my reprap printer: the emaker huxley ed snajder /ˈsnīdər/ @edinor
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Kits Vs RTP
Kit Ready to Print
Cost $250-$1,500 $400-$4,000
Time to print 1st Model
40+ Hours 2 Hours
Crying Significant Minimal
Pain Points Calibration, Heating, Slipping
Calibration, Slipping
Satisfaction upon completion
Very High NA
Satisfaction after 1st good print
Very High Very High
SANGUINOLULU
X-Y-Z Stop Switches
SD Card Slot
Thermo
Where USBShould HaveBeen
HeaterPower
FansMotor Control
PololuMotor Drivers
Top 3 Printer Challenges
• Extruder Jams• Bowden Tube Failures
• Temperature Issues• Heated Bed Slippage• Extruder too hot\cold
• Z Axis• Axis Mount Slipping• Plane Alignment
Filament
PLA (Polylactide , Polylactic Acid) ABS (Acryonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
Derived From Corn starch, tapioca, sugarcane Petroleum, natural gas
Melting Temp ~185 F ~220 F
Pros Strong, rigid, compostable, glossy Strong, flexible, high temp, easy to sand/file
Cons Brittle, harder to interlock, low temp Fumes, no sharp corners, warping
Compostable Yes No
Heated Bed Recommended Required
Fumes Non-toxic sweet corn smell Yes, requires ventilation
Kinect Drivers for all platforms!
Simple-OpenNI \ NITEhttps://code.google.com/p/simple-openni/wiki/Installation
Skanect (Win\OSX) http://skanect.manctl.com/
RGBDemo (LGPL) (OSX\Linux\Win) github.com/rgbdemohttp://labs.manctl.com/rgbdemo/index.php
3D SCANNING
STL->Gcode Conversion
Slicing• Skeinforge• Slic3r https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r• KISSlicer (Free & Pro Version)
PRINTRUN
• https://github.com/kliment/Printrun• Python• Works with Skeinforge to convert STL or loads
Gcode Directly• Updated frequently• Supports virtually any printer model
Thank You!Questions?
[email protected]/community/developer/blog
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