Delivery No.1 - Build blog of the first V1.0 Peachy Printer in the Wild

[Builder1]

Hi everyone !! I finally have some updates to share :-)

New Pics !!
Gallery “Stepper Z-Axis Peachy”
https://postimg.org/gallery/2kgvpgdhw/

“Brass_vs_Alum” is the new brass wire build platform sitting on top of the “original” z-axis build platform. The wire loop is 14cm long by 8cm wide. I have glow paper taped to the original build platform.

“Brass_in_the_Bucket” shows the wire loop in the build container. The old platform was too big and got stuck part way down so it had to be replaced with something smaller. The bar that the wire loop mounts too still runs into the bucket a bit :-(

“Brass&Mesh” is the wire loop with the platform mesh attached. I just used thin wire to attached the mesh and brass wire together.

“ButtonPad” is a control pad for moving the platform up and down. Two buttons to move it all the way up or down and two more for layer by layer movements. Upon further inspection, the arduino looks to only have 3 available digital IO left. Oh well… three buttons I guess.

What’s Next ?!?
-Wire button pad to arduino
-Update the code to use the buttons
-Firmly attach arduino and button pad to z-axis frame (harder than you would think)
-Mount Peachy (probably just rest it on the glass lid)
-Calibrate peachy to build platform height (which needs to be determined)
-I may also need to buy new resin. It's been about a year since I bought the last bottle.

What’s Next Next ?!?
In some of my next posts, I want to start talking about my software idea to improve 3D printing. I would love to get your feedback on it !!

More to come...

Jason

Bonus points to anyone who can guess the computer in the background of the pictures (top left corner)
;-)