The Filament Roller Kickstarter Campaign I've got a Kickstarter campaign started for this concept. I can't add wireless to your phone, but if you have an idea then just submit it and if I can add it without significantly increasing the unit cost then I will do so. So far, I've tested this with Marlin 1.1.x as an endstop sensor, and with OctoPrint (filament sensor plugin) and they both work finby OnAShoestring - Developers
I'm the project-owner for this Kickstarter campaign. I made a sensor that can detect pretty much any kind of filament stoppage. If your printer can take an endstop filament runout sensor, then it can use this product as a drop-in replacement. I've tested this product on a Ramps 1.4 with Marlin 1.1.x. I've also tested it on OctoPrint with the filament sensor plugin. I haven't directly testedby OnAShoestring - Crowdfunding Projects Announcements
Quotekr_ If your goal is to prevent filament problems, you should also do something against dust and moisture. You could enclose everything in a transparent box, include a micro dehumidifier and some dust wiping tool at the filament exit. I chose less overkill solutions on my side. My extruder is reliable enough to never encounter filament problems like jamming, shewing the filament etc... I putby OnAShoestring - Developers
Quotethe_digital_dentist You can save yourself a little trouble when you market these- everyone you're going to sell to has a 3D printer- they can print their own optical discs. Picking up on the wireless alarm idea, why not have it connect to the internet via wifi and send SMS message or email to the user's phone which they are probably carrying around all the time anyway? The wheel needs to bby OnAShoestring - Developers
QuoteRepRot Hi On A Shoestring, 1. I used single photo sensor as that's all I could find at the time on ebay.. Its listed as a - " Optocoupler Speed Sensor Module LM393 for Arduino " price US$0.99. I don't see that you really need to monitor retractions, just that you have filament feeding when it should, but you could use dual photo sensors and monitor forward and reverse movement. 2. Whby OnAShoestring - Developers
Hey, Pioneer! You have a nice & tight design, and a whole year ahead of me, too! I noticed we ran into a lot of the same problems: plastic not blocking IR, retraction, grip on the filament (rubber), adding a switch, &c. I have to pay you a compliment, I would never have thought of laser-printing a code wheel. That is super-clever, and very effective. I rattle-canned my way out of that prby OnAShoestring - Developers
Hai Guise! =) I built a 3D-printable custom IR filament encoder accessory for my 3D printer (Marlin i3 clone). I happen to think it works quite nicely but I am trying to adapt it for mass-market appeal. Overal information is here: http://www.filamentroller.com/ and video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W87pq1EB6jY It can work as a stand-alone sensor/module but it also has encoder outpuby OnAShoestring - Developers
Quoterklauco You mean like this? That is an extremely cool video! And for $10/unit. Wow...by OnAShoestring - Let's design something! (I've got an idea ...)
QuoteMechaBits Sounds Like a good idea, people keep saying it's expensive to implement, but after seeing this video the other day I thought perhaps its time to start thinking more about rotary encoders. Hi! I'm posting about 10 months too late but I watched your video. If you made that video, you did a really good job explaining IR encoders. In the video, I saw a mechanical encoder used in oneby OnAShoestring - Let's design something! (I've got an idea ...)