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Another "Brim Victory"
Nice
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Idolcrasher
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Please take an immediate time-out to watch the video on the 3D Printed "Prosthetic Arm" / "Arm Strengthening" Device called: "The Wrex"
WREX = Wilmington Robotic Exoskeleton
"Magic Arms" Story on Stratasys Site
Did you get a little "misty" during the video?... I did
I would like to make a "Call To Arms" amongst the RepRap community to design a similar device, make it open source, and get
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Idolcrasher
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For me, part of the allure of the Rostock is the fact that the bed is stationary
Your drawings are neat for sure. Will you be building this bot? I imagine it will need some fairly custom firmware.
I also like the 3D drawing of martinprice's bot. Neat to see you guys thinking outside the box
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Idolcrasher
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Delta Machines
Spider-Like Video Of Rostock In Action
Check out that video, and you will see how she moves. It looks rock solid and deliberate.
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Idolcrasher
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Easy answer,
Get one from RepRapPro.
Dr. Adrian Bowyer, the man who invented the RepRap runs RepRap Pro and sells kits.
Check them out.
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Idolcrasher
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Presented on one knee lol,
Fun video
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Idolcrasher
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I am stateside. Dr. Bowyer (RepRap "All-Father") is based in UK and therefore the project started with a larger U.K. base
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Idolcrasher
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A Bowden extruder means that the x-carriage does not have to carry the extruder; only the hot end.
This means the carriage is lighter and easier to move. You also don't build up as much momentum and therefore are less concerned with backlash (read: bouncing)
The direct drive extruder from QU-BD is the polar opposite; it is the motor, extruder and hot end all in one solid block.
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Idolcrasher
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The company QU-BD is making $35 all-inclusive direct drive extruders.
The price is right; the performance has not been seen yet (still in production)
QU-BD site
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Idolcrasher
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The Huxley Pro Kit uses Melzi Electronics and a Bowden Extruder.
The extruder itself is stationary (attached to the side of the printer) and feeds the filament to the hot end via a PTFE tube.
Bowden extruders "work a treat" but lots of folks shy away from them.
If you "must" build your own machine, check out the Azteeg Controller board. Version 3 is coming soon. Pre Order Here: Azteeg V3 Pre
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Idolcrasher
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Some super tuned reprap printers can achieve fairly smooth results. Such results take a lot of time, practice, tuning, and general experience to achieve.
Here you can see the "ribs" of the layers:
This was done at a fast pace with some low quality filament. You can see in the ghost two rings where the cheap filament did not stick to itself.
Here is a print using Faberdashery filament, with
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Idolcrasher
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yydoctt Wrote:
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> The Rostock is an infant at the moment, and when
> more mature should be able to battle with the best
> of them.
> However RepRap is not just one single direction,
> different criteria motivate different people to
> build different bots. If we are talking about
> Prusa in particular, Version 3 (i3) is j
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Idolcrasher
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theodleif Wrote:
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> Idolcrasher Wrote:
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> > Is the Rostock the Prusa
> > Killer we have been waiting for?
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> Did we?
Haha,
Good point
I am excited for the next generation of printers; maybe once they actually self replicate, I won't constantl
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Idolcrasher
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Read about the amazing looking Rostock printer here: Rostock On Thingiverse , Rostock On RepRap Wiki
The Rostock is a snazzy "unconventional" RepRap printer, with a stationary build bed and no threaded rods. Instead, it uses 3 pulley/belt controlled arms to position it's hot end anywhere in 3D space; FAST!
A huge number of people have "liked" the Rostock design on Thingiverse, to include th
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Idolcrasher
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It's a thing of beauty
RichRap is right about a dedicicated LCD connection.
To put this board on the next level, a plug and play ready port for a LCD screen and knob/clicker would be awesome.
Looking forward to ordering one of these bad boys.
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Idolcrasher
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Love the "optional" support feet
Thanks so much for releasing the support foot mod.
I definitely want to try build a large one of these with a full Prusa Bed.
I love the idea of the base supporting 10mm rods to accommodate a bigger printer. I might have to give google skethchup a crack after all
Hopping you guys beat me to the punch, and release a version with larger holes
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Idolcrasher
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Awesome!
Thanks Theodleif, brim action for our skeinforge friends
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Idolcrasher
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Which Wades extruder in particular does the Porabee carry? There are so many derivatives. Could I bother you for a thingiverse link?
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Idolcrasher
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What a cool design for a printer!,
It looks so simple, yet so effective!
Does she ever act like she is going to fall down? Maybe some feet or legs could fold out to give support n the Y axis to stop her from toppling over?
I like what I see very Much! It makes me think of all the good features in a Huxley and Printr Bot plus some great ideas to make it portable.
Have you considered adding
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Idolcrasher
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Slic3r Homepage
Download Slic3r 0.8.4 now!
I have been following this project for a few months now, and I love the direction it is going!
If you are only using Skeinforge, you are missing out on a great tool.
Get up to the minute updates and contribute to the project on GitHub too!
Slic3r GitHub
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Idolcrasher
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What is the actual hot end on there, and what is the Bill of Materials for the extruder and hot-end
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Idolcrasher
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@Sound
You did repeat yourself. A new version of Slic3r is out! Sweet!
It supports the Brim! Super Sweet!
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Idolcrasher
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I did the openscad script! Looks like this has been on other peopls mind as well
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Idolcrasher
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Build manual link
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Idolcrasher
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Amazing work on this build manual! You are under selling what a great job you have done!
This printer is not just portable, it's really well designed! A Bowden derivative of your x-axis should be applied to the Huxley Pro and then made official!
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Idolcrasher
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Cool design! Perhaps the electronics could be encased in a printed case (not attached to the printer) and with some cleaver wire work, a single plug could be the interface between the electronics and the printer
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Idolcrasher
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You should post it on thingiverse and link to your site where folks can buy it
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Idolcrasher
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jason.fisher Wrote:
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> Could moisture absorbtion affect PC warping like
> this?
Probably. I read that PC sucks up moister like it is going out of style.
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Just got thi email from Guan Yang on the subject:
"Hi Adam,
I have never used a Melzi 644p, so I don't know. When I disabled SD card and LCD support, the sketch was below the 64KB flash size of a 644p, so it will at least fit in flash, but I don't know if it will use too much memory. I suggest that you just try and see!
Guan"
I crossing my fingers that Melzi 644 can run Marlin well for me
I
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Not sure that's the proper use of the term raft bud. Every raft I have seen is actually printed layers that the object sits on. In this case, there are no superfluous layers for the object to sit on.
The Brim just got added to Slic3r by its author, Sound. Mostly for being awesome and useful.
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