I didn't laser cut mine, I cut mine with a cnc router. I don't know much about what laser cutters are out there i'm afraid apart from what's on ebay
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I didn't laser cut mine, I cut mine with a cnc router. I don't know much about what laser cutters are out there i'm afraid apart from what's on ebay
Looks like an interesting rig!
Are all the axis motors like the one in the picture?
It looks like a brushed dc motor (the brush-barrels in the side and the optical encoder), and arduino/ramps...
wow, that's incredible. Great find.
The TAZ4 is a great machine
You can laser cut the frame of the makerbot replicator from 5.5/6mm plywood using the designs on Thingiverse, apart from the extruder carriage, X axis mounts and Z arms. The rest is hardware.
I...
nuts slotted into nut-holes post-print (not sure what the term is) always works great for me. to avoid the bridging issue, you can just cut that bridge polygon in half and pull the middle edge up,...
soofle, I've noticed this too in some nozzles. To remove that taper in the nozzle you can stick a flattened drill bit down there and just shave the shoulder off. An end mill might take some wall with...
^^ that's just what we need.
Only if it was a little cheaper!
To balance out my un-helpful reply with some helpfulness:
you can use the tried and proven Arduino Mega/RAMPS board configuration as your controller, but replace the XYZ Pololu/stepstick drivers...
Good call, I missed the meaning of the OP that it's to be a single purpose machine.
Still, I'm assuming the machine uses lead screws and has the head on a gantry, so I'd be surprised if you get...
I have the same issue, and I'm getting close I think.
I dont think it's a matter of adhesion, since the shrinkage is so strong that it will just peel off regardless.
It seems the secret is ambient...
wow that doesn't look right!
I'm interested in the mechanical properties of this stuff, with it having copper powder added does this make the melting point higher (thinking it might be a better...
This won't be a very useful reply, but I'd suggest against it, unless you reallllly want a large format printer.
The reason why is that not long ago I was in the same position, but having built...