago
Perhaps this is what you seek? http://reprap.org/wiki/Electronic_wiring http://reprap.org/wiki/Circuit_board_constructionby Nudel - Controllers
Re: Adesina - A Wooden Mendel RepStrap - 16 years ago
Haha Love it! Brilliant idea with the angel brackets for the rest of the x-axis. I put up a few pictures of the y-axis on the wiki. You need the proper saw to cut the 30 degree angels, but it seems like you have that.by Nudel - General New Machines Topics