Re: A few questions before I start my 3DR build
I am building a rostock derivative. I will be enclosing mine. I just printed my first calibration now. 1am. Check out aliexpress for round heated bed. My bed is in the neighborhood of 340 mm round by...
View ArticleRe: J-Head Mounts and cooling?
Wow. I guess this is a mute thread. I rebuilt the pla parts with aluminium. I will be doing more and more metal swap parts in the future. And no I am not cooling my hot end so far. I have not pushed...
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Quotecozmicraydid you get some of these ball screws? Hi, sorry no I didn't order them. Although I am tempted, I'm not sure if I want to build a LISA. I like the concept and would like a delta printer...
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@Dejay: I am going to experiment with my own acetal/derlin lazy susans for the GUS hub. I will also break the convention that the shoulder offset and the hub offset are the same. It will make the math...
View ArticleRe: J-Head Mounts and cooling?
These are the aluminum parts. I figured I would attach to the forum if anyone wants to reference them.
View Article1st Print! and second and third.
Here is a video of the first print on my printer. The first 10x10x10mm cube. It came out ok, definitely need some tuning but not bad for a DIY printer. Check out my blog for details. [youtu.be]
View ArticleRe: LISA Simpson
Here is a printed slew bearing that you might be interested in Nicholas.... [www.marginallyclever.com]
View ArticleRe: Perfect Build Surface For PLA?
i tried using kypton tape on 4mm cast acrylic ..It didnt stick at all. Next i brushed acetone on the kypton. The print stuck a little but curled up and came off mid print..
View ArticleRe: Perfect Build Surface For PLA?
PEI has been a bulletproof print for me. PLA and ABS stick perfect.
View ArticleRe: Core XY Printer £100.00 Build Cost
Looks really good. Thanks for Sharing. Maybe I will built one. Got most of the parts lieing around. Core XY rocks. Building a large printer with it.
View ArticleRe: Perfect Build Surface For PLA?
@radair what is PEI . And are u using a hotbed or not?
View ArticleRe: A few questions before I start my 3DR build
i have build a 3dr and use it. For the kind of modifications you want to do it would be better that you build a kossel mini .. The beauty of the 3DR lies in its simplicity . If you plan to change that...
View ArticleRe: Core XY Printer £100.00 Build Cost
It's like a switch flipped and many people are now testing printing on carbon fiber vinyl. I'm still waiting on my DI-NOC to arrive two weeks later.. Good design, looks like it's printing solid and...
View ArticleRe: A few questions before I start my 3DR build
Quoteekaggrat i have build a 3dr and use it. For the kind of modifications you want to do it would be better that you build a kossel mini .. The beauty of the 3DR lies in its simplicity . If you plan...
View ArticleRe: A few questions before I start my 3DR build
a mini kossel is MUCH easier to scale up than a 3DR. Get into the deltabots google group and check out Jay Coture's Mini Kossel calculator. The extrusions can be bought precut to the lengths you...
View ArticleRe: Whats the latest and greatest Delta platform these days?
Sorry, Iceman086. Go to [groups.google.com] and check out the posts there. Not one for Griffin. That's not to say it's not a good printer. I'm just saying that the Mini Kossel is king of the hill...
View ArticleRe: Core XY Printer £100.00 Build Cost
Carbon fibre effect vinyl is excellent for PLA on a cold bed. I've tried it on acrylic and glass. Both are good
View ArticleRe: 1st Print! and second and third.
D.I.Y. printers can print just as good as off the shelf printers, but for your first print on your first printer, that's surprisingly good in my opinion. Congrats! Mine looked a whole lot worse,...
View ArticleRe: 1st Print! and second and third.
I ended up putting a fan underneath as I noticed the stepper controllers get warm, its strange but the mosfests stay at room temp with no sinking. I will check them out, they may be oversized from the...
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