Geeking out in Section8

Wuah hah hah

2012-01-22T17:28:00.001-06:00

I hate you iPod touch

2012-01-22T16:49:00.001-06:00

Craziness 0_o

2011-12-13T22:48:00.001-06:00

In the past 11 days I have packed and unpacked a 26' truck in the rain, flown 1300 miles and driven 1500 miles. The past 2 days I've been able to make some headway with the repairs the house needed. I've replaced the water line to the fridge, the copper line to the dishwasher, replaced all the locks, picked 2 locks and fixed the gaskets on 2 toilets. I did not know using a dremel upside down to cut off rusty bolts with your head resting on the toilet could be so fun :p

No more mountains :<

2011-12-11T09:19:00.001-06:00

Woke up this morning to hot air balloons :D

2011-12-10T09:25:00.001-06:00

2011-12-07T15:18:00.001-06:00

:{D

2011-11-27T17:31:00.001-06:00

SkydogCon 2011

2011-11-04T17:59:00.001-05:00

Mishka :D

2011-10-28T08:29:00.001-05:00

:D I have a dog!

2011-10-27T12:34:00.001-05:00

Business card v1 thanks Ben!

2011-10-13T16:48:00.001-05:00

Version2 of a Midsouthmakers medallion/paperweight/weapon-in-plain-sight

2011-10-13T14:53:00.001-05:00

Coinv1

2011-10-13T11:25:00.001-05:00

I'm really liking blue!

2011-10-11T20:42:00.001-05:00

2011-10-09T23:11:00.001-05:00

Finished my first batch of prusa printer parts!

2011-10-03T14:47:00.001-05:00

Bar clamps

2011-10-02T15:25:00.001-05:00

X-carriage prints completed... onto the y-axis bearing mounts!

2011-09-28T22:14:00.001-05:00

Completed!

2011-09-26T23:12:00.001-05:00

2011-09-26T22:59:00.001-05:00

Printing a new LM8UU X-Axis Idler End

2011-09-26T22:09:00.001-05:00

Nuke finished!

2011-09-26T00:26:00.001-05:00

Printing a nuke :D

2011-09-26T00:15:00.001-05:00

It's so nice to be printing again!

2011-09-25T22:50:00.001-05:00

Zoe after game night at the space this weekend

2011-09-25T21:12:00.001-05:00

Printing a new x-carriage to use linear bearings

2011-09-25T21:10:00.001-05:00

The enclosure is completed! I need to double check my wiring on the x and z axis. Its a bit cranky :p

2011-09-24T22:58:00.001-05:00

Mounted the connectors, fan and board for the power supply.

2011-09-23T23:32:00.001-05:00

Plexi case v1 for the Prusa

2011-09-18T20:13:00.001-05:00

Plexi case v1 for the Prusa

2011-09-18T20:11:00.001-05:00

2011-09-17T18:55:00.001-05:00

And so it begins...

2011-09-17T18:29:00.001-05:00

Plexiglass case for the Prusa 3D printer. More drilling ahead!

2011-09-14T23:15:00.001-05:00

2011-09-08T15:21:00.001-05:00

First time playing with a MIG welder!

2011-08-12T22:44:00.001-05:00

First time playing with a MIG welder!

2011-08-12T22:39:00.001-05:00

Fwd: [MidsouthMakers] Re: Lost PLA casting with the forge

2011-08-06T19:10:00.001-05:00

Some clean up is needed after the impression casting. Pretty awesome for a DIY forge, DIY 3D printer, 12 beer cans and some sand...

