Monthly Archives: November 2009

Insulator and copper jacket

Two successful pieces of progress last night! I redid the PTFE insulator and it came out great, plus I made the copper jacket. Both of my successes are because of the drill press vice that my Dad lent me yesterday … Continue reading

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Heater Success, Insulator Fail

Well, this evening I had great success re-doing the heater barrel, but then failed at my attempt to create the PTFE insulator. Whereas my first heater barrel was bent and had an offset nozzle hole, this second attempt was perfect. … Continue reading

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All of my Mendel RepRap parts

Well, I gathered together on one table all of the parts that I’ve ordered and received for my Mendel. I’m still waiting to order 3 Stepper Motor drivers, but everything else is ordered (I have timing belts, bootlace ferrules, and … Continue reading

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