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 …
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I am in the process of rebuilding my Prusa Mendel RepRap
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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My wife bought me a $50 black Friday seven inch Android tablet
It charges via a barrel jack. It has USB OTG. I must connect it to an arduino. I must connect it to my RepRap! I must make a USB OTG cable. I grabbed an old USB charger and started to work with that. I broke one of the pins off. DOH! So I attacked a …
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Watching Punkin Chunkin with my youngest
So to make it real for her and more fun for me, I printed a catapult on my RepRap. That little machine makes TV much more interesting. In album catapult My 3d printer printing out a Catapult. My 1 year old playing with a catapult during the Punkin Chunkin show! I think she likes it! …
Bella printed a missing part for one of her toys.
I got a text today saying Bella needed a part for one of her toys printed. This got me pretty excited. My 3 year old is developing problem solving skills. It’s not that Dad will fix it, but what tools he will use too. So we decided to make a new part for her toy. …
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