Monthly Archives: December 2009

Grrrr.. Heater barrel fall out. Hulk mad.

Something’s wrong here, and I’m not sure what it is. There are a bunch of things it could be, and I’m frustrated. Tonight, again, I watched the MakerBot plastruder push the heater barrel right out of another PTFE insulator.. First … Continue reading

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Attempting to print my first Mendel piece

After printing the K block (see my previous post) with the RepStrap, I immