Sparse ramblings.
Updates on 3D printers, parts, extruders and more.
Drums are awesome instruments. I mean, you hit stuff with wooden rods and dope sound comes out. It’s the pinnacle of human engineering. They are, however, quite noisy, which makes them unsuitable for urban living spaces that cram more people per square-meter than Bangladesh. Luckily, electronic drumkits are a thing, and even more luckily, they don’t sound … Read more
I’ve been using Cura as my go-to 3D-printer slicer for quite some time now. Compared to Slic3r, it’s faster and produces more optimized G-Code (using the same settings in both slicers, Cura’s prints were faster for me- but as always, YMMV). However, Cura provides less tweakable options than Slic3r, so it takes some getting used to. … Read more
I submitted my biohand project as an entry to the 2015 Hackaday Prize. Cool. So, after spending a long month in a [21st-century] cave while writing my thesis (about the biohand), I discovered on August 16th that I needed to post a descriptive video of my entry until August 17th. Today. So yea, biohand‘s main … Read more
This page has been gathering some dust now, but this will change in the next weeks. I’ve been working on a new project, the biohand. It’s a low-cost 3D-printed hand prosthesis, that aims at offering technical qualities similar to multi-thousand dollar devices. More details shall come in another post. For now, I’m just willing to … Read more
Having finished the mechanical assembly of my printer, it was time to assemble the electronics to get everything moving. As I stated in the previous post, my intention to build a large-volume printer/mill made me choose NEMA 23 stepper motors for the X and Y axis. Larger motors would be capable of handling greater forces and more … Read more
After lots of bad prints, random parts, new extruders, a couple of bears and a Darth Vader, it was about time to print something with at least a bit of practical use. A bit. I’ll let you be the judge of that: The making (and usage!) The sad part is that I didn’t come … Read more
So, just a little throwback. I’ve always wanted to build a 3D printer (or any CNC machine, for that matter) on my own. Around two years ago, I’ve decided to take that desire seriously, and started doing some research on designs for 3D Printers and CNC mills. After some googlin’ I set myself with goals of … Read more