Printed LM8UU linear bearing holders in PLA for Ben E's GhettoBot \o/

2011-08-04T21:52:00.001-05:00

Wall centering issue on round objects :/

2011-08-03T01:02:00.001-05:00

First shotglass print

2011-08-03T01:00:00.001-05:00

I printed the object at 20% infill. One tiny pinhole that leaks once in a while. If I print it at 50% infill, it should be just fine. It has a wall centering issue though :/

Printing a shot glass :)

2011-08-03T00:25:00.001-05:00

Working on calibration

2011-08-02T22:29:00.001-05:00

4 hour print

2011-08-02T00:19:00.001-05:00

Weighted storage cube

2011-08-02T00:09:00.001-05:00

It's alive!

2011-07-31T17:13:00.001-05:00

Thanks to Ben, I'm back printing again!

Back printing thanks to Jay! Printing some replacement parts just in case.

2011-07-13T12:58:00.001-05:00

Come on! >_<

2011-07-12T21:46:00.001-05:00

Come on! >_<

2011-07-12T21:41:00.001-05:00

First printed upgrade part. More work ahead!

2011-07-12T00:58:00.001-05:00

Still seeing the screen door

2011-07-11T22:56:00.001-05:00

2011-07-10T21:46:00.001-05:00

Right hand side is the most recent. 0,0,0 is left, low

2011-07-10T21:32:00.001-05:00

2011-07-10T20:27:00.001-05:00

2011-07-10T20:20:00.001-05:00

Headphone holder completed!

2011-07-10T17:13:00.001-05:00

Headphone holder

2011-07-10T16:40:00.001-05:00

Second cube. Looks like I need to polish the x axis smooth rods.

2011-07-09T23:17:00.001-05:00

First print on the Prusa :)

2011-07-09T22:42:00.001-05:00

First print on the Prusa :)

2011-07-09T22:40:00.001-05:00

2011-07-01T01:24:00.000-05:00

Decided to throw together a case for the power supply, arduino and fans. It makes for easy transport.

Cleaned up the cables a bit

2011-06-19T23:11:00.001-05:00

She's wired!

2011-06-19T19:38:00.001-05:00

I have the printer wired up today, I still need to hook up the quick connects. I could potentially wire directly to the board and start the testing process, but I'm going to wait on the connects.

Thermistor and heater-core wired with the leads. I made a point to verify continuity :p

2011-06-16T23:38:00.001-05:00

Thermistor mounted!

2011-06-16T23:16:00.001-05:00

I used Kapton tape to insulate each lead coming off the thermistor. I then used a bit more Kapton to envelope it, so I should be able to remove it without any issues if the need should arise.

Print bed assembled! The HBP is mounted temporarily. I still need to mount the thermistor.

2011-06-15T20:54:00.001-05:00

Prusa progress

2011-06-14T22:52:00.001-05:00

I re-epoxied the PLA bushings tonight. Hopefully they will stay aligned and in position now. The extruder head and heater core are installed. I have some slight fractures in the upper tab of the core, hopefully it will cot cause an issue. One belt is installed on the x-axis, I need to finish the y-axis, print bed and wire her up :D

Securing the PLA bushings

2011-06-13T08:35:00.001-05:00

I was able to epoxy in the PLA bushings tonight. A buddy mentioned that it looked like I had an extra nut on the upper part of the front frame. He was right. I get to slowly back out the threaded rod to remove one freaking nut tomorrow. >.<

Resuming the Prusa build

2011-06-12T18:13:00.001-05:00

I finally picked up the items I needed to resume work on the Prusa. I was able to get most of the frame built out and somewhat secured. I'll be working on the build platforms and PLA bushings next. I would like to be able to have this printing by the end of June.

Tie-dye

2011-05-21T08:25:00.001-05:00

We did some late night tie-dye at the space last night.Zoe had a blast and of course ended up with multicolored hands :p We'll see how the items turned out this weekend.

Brakes completed. \o/

2011-04-17T16:35:00.002-05:00

"Honey? What's your favorite color?"

2011-04-09T21:18:00.001-05:00

2011-04-03T17:13:00.000-05:00

Much better plan this time

2011-04-03T16:55:00.001-05:00

A bit too windy for the helicopter

2011-04-03T16:30:00.001-05:00

A whole lot of running though!

<3

2011-04-03T13:57:00.001-05:00

Yum!

2011-03-07T20:53:00.001-06:00

Assembly begins!

2011-02-25T22:41:00.001-06:00

I finally found some time tonight at the Midsouth Makers meeting to start the assembly on my Prusa RepRap 3d printer. Its going to be fun getting this thing together!

Rods cut!

2011-02-20T17:49:00.001-06:00

After measuring twice and from both sides I made sure to label the rod demensions before I cut them. I hope to have the not assembled this week!

Yum!

2011-02-16T20:37:00.001-06:00

We ate at Texas de Brazil tonight. It was pretty good. We could have had better cooking it ourselves. I think we would have enjoyed cooking a filet loin just like we like it, for cheaper and frankly, less effort and more flavor.

That sounds like a plan to me...

2011-02-15T21:48:00.003-06:00

Test filament

2011-02-15T21:29:00.001-06:00

Claudio
323-963-3141

Test extrusion

2011-02-15T21:00:00.001-06:00

Ugh.

2011-02-14T20:23:00.001-06:00

Well I've hit a stalling point. After cracking the acrylic groove-mount, Sonny was kind enough to print me a replacement. After solving that issue, it seems that I now have a problem with the extruder. If my stupid hamstring keeps acting up I'll be unable to fiddle with it and get it printing again.

A lot to do today

2011-02-11T07:49:00.001-06:00

At the meetimg tonight we're going to have all the bots running or getting assembled. We should have 2 mendels being put together, 1 or 2 makerbots running prints and possible even 1 mendel printing as well.

I'm going to need to take off early today to get the 20 bars cut to length and hopefully somewhat assembled.

Damnation

2011-02-09T22:49:00.002-06:00

First hard tall print

2011-02-09T21:13:00.001-06:00

35 minutes left

2011-02-09T20:32:00.001-06:00

Claudio
323-963-3141

25 minutes in...

2011-02-09T19:51:00.001-06:00

Claudio
323-963-3141

First attempt at the x-end idler

2011-02-09T19:42:00.001-06:00

A litle bit better...

2011-02-09T00:12:00.001-06:00

It turns out that plexiglass works the best of all the passive heated build plates I can cobble together.

Grrrrr!!

2011-02-08T22:20:00.001-06:00

Why is this refusing to stick? The build platform's around 240ish or so, the painter's tape is new and smooth. WTH?

2011-02-06T00:30:00.001-06:00

We're in business ;)

2011-02-05T23:55:00.002-06:00

PrusaBot progress

2011-02-05T22:17:00.001-06:00

I've decided to take some time off printing the parts and work on any fine tuning I can. I'm going to reprint some of the parts that suffered warping before I found the oven trick. I'm currently happy with 2 of the vertex with feet, I'll see about reprinting some of the other ones tonight. My goal is to print tonight and tomorrow and have at least one set of parts for the Prusa...

Vertex#2

2011-02-02T22:05:00.001-06:00

This is the second attempt at printing a vertex for the Prussia Mendel. I heated the build platform for about 5 minutes in the oven on a low temp. This seems to prevent bowing a bit. The piece is slightly lifted off the platform, but jot as much as the first.

Glow in the dark penny bottle opener

2011-02-02T18:05:00.001-06:00

First finished vertex

2011-02-02T16:37:00.001-06:00

Wow. I need some cleaning, but it almost looks like it's supposed to!

5th print

2011-02-01T01:53:00.001-06:00

First attempt at a pulley. The base looks pretty good to my untrained eye, but the upper business end needs a lot of work. Still pretty cool!

Invader #2

2011-02-01T01:37:00.001-06:00

I think the areas that are supposed to be clear will be better after the 5d firmware upgrade... This is still pretty cool!

Space invaders :p

2011-02-01T01:35:00.001-06:00