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Just a quick note here.   I was trying to get a DWG to load in freecad… I’m running 64 ubuntu and I seem to be having the same problem was far as what was occurring here. http://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=8594&p=70887&hilit=Teigha#p70887 It was the … Continue reading →

I ran across this very interesting video of a printed recirculating ball set up for the rep rap. This got be to thinking…..   What if I did something like this. (There is going to be 4 sets of these.)  

I wasn’t liking the eccentric on my first iteration.  The eccentric didn’t seem solid enough to me.    Well this is my second iteration.  Instead of a metal plate I’m going with a 3d printed bracket.   The eccentric locates in a … Continue reading →

It’s been really hard to squeeze in some time for the fun stuff, but every once in a while it manages to happen. I got the wedgie base connector pretty much designed, but I’m want to add mounts to be … Continue reading →

It seems that my attention and focus has been drawn to personal and work matters lately so there hasn’t been much time for blogging lately. Hopefully by bandwidth will increase in the future and I’ll be able to have more … Continue reading →

On the new Kossel printer I’m designing, I decided  to go with some inventables components.   I used them on my rockbot as was pleased with the result. https://www.inventables.com/technologies/smooth-idler-wheel-kit  https://www.inventables.com/technologies/plastic-mxl-pulley-dual-flange Because the pulley and the idler are different diameters the idler … Continue reading →

Up until now, most of the stuff, that I’ve done I’ve been doing in freecad hasn’t required dimensioning.   I got the impression that dimensioning functionality wasn’t a particulary advanced feature within freecad until I saw this video by normandc. Well … Continue reading →