Interwebs of Joe
This last weekend I spent a lot of time doing some significant changes to the underlying code and configuration on the 3D printer. After noticing some print quality issues, inconsistent heating, and in general some fine detail problems on prints … Continued
Over the last 7 or so months since I more or less “finished” the big 3D printer project I was working on, I am continuing to do small changes, and finish things along the way. The printer itself is probably … Continued
My 3D printing projects have been progressing at a modest rate. The printer itself has moved to a more long term location in my office on the floor which makes working on it kind of PITA, but it prints fine … Continued
From the post yesterday about “What do you 3d print?” here are the parts being used!
The most common question I get when I talk about the 3D printer project I am wrapping up on and just the hobby in general is “So what do you 3D print anyway?” or “What are you actually printing with … Continued
Now that the printer construction is wrapping up, I am deep in to testing the scripts, calibrations, and such to enable dual extruder printing. With IDEX setups, (dual independent extruders) calibration is much more difficult than standard “shared” single X … Continued
It’s been a couple week or so since I posted about the 3D printer. This is due to other projects and work getting in the way. But also because work on the printer in general is tapering off as its … Continued
Just a quick update on the 3D printer. I printed some of the last critical parts for the printer. In this case it was the spool holders that not only hold the filament spools but also mount the dryboxes to … Continued
So my struggles with the questionable filament I recieved by 3DXtech a while ago has gone to a new level. I have had a theory that the first spool I recieved (since their reps even told me the batch number … Continued
After a flurry of changes, tweaks, repairs (yup), and final wiring of the right extruder… She lives. Below are the pics of the final wired extruders. Overall the printer is working awesome and better than I thought it would for … Continued
Tonight my Anet AM8 printer was running non stop, I was designing non stop, and building non stop. I was designing parts and pulling them straight from the printer as I went, rinse and repeat. The X Carriages (X and … Continued
Physics and material science says that when you heat up a block of aluminum, it is going to expand. Now that expansion isnt a whole lot, but over a 330×330 plate going from room temp (20C) to 110C in a … Continued