Monthly Archives: July 2013

I make a little how cylinder in free cad and printed it out and measured it.  Hear are the results DRAWN IN FREECAD MM INCH Measured Measurement method Comment Hollow cylinder ID 11 0.4331 0.399 Gauge Pins Huh? OD 17 … Continue reading →

So there have  been a couple of issues that have been bugging me in my last series of prints that I want to do a full 20 mm calibration cube. One thing was some sizing issues on some model I … Continue reading →

The thingiverse paper crimper http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:17634  was some what disappointing to me… I was experiencing some pretty signficant size variation between the pins and what they fit into also it seems that my z-axis optical endstop is drifting the the position … Continue reading →

So.. One of the things I’m observing is that first layer seems to be some what critical… Too thick and too close it causes the nozzle to scrap on subsequent layers and I got a motor skip… Too far, you … Continue reading →

This is starting to get interesting… My PTFE liner mod is still holding up… Continous printing so far… I’m thinking I should make a filament cleaner…  repercussions of the last  clog really screwed me up.. I was looking at filament … Continue reading →

Previously, I had done a quick recalibration and set parallelism using  a set of feeler gauges between the nozzle and blue tape.  When I had printed out the halves of the Despicable me http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34204, I discovered quite  by chance that … Continue reading →

I basically slapped my qu-bd extruder back to together after some pretty substantial mods, and using a new material ( translucent blue) and tried printing with original settings.. And things didn’t work… Go figure….. I’ve got a few variables to … Continue reading →

I ordered a spool of translucent blue pla from ultimachine and started off printing it with my reworked head. Also, I keeping a spreadsheet to keep track of how much printing time I’m getting on my modded head…  I’m running … Continue reading →

Ok.. I want to use my 3d printer to make a small rotary table for Halloween pumpkin.  I’m thinking of printing out something with bearings races similar to an angular contact bearing with an integrated ring gear.   I have … Continue reading →

Well repairs are complete…. Warp engine is back on line…  (Hm… Was watching some trek with the kid tonight..) On my insulation around the heater I wanted to make sure I had clearance for a socket head.  When I need … Continue reading →