That looks pretty cool. Some of the things that RichRap (from the link Dust posted) are very good. He calculates the length of each colour required in his prints, and doctors the gcode so that the colours are in solid blocks. So with his joiny-thing he can make some pretty awesome multi-coloured prints with a single extruder. Me, I think I'll wait until someone has figured out a multi colour exby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I'm up and printing again. Do you have an STL file of the parts you need printed?by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
It would, though I'm wanting 1.75ml filament. I'm mostly printing fairly small stuff, so I don't mind smallish lengths. Though the bowden tube on my Huxley does mean that about 40cm of each thread is wasted.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
grokbeer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... and was thinking of grabbing some PLA that way next time, > especially if you're happy to combine postage. > I'd be interested in odd lengths and colours too. Matt, We didcussed a group order when I met you at CoLab. I'm also keen on some odd lengths, especially if it was a cheaper way of getting a variety ofby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Josh On another thread on the NZ part of the forum "Wellington reprap meeting", the user "Diecast dude" said he worked at Weltec. So it may be worth contacting him.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
One small criticism of the symposium. The talk from the guy from Weta Digital was a little out of place. It was a well presented, interesting talk on a fascinating subject, but it should have been someone from Weta Workshop, not Weta Digital. Especially since Weta Workshop are now designing and building their own 3D printers. I agree with Reece about Michael Hopmeier also appearing to be out ofby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I'm in Upper Hutt and willing to help, but my Huxley is out of action for now. Hoping to get it running again soon.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
You are probably right, since it was Vik's suggestion I'm trying with the nichrome wire. I didn't see what thermistors he used for his hot ends as they were buried deep in the cement.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Got my hot end wound with about 50cm of nichrome wire imbedded in furnace cement. It reads about 7 ohm. Hooked it all up, and now I find that the thermistor isn't working. Maybe that's why my resistors blew. I have had to chip some of the cement away to get the thermistor out. Some of the nichrome wire is exposed, but it still reads 7 ohm. Tried it out on a 12 volt battery charger. Heated up niceby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I'm using Sanguinololu, the voltage across the hot end resistor measures 19 volts. The Huxley assembly page suggests a 6.8 ohm 3 watt resistor. I went into Jaycar today to try and find the right resistor, but the only wire wound resistors they have are 5 watt, square and too large to fit the hole. I got some more nichrome wire and Bunnings had the high temperature cement, so I should have enoughby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Fortress Fasteners in Petone. Found them online and haven't been there yet, but they have any size nut, bolt, rod, whatever. Though I suspect you may need to buy in bulk.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
How did it go? My hot end is out of action at the moment. I melted the heater resistor, and two replacements. Vik Oliver suggested nichrome wire imbedded in furnace cement, and gave me some wire. Once I have sourced some furnace cement, I'll give it a go. Also, if you are usung PLA, I hope you have stored it somewhere cool and dry. Someone did suggest heating in an oven at 50C for an hour or soby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Last Sunday and Monday, I attended some of the Fab8 conference at Massey Uni=versity's new fab lab in Wellington. I was impressed with the fab lab, and enjoyed what I saw of the conference. The highlights for me were: - helping Vik Oliver and team (OK, slowing down - especially when I broke the hot end) producing a new RepRap variant. - talk on 3d printing body parts - talk on new 3D printing maby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
... oh yeah, and check out the "Wellington reprap meeting" thread.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
If you are going to build a prusa, it may be worth waiting a month or so for when Josef Prusa has finally finished and published his book (search for reprap on bookdepository).by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Humidity seems to make quite a difference too. My build quality took a noze-dive when it rained heavily outside. I have only been printing in plain white PLA so far. I figured that I would get used to printing in just the one colour first, until I understood what I was doing.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
What about with a heated build environment? Some people seem to think they are a good idea, but this is the exact opposite of using a coolong fan.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
What type of masking tape are you using? The thermistor fell off in transit for my Huxley, and I have only just got it working. So for the first few weeks I was printing cold. Looking at several forums, I found that the blue 3M tape is the one to use. Most of the time, this worked well for me printing PLA. Though some of the larger pieces lifted at the edges. Also, the surface of the tape only lby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I bought a Huxley from RepRapPro and I'm very happy with it. The only thing that didn't work straight out of the box was the heatbed, the thermistor fell off. RepRapPro sent a replacement. Actually, they sent two replacements, as NZ Post managed to lose the first one. I expect the Mendel will be just as reliable. I didn't expect the Customs inquisition. So the extra $200 was a rude surpriseby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
guyfromwellington Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is this still going, I am keen to attend to see > what others have done, me I have spent alot of > money on a piece of art (doesn't connect, doesn't > work). I went last night and enjoyed myself showing off my new Huxley. Richard and the other CoLab members were very friendly and helpful. CoLab is wellby Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Agent24 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > still haven't even completely decided which machine I'd want to build! As a vote for the Huxley. It's very portable, and the build quality is excellent. Also the kits are a little cheaper than a Mendel. However, the 1.75mm thread is 3 times the price (by weight) in NZ.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
Very interested in attending at Weltec. I hear you have a rather nice commercial 3D printer. I'd really like to see it in action.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I was wondering. I shopped around every website I could find before I decided to get my Huxley from RepRapPro. I knew that I could get it slightly cheaper from China or India, but figured that it was well worth the extra to get a quality kit. I was printing within a week of getting the kit. My only problem is the thermistor had fallen off the heatbed, and RepRapPro are sending a replacement. .by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
I'm in Upper Hutt and have just got my RepRapPro Huxley working. I'm also keen on attending a Wellington group.by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group
dkedr Wrote: > If I look overseas I can get the pursa kit shipped > for about 800nzd. Considering that includes 100USD > of postage .... Did you include the $200 that customs are going to sting you for?by Inquisitor - New Zealand RepRap User Group