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... it's a small Delta printer from RepRapPro
Re: Hot end upgrade - 5 years ago
Thanks very much dc42 - Looks like that'll be my source from now on. Interesting that Reprap LTD didn't come up in any searches for me!by Gmanx - Fisher
Hot end upgrade - 5 years ago
I was hoping to purchase the upgrade kit sold by eMaker here: Sadly it's out of stock and, I suspect, no longer available. Does anyone know if this kit is available anywhere else, or if the new heat-sink (with larger M10 top thread for pneumatic quick-release fitting) is available anywhere? If I can't find the kit or the parts I'll have to try building a new hot end. Having the Bowden tube scby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
My wife's Fitbit lost it's button when it was dropped (again). So, I printed a new one. Absolutely the smallest thing I've ever printed (British 5p coin for scale).by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
That's a nice, neat little extruder. I've been printing more pieces for my 15mm sci-fi tabletop gaming. This one is about 3cm wide and has a coat of primer on. It's from this set:by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
I've just printed out the new extruder designed by Emaker and detailed here on these forums: I've actually already adapted my own original extruder and I'm going to give this build a go too.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: Updated filament feed - 7 years ago
That's great news, thanks! I've altered my standard extruder block to take in filament horizontally (through a slot in the back-plate) so this should improve it even more and hopefully allow me better control over tensioning.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
I was concerned about the small spool spigot on the back of the Fisher affecting the torque needed for the extruder to pull the filament and thereby spin the spool. I thought I'd make a spacer to interface between spigot and spool. This would also be good practice for me using Blender 3d to create dimensionally accurate models (which is difficult). So, here's the setup. Bobbin insert printinby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
While the PPG (gun prop from the sci-fi show Babylon 5) is being sanded/primed I managed to do a little more printing. Here's an APC for my 15mm Traveller table-top gaming figures. The first shot has a teaspoon for scale - the vehicle is exactly 4 inches long. The model is adapted from one available on Thingiverse and printed with holes for door hinges and to make the axles work. There'sby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
I found that I had a cracked idler bracket: ..so I printed another. I know that I should be printing in PETG (or ideally in ABS with a heated bed) for these bits - but this will do for now.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
I found a model on Thingiverse of a sci-fi prop from a fave show of mine 'Babylon 5'. It's the pistol that security officer Garibaldi (played by the late Jerry Doyle) would carry. The prop makers for the show made the gun really hard to copy so consequently not many have been attempted. Now, of course, we can print!by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
This one is interesting. It's a motor bracket for a HyperCube XY printer. A friend is building one and I'm helping with some of the printed elements.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
Thanks DADIY, believe it or not, that's the eSun PLA that shipped with the printer. There are some retraction issues on that print, maybe due to overheating but overall, the eSun stuff prints well. I've been trying some Rigid Ink as well.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
..and since it's printing so well I thought I'd start printing out 1/4 scale skulls to add to a diorama base for a Terminator figure I have.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 7 years ago
I just dug out my Fisher Delta again, gave it a good tuning up and printed out a Star Wars themed lithophane. This printed in about ten minutes. Never seen the head move so fast.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: What have you made with your Fisher. - 8 years ago
As featured in my own thread - here's a video game figure I designed in Maya back in 2002. I thought he was a prime candidate for my first proper print. Can't say what the settings were - being a total n00b I just dun hit the 'print it' button. lol I did cut him into three pieces first, and oriented him so that he'd need no support. He's about 5 inches tall.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Thanks DADIY. I might have to get myself a probing thermometer to properly check my hot end temps and re-calibrate. I've now managed to completely clog up two nozzles. That after a full day printing successfully. The prints were coming out beautifully too. The hot end stopped feeding filament though the printer was still going through the process of moving the print head around. I tried with aby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Anyone know what this brown deposit is on the hot end? Do I have the heat set too high (210) ? Is it anything to worry about? My prints have been turning out fine, so it's confusing.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Just printed this little fella out. He's the first human character I modelled in Maya back in 2002 (I think) so I thought it only fitting that I make him real. He's about 5.5 inches tall, printed in 3 parts with no support and held together (for now) with BluTack. I'm very happy with how he came out.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Thanks for the recommendations! I had a filament delivery issue - which I eventually worked out was a restriction in the hot end of the Bowden tube. I dis-assembled the hot end leaving just the radiator with Bowden tube screwed in and then drilled out the tube to 2mm. That did the job and I'm now happily printing away. I had initially thought that the nozzle was jammed, perhaps with a chunk ofby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Great advice, DADIY - thanks! I had an issue with the extruder sticking - turns out the brass collar on the end of the bowden tube was pinching too tightly, especially when I started to print and the tube was curling around as the hot end rises/falls. I used a slightly bigger drill to ream out the end of the bowden tube, put back the brass collar and now it's good. Also, the hobbed bolt tendsby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Thanks again DADIY - I'll certainly be getting the carbon rod upgrade. I can understand though, why the lasercut pieces make commercial sense for RepRapPro. In the meantime, the printer is built, commissioned and has printed it's first file - the Makerbot Robo included in the firmware. The build went really smoothly. The instructions were very clear and the component quality is wonderful. Thrby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Thanks DADIY - good advice. I bought a vernier caliper today to check those tolerances and I'll be sure to lock those sphere nuts tight! I have to say, Sally and the RepRapPro support team have been very helpful today and have already sent me an email explaining what went wrong, and posted out a new pack of screws. That's what I call support. Outstanding.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
I just checked through my kit again (carefully) to make sure everything was as it should be and one of the bags has the wrong size screws in. D'oh! The M3x16mm pack is full of 25mm screws. The length of these is crucial for the build - they are what hold the steel balls on the carriages and the effector. I'm not about to try sawing 9mm off all of these. I contacted support, so hopefully they'lby Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
Well, my printer arrived last night and seems to be all present and correct, hurrah! I was hoping to have it build, calibrated and printing by now but I think I'll put off the build until I have more time at the Christmas break.by Gmanx - Fisher
Re: In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
I got a follow-up message from Sally at RepRapPro yesterday to say that my kit will be in the next batch shipped, hopefully early next week. Good news! I've used Denford 'Up', Cubex Trio, Da Vinci 1.0 and Nobel 1.0 printers professionally so I'm looking forward to seeing what I can achieve with a low-cost home-brew kit in my workshop.by Gmanx - Fisher
In time for Christmas? - 8 years ago
I'm a little disappointed that the Fisher Delta 1.0 kit I ordered on Nov 5th has been delayed indefinitely due to RepRapPro being 'extremely busy'. I fully understand how this can happen, especially if a product suddenly gains favour and the supplier has trouble fulfilling existing orders in good time. However, RepRapPro are currently advertising pre-made units for delivery 'in time for Christmby Gmanx - Fisher