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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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! …
A friend of mine has recently ‘gotten into’ essential oils. Like anything, if you are going to be an addict, you just as well be a dealer. She created living-essence.us so go check it out! EOs are an extension of herbalism, which I’ve been studying in the last couple of years. This means, she’s sucking me down …
The mirror print bed broke when I tried to heat the bed up to ABS temps. It looks like a 2nd temp sensor is just a touch high and created a stress point. PLA temps didn't cause any problems with it. One thing I noticed is when I used just the shard of mirror, the …
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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