I tried making a water block for water cooling my MakerGear hot end this weekend. I failed. kinda… A bit of background as to WHY I would want to do such a project can be found at http://mike.creuzer.com/2013/01/watercooling-my-makergear-prusa-reprap.html I wanted to improve over the coil of copper being that I am about to re-install …
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1) I collect junk to make projects. I will collect junk for YEARS with a project in mind. I have totes and boxes (and a basement and a garage) full of junk for projects that are missing 1 or two bits yet before I can work on the project. I develop skills and collect junk …
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I rebuilt my RepRap, and used a CMM and a spreadsheet to help me square the Mendal Frame using 12 data points. A Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) captures XYZ measurements of differing points taken in 3d space. The one I am using is old, retired, out of calibration certification, and at it's outside edge of …
I bent the Z threaded rods pretty bad learning about the various ways to not use the printer. The Z wobble isolators helped, but it still had issues. I had a few parts left to print out for an 'upgrade' that allows the printer to print much taller. I printed these in the last of …
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I have figured out how to square up my RepRap 3d Printer with my ROMER arm. I am just unable to do the math to make it happen. If I take a total of 12 XYZ points. 4 on the print bed with it all the way forward, 4 with it all the way back, …
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