I didn’t realize it until last night, but 1 of my windows wouldn’t lock. I can’t have that! It was a 2nd story window, so not a security issue, but the cold air blows through it. I needed to make a shim for the lock. I happen to have this really cool tool. My 3d …
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I tweaked on my printer a bit
I am not a fan of cooling fans… I am thinking water cooling the hot end is pretty cool… Watercooling my MakerGear Prusa RepRap I’ve been fighting with printing 1.75mm PLA. The thicker brass in the hot end causes the heat to creep up more and make the ‘melt zone’ so long and sticky that …
Watercooling my MakerGear Prusa RepRap
I’ve been fighting with printing 1.75mm PLA. The thicker brass in the hot end causes the heat to creep up more and make the ‘melt zone’ so long and sticky that the printer jams up. So, I fixed this issue. With one of my aquariums. I am now water cooling my hot end.
I have some laser scans off of a ROMER arm of my cell phone and 2 tablets (including…
I have some laser scans off of a ROMER arm of my cell phone and 2 tablets (including a Nexus 7). They are saved in .IGS, .XYZ and .PSL formats. How can I convert these into a .stl I can use for my RepRap? I'd rather keep my few favors for the scanning and not the conversions …
Rebuilt build platform for my MakerGear Prusa Mendel RepRap with mirror
I rebuilt the heated build platform on my MakerGear Prusa Mendel. I’ve been having problems with it ‘eating’ glass. I didn’t recess the thermistor enough, so the glass would try to ‘bend’ over it, and break. These are 3D stereoscopic images. You can look at them crossed eyed and get the full effect. You can …
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