Category: 3D Printing

AMT120 Prusa i3 Mk2 3d Printer

Summary   Lacking the automatic filament detection and removable build sheet of the Mk2.5, the Mk2 is still a reliable workhorse.  Entertain yourself by going to the Menu>>Statistics and marveling at how many meters of filament this machine has printed over the years! Make and model:  Prusa i3 3d printer, Mk2 Manual:  https://www.prusa3d.com/downloads/manual/prusa3d_manual_mk2s_en.pdf Slicer:  We …

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AMT250 Prusa i3 Mk2.5 3d Printer

Summary   The Prusa Mk2.5 is like a Honda Accord – not showy, but gets the job done reliably.  With automatic bed leveling, automatic filament detection, and a removable build sheet, it’s relatively fast and quite consistent. Make and model:  Prusa i3 3d printer, Mk2.5 Manual:  https://www.prusa3d.com/downloads/manual/prusa3d_manual_mk25_en_2_51.pdf Slicer:  We recommend PrusaSlicer, https://cdn.prusa3d.com/downloads/drivers/prusa3d_win_2_5_0.exe for Windows, or …

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Kinect

We can print a kinect mount, either use a pre-existing design, or modify one depending on where we want to mount it to. Kinect hardware overview [[Image:Kinect.jpg]] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Microphone array IR emitter Depth camera Tilt motor USB cable Color camera Four mics pinpoint where voices or sounds are coming from …

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UV-Cured Resin Printer

 Some links: *http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:19185 – first print: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthurwolf/6856811430/in/photostream/lightbox *http://code.google.com/p/lemoncurry/wiki/main *http://3dlprint.com/ *http://www.chemshapes.com/ *source for UV curable resin: http://bucktownpolymers.com/polymers.html *Loser who wants to patent the design and charge an arm and a leg for it: http://3dhomemade.blogspot.com/

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Ultimaker

[[Image:Ultimaker yoda.jpg]] We want an ultimaker. But they’re expensive…so some people are considering building our own. Cost of buying full kit: [https://shop.ultimaker.com/en/ultimaker-kits/ultimaker-kit-new.html ~$1800] (fluctuates +/- a couple hundred depending on exchange rate, including shipping) Cost of buying full kit (made in china): [http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=ultimaker&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_armrs=1&_ssn=ulti3d $1100] Cost of building our own: under $1000. Cost Estimates: *electronics: 120 *extruder …

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Sandwich 3D Printer Controller

Here is a little project to make an integrated 3D printer controller that can be sold as a kit or home-built for around $40. The original intention was to include this printer controller as part of a kit for a sub-$200 DIY 3D printer that folks could buy and then assemble at class sessions led by …

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Reprap

random collected info   Links Software Comparison of RepRap Toolchains Firmware List of Firmware Teacup Sprinter Marlin Repetier   Drivers Repetier-Host for Mac Printrun/Pronterface ReplicatorG Repsnapper Slicers [http://wiki.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php/Skeinforge#Where_to_get_it Skeinforge] Dead site SFACT SkeinPyPy Slic3r Repsnapper  

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