Hey everyone! I’ve been thinking a lot about problems with the RepRap project and ways it can be corrected, and I think I’ve come up with an idea. This whole wall of text is going to be a little scatterbrained, but stay with me. First, some history. Unless you’ve had your head under a rock…
Pictures: ^ Skull from the ReCorp ^ Backside of a #3DBenchy ^ First Laser Test ^ Control Board stack with RAMPSSB and Stepper2Laser ^ Electronics Housing ^ Two particularly messy images of the ReCorp at MRRF 2018, by OSHPark Skills used: Mechatronics, GCODE, Material Science, Eagle board design, Electronics, Control Theory, CAD …
Pictures: ^ Main Board Schematic ^ Layout Skills used: Eagle, Mechatronics, Electronics, Control Theory Description: While in the middle of working with the RAMPSXB, I was still tossing around another idea in my head: Closed loop motor control. Before I get into the details of the actual board that came to be…
Pictures: ^ Current version, V2.1 ^ Schematic Skills used: EAGLE Description: How many Extruders is “too many”? Over in happy-fun 3D printer land, there is a really, really, common control board called a RAMPS 1.4. It has some flaws, but due to the fact it doesn’t contain any ICs except…
Pictures: ^ the headset. Googly eyes are standard issue. ^ The controller and sidearm, both with AR trackers. ^ Unity view of game development. Skills used: Leadership, Unity3D, Autodesk Fusion 360, Additive manufacturing, AR, VR Description: With all the stuff that I do, I love pushing the boundaries of what exactly can…
Pictures: ^ The laser in operation ^ The underside of the chassis, showing the laser assembly and the motors. The blower fans on the side of the laser are used to blow away smoke, provide more oxygen for cutting, and also to cool the laser. ^ The Octokitty face, in true Github-hosted spirit. …
How hot can we make a 3D printer extruder? Obviously, some major universities have made glass 3D printers, and you need some obscene temps for that, but what about a scrapped together home printer? Since one of my top skills is jury rigging (which, fun fact, is one of the only amazing skills absolutely 0%…
So I want to talk a little bit about my 3D Printer, PISCES. Aside from possibly my wrist mounted phone case, which is used on a daily basis, my 3D printer is one of my most used creations. PISCES recently passed her 600 hour usage mark, so now is probably the best time to go…
Pictures: ^ Febrezebot ^ PISCES working on the gear system ^ The Back of Febrezebot, showing the gear train. ^ The Lever arm used to pull the trigger. Skills used: CAD, 3D printing, Sarcasm, Electronics Description: What happens when you put a sarcastic Mechanic on a team with a…
Pictures: ^ My terrible wiring scheme. The Arduino communicates with the computer using Moppy, and sends the step and direction data to the Pololu drivers that run the NEMAs, as well as the floppy drives. ^ The steppers, 4 NEMAs at the bottom, and 4 disc drives at the top. ^ A video…