3D Printing parts for the Printer
Mark Bronkalla At this point the printer isl making more parts for itself. Teal (my wife) compared it to Frankenstein adding his own parts after he had an arm attached. One of…
2017
3D Printer is Running!
The printer is now running It is roughly assembled (as you can see) and now it is time for fine tuning and making parts for itself. I love it when…
3D printer progress – assembly and test
At this point the frame is largely assembled. The carriages are mounted, the heated bed is installed and things actually move (at least manually). I used a MK2A 300x300mmaluminum heatbed…
Dresser glue ups – diagonal squaring breakthrough
The dresser frames are now all glued up. As you might expect there is an experience curve here with the last one going most efficiently. I also reached the conclusion…
Asian Inspired Sous Vide Mixed Ribs
Asian inspired mixed Ribs I wanted to make some asian style beef short ribs. However the local store did not have any . However they had both boneless beef short…
D-Bot 3D printer frame assembly
The printer frame is built out of V-slot linear rail http://openbuildspartstore.com/v-slot-linear-rail/. This is similar to the 80/20 and Bosch rails I have used on the CNC router but with one…
3D printer electronics initial setup and test
For the D-Bot 3D printer http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1001065, I am using a Rumba controller with DVR8825 stepper drivers. The display is a Full Graphic Smart controller (128×64). I ordered these from Amazon.…
New 3D printer project
I have not written much about 3D printing. The CNC router had a print head added at the end of the year. This was not what I would call a…
Dresser Rails
Here is one more shot of the ends being glued up. This is another case of never having too many clamps of flat surfaces in the shop. The ends are…
Dresser End Grid
The end panels have a decorative “grid”. This add interest to what would otherwise be a plain end panel set in the frame. This sort of decoration is common on…