One of the problems I’ve encountered in the past when using RAMPS electronics to control a dual-extruder printer is the lack of sufficient fan support. Dual extruder setups can require a few fans, usually one controlled fan (for cooling the print) and one or two always-on fans for cooling the
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Aus3D MK2 Printer Development (Part 5)
Testing out the integrated spool holder today – let’s see how well this thing works!
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Prototype frame is in from the laser cutters! Time to start testing stuff!
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After a few months of working on the design in the background, I’m ready to get the first prototype frame cut. Check below the break for images of the current design!
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I thought I’d take the time today to talk about a few of the things I’m doing during development of the MK2 printer to address a few problems in the MK1, and how I’m trying to keep the design as flexible as possible.
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I’ve been selling Prusa Mendel i3 kits on Aus3D for a while now. The kits I’ve been selling so far (which I’ll refer to as MK1 kits from here onwards), are fairly decent kits. I didn’t design them, they were designed and manufactured in China – I’ve been buying them
Continue reading3D Printed Arc Reactor
Last year I designed a 3D-printable Arc reactor prop, controlled by an Adafruit Gemma microcontroller and using a NeoPixel Ring for illumination. I shared this on Thingiverse at the time – now I’m finally following up with the details.
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As I’ve mentioned previously, I recently put together a Printrbot Simple Makers Kit 1405 for a weekend project. In my earlier post, I discussed designing and printing feet to fit the 1405 in order to stabilise it, without interfering with a mounted Raspberry Pi running OctoPi. Swapping to a Raspberry
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I recently put together a Printrbot Simple Makers Kit 1405 – what a great little printer! Assembly took less than two hours, and it was printing away soon after By default, it’s a pretty stable printer. However, I had an issue where the wiring underneath was lifting the printer up
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I’ve been printing a lot of stuff lately – and when I came across a 3D printed quadcopter design on Thingiverse, I had to give it a try.
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