RUG/Pennsylvania/State College/Printers/PSU Unit A
Alpha is a wooden Mendel printer currently placed in room 312 of Hammond building on campus. Alpha uses skeinforge to slice the STl file in to G code, which gives alpha better capability printing out circular parts. Alpha was brought to the 2013 EXPO to be a sample printer to show how does a RepRap printer work.
Operating Specifications
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Name | Status | Design | Electronics | Firmware | Extruder | Temperature | Comments |
Alpha | TechZone Mendel | TechZone Gen 3 | ??? |
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153C |
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Log
Date | Modification / Problem |
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09/02/2013 | The printer needs new electronics and extruder |
Unknown | Both alpa and beta may experience extrusion problems that are not temperature related, please follow these guides to fix it Trouble Shooting Guide |
Unknown | Y axis is replaced with Ohm design |
Details
Acquired in January 2011. Operational by April 2011.
Gallery
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