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There's a website on it at:
There are a couple of research papers and tutorials --- it looks interesting for directly working up a design, apparently using a slicer as a previewer.
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WillAdams
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3D Design tools
This was begun a while back:
Sort of a fork of OpenSCAD, sort of a re-write.
Curious if folks tried it and gave up on it, and if so why --- if folks are using it, I'd like to discuss it a bit.
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WillAdams
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OpenSCAD
Just launched a Kickstarter for a book of opensource parametric design projects:
Using OpenSCAD, so projects can easily have STLs made of them and they will be posted to various project sharing sites (probably including Thingiverse since it seems to be the only one with customizer support --- if there are others I'd be glad to know of them), and there is a box design in the wings which uses 3D
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WillAdams
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Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
All the free / opensource stuff I've been able to find is here:
When I first tried to do 3D routing I used pyCAM which more-or-less worked, but eventually I resorted to manually flattening and generating files. Some people who don't object to closed source have had good luck w/ FreeMill or the old trial of CamBam.
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WillAdams
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CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
Won't touch best, but some options are listed at:
- K3D
- OpenSCAD (not really organic)
- FormZ Free (not opensource)
- Antimony
If you're willing to consider commercial, is supposed to be quite good.
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WillAdams
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3D Design tools
B3 Innovations Pico --- no heated bed, so only print PLA --- had to season the hot end by lubing the foam filament filter w/ canola oil. Refresh it as seems necessary.
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WillAdams
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General
A couple of people have used this w/ a Shapeoko:
but most of them have just bought an aluminum mount which is available online.
It'd be great to see plans for a nice mount.
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WillAdams
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CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
I've been enjoying my stainless steel Pico hot end by B3 Innovations --- still sorting out some minor other difficulties and calibrating, but the hot end seems far more durable than the ones made of PEEK.
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WillAdams
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General
Does an Ordbot Quantum qualify as tiny? Pretty small, esp. in terms of build area.
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WillAdams
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General
Quote18 or 20 gauge.
4 (or more) conductor 18 gauge security cable is sold in bulk by the foot at most hardware stores, e.g., Home Depot's 18-4 CL3R Security Cbl Shld 1' @ 0.63, Part number 0000-249-865 Ed0345.18.10 , listed in bulk on their site. Most larger hardware stores will have a carrel or rack near the electrical wiring area which has spools of wire which are sold by the foot
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WillAdams
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General
Available on the Wayback Machine:
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WillAdams
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Tantillus
What should be done / what would be appropriate to do to continue to keep this printer model viable?
Anyone have contact information for the designer?
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WillAdams
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Tantillus
I managed to run my hot end into a binder clip a while back, and thereafter began having unusually high temperature spikes as shown in the interface.
The thermistor seemed to be reading the temperature accurately, but every so often it would spike high, ~250--270 degrees C or so, though the desired temperature was 200 (printing in PLA).
I've been reprinting the same file for a while now, and ha
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WillAdams
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Safety & Best Practices
Seems to be down and expired at the moment (17 March 2015 10:47 Eastern).
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WillAdams
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Tantillus
I've been using a glass cutting board (12 x 12" "Slice" craft board: --- got it for $1 at a yard sale) on my repstrapoko --- has anyone run down a list of suitable mass-market products?
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WillAdams
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General
Reminds me of the TUG 2003 Type panel.
Someone asked what the "open" in OpenType meant. Got a good laugh when I answered, "Open for business."
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WillAdams
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General
The opensource.com link has one wash the file through TinkerCAD (closed source), while the Inkscape link is to a tool which AFAIK only exports G-code intended for milling, so one would need to add the extrusion parameters manually.
Easiest way I know of to get from a vector file to a 3D print file is:
- open in Inkscape
- export to OpenSCAD using one of the plug-ins for that ( )
- open in O
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WillAdams
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General
My Azteeg X5 mini came w/ Smoothieware pre-installed.
QuoteThe X5 mini is a 32 bit ARM based Motion controller for 3D printers, CNC Machines and Laser cutters. The X5 mini runs on Smoothieware firmware and is based on Smoothieboard by the awesome Arthur Wolf.
I believe it's easy to swap in a different firmware (AIUI it's just a file on the Micro SD card).
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WillAdams
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General
AIUI, the x5 supports 5 stepper drivers (though one has to wire up one of them off-the-board) --- one can also double up the motors on at least one axis --- that's what I'm doing for the Y-axis on my SO2.
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WillAdams
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CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
I'm afraid I'm mystified by the electronics.
I simply replaced my Arduino/gShield w/ an all-in-one Azteeg X5 mini Smoothieboard and it ``just worked''.
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WillAdams
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CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
I added a link to the millstrap page: --- it's a fairly compleat and well-documented conversion. Let me know if you have any questions about it.
The copyright / license on the Shapeoko wiki would allow someone to copy it over to the reprap wiki w/ suitable attribution.
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WillAdams
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CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping
A shopping link, to be valid has to match the item being described --- if it doesn't match, then it should be moved to a page which does describe (and provide plans for) the object in question.
I believe that there should also be disclosure as to whether or no royalties are paid to the original designer. My suggestion would be:
- original designer's link
- vendors who pay royalties / have imp
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WillAdams
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General
Fixed my lawnmower:
Simple to measure and code up in OpenSCAD:
difference()
{
union()
{
cube([75,18,9]);
translate([0,9,0])
cylinder(h=14,r=11);
translate([6,5,6.5])
rotate([0,30,0])
cube(8.25);
}
translate([0,9,4])
cylinder(h=11,r=7);
translate([65,9,-1])
cylinder(h=12,r=4.5);
translate([60.5,4.5,4.5])
cube
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WillAdams
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General
I'm printing a replacement part for a lawnmower:
difference()
{
union()
{
cube([75,18,8]);
translate([0,9,0])
cylinder(h=13,r=11);
translate([6,5,5])
rotate([0,30,0])
cube(8.25);
}
translate([0,9,4])
cylinder(h=11,r=6.25);
translate([65,9,-1])
cylinder(h=12,r=4.25);
translate([60.5,4.75,4.75])
cube([8.5,8.5,8.5]);
};
and after slicing the printed part has voids at the ends wh
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WillAdams
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Slic3r
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