Well thank you.
Yes it would be nice to be able to send an entire model to be printed to the printer, disconnect from the host system, and have the print finish up with out any reliance on the...
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Well thank you.
Yes it would be nice to be able to send an entire model to be printed to the printer, disconnect from the host system, and have the print finish up with out any reliance on the...
Then I would think you an exception to the rule.
To use a line of G-Code you have to parse the text to get the useful information, convert portions of the string to binary floating point numbers...
So far:
+I made a centripetal clothing dryer (hand crank), cost $8 to print, would have cost $75 to buy.
+I made a number of linear bearings for upgrades to the 3D printer, would have cost $6 each...
I do see your points. MCU's do have limited memory, that is my problem with G-Code, that and it uses floating point where Integer would make more sense.
I am not attempting to replace G-Code by...
I think the best way to go is build a smaller RepRap style printer for around $300 that uses Nema 17 steppers, then use that to print the needed parts to build the larger RepRap that would meet your...
PrintrBot has a few. I know a few people that use the PrintrBot 3D printers, and they do a good job, are reliable, and efficient.
The PrintrBot site is:
http://printrbot.com/
Most of there...
Very interesting, though very inefecient. Each parameter is a float in most of those instructions. A float is 4 bytes, and has a larger range than any 3D printer I am aware of.
Most 3D printers...
Even at a command for command equal redo in the code I am using it saves a lot of space, as I am using 16 bit integers with a 8 bit command. G-Code uses ASCII text, with space characters and new...
Unclear question, of course we do that is what the forum is about.
Where can you order the pellets for $2.50 per KG?
If it is that low of cost it seems to me to be worth making a filament extruder and buying the pellets, local retailers charge about $20 per KG...
I have no interest in that battle. If people like it they will use it, if enough people like it it will grow, if not it will be a niche application. Either way it is fun to write.
G-Code is...
It is dual purpose. First, because I can.
Second, even with MCU's getting cheaper with more memory, to upload an entire job to the MCU (sometimes multi megabytes of G-Code) and have it run from...
G-Code is a very good human readable way of representing commands to a 3D printer. Though it is big, many times larger than it needs to be to do its job. I have taken a very close look at this...
While it is an interesting idea, it will be very expensive. The materials cost will be so great that after two smallish prints you would have saved money by building a proper extruder type 3D...
What is it that you need that your current home made 3D printer can not be modified to do?
Form what you are saying you want I do not know what it is. Though it is obvious that you already have...
Good question. Learning the little quirks of Propeller C (even using Prop GCC) is more difficult for a C programmer than learning SPIN. This is due to the way that code is isolated on the...
A big part of the reason I built this one is to lower the entry barrier for others. You are welcome.
I am hoping that with in a few days I will be able to make a release, though at most a week...
As I am getting very close to the condition of complete and ready for others in my 3D printer build, and I intend to release the design, I ask if it would be of much use.
The firmware, and a bit...
What advantages do you see these as having over your current 3D printer?
Are the advantages something that you can not get from some simple modification of your current self built 3D printer?
I looked at the survey, and filled it out. It appears to be of good purpose.
Though the field of study was rather limited. Mine are Computer Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Astronomy, and...
If it is a first, I would recommend building your own. Since you want multi color, build it with at least 3 print heads (it looks like 3 colors of filament would cover your needs).
For the...
Even 300 Euro would be a bit high for me.
Many:
1:Creating G-Code slicers that are better aware of the specific HW that is being used, thus preferring the axis that produces the best results in the least time.
2: Creating 3D modeling...
Welcome. Do you already have a 3D printer, or are you still doing some research?
Very interesting way around speeding 3D printing. It would be nice to see something like that reach the open source world.
Though it appears NOT to be a research project, despite what is said...