I've got intermittent failures that looks like a bad USB cable. On three different cables. One thing I've noticed is that there is a lot of wobble in the connector. I think 9 months of having the cable come around to the front of the printer has messed it up. Is there something I can …
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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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It would be used for testing the water in my aquaponics system. I am not sure that the stuff I want to test is even detectable with the hardware I am going to use, but working out the mechanics is what’s challenging for me at the moment. The genisis for this idea is at http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=11840&start=150#p345100 The process is …
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An item of mine was featured on ThingiVerse today.http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29107 Of course, my luck, it’s a photo of my toilet! This is somehow fitting for me… And what’s the best punny joke that can be made of this? Toilet Seat bolt bushing/shim by creuzerm – Thingiverse Thingiverse is a universe of things. Download our files and …
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It looks like operation z-wobble removal is a success! I printed out a tall, thin print with what’s left of my white to test the fix. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:28690 As you can see, it’s MUCH better than it used to be. I had some issues that I think are thermal in nature as there are a few layers …
