The Raspberry Pi itself won't be able to run Blender (something about not having the full OpenGL support needed), but it should be able to run the rest of the utilities. You should be able to use it...
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The Raspberry Pi itself won't be able to run Blender (something about not having the full OpenGL support needed), but it should be able to run the rest of the utilities. You should be able to use it...
Weird, that looks exactly like the two I have on my desk right now and neither of them were DC coupled. If we can find a supplier for DC coupled versions of that, it might well be an option, though...
@tookys: That's a possibility. I think that is what Rylan is planning to do, but I'll leave it to him to decide what the beta will be.
That's a good point. I don't have any plans for fixing that yet, but if it becomes a problem, we'll look into it. A focusing mechanism would definitely the be the most reliable approach, but given...
harpo, thanks for the details. We've had great success using hot glue to mount many of the pieces. In last night's update you should be able to see the test rig we are using now, which is made from...
Correct, we don't have an official size right now. The major limiting factors are the maximum angle of deflection of the mirrors, the distance from the printer to the print area, and the desired...
nka: That was our first plan, but every cheap USB audio card we've tried has been AC coupled, not DC coupled, so we still need some sort of modulator/demodulator. Since we already need an amp for...
Make has a good article on resin casting. If you want to make many pieces, or want to use materials that can't be 3D printed, this is the best way to do it. Use your 3D printer to make a mold, then...
It's a matter of cost -- getting things injection molded has a very expensive base cost. My understanding is that it won't be practical to do. We are in the process of getting a professional laser...
The Peachy Printer's laser system works on a similar principal as do laser light shows, but the requirements are quite different. Laser light show projectors need to move fast enough to provide...
Slatye: I'd say you hit the nail on the head. It's a delicate balance between promising too much and not being able to deliver vs. not promising anything and not getting any buy-in from potential...
Yeah, the moving bed is a controlled, reliable method, but requires more parts, including the expensive stepper motors, controllers, slides, and lead screws that move the bed. That's why we invented...
We don't have any plans to integrate with Sketchup, but that shouldn't preclude you from using it. I'm developing the tool chain in pieces, so we go from STL, to g-code, to a WAV file, and finally to...
Yes, in theory a more powerful laser will mean faster prints. We are currently doing prints with a 20mW laser, but we are placing a small aperature plate over the laser to make a smaller spot and...
Also, the resin tends to block UV light when cured, so it's really only curing at the surface -- as soon as the surface layer cures, the resin below it is blocked from being cured.
Our goal with beta testing (perhaps better called alpha testing?) is to get the printer from the lab into the home. That's going to mean having inexperienced people building it themselves with their...
In the past, I've made the pieces mechanically fit together, like snaps or puzzle pieces. Glue works great for most things too, though I haven't tried it with resin yet, only with ABS and PLA.
I...
You know, it's funny how fast time flies. 12 days ago we released the update about the software and 10 days ago came the update of the hardware. Since then, I've spent about 20 hours on hardware...
While I'm glad that the CastAR people are able to do live streaming QA sessions, we don't have the resources for that. We are currently a small group of people working part time to bring this about....
Slatye: It looks like it might be possible in some cases, but not in a general, portable way. Windows seems to give you the option of specifying which channels to use, which would allow you to play...
That's a great question. I don't think that's actually something a program has a choice over -- the OS typically deals with mixing multiple audio streams into a single output. I'll keep in mind to...
Yes, there will certainly be instructions with the kit.
As you can imagine, the sound card won't be able to play music while it's busy printing (it won't even be plugged into the speakers at the point), but if you want, you can still play your music by...
A quick survey shows it's about $150 USD in bulk for basic galvanometers like those used in laser light shows. Now you can see why we aren't using them in the Peachy Printer. ;) It still might be...
This is very much like how the Peachy already works. The major differences are that we are using the computer sound card instead of the Arduino's DAC, and we don't need current amplifying transistors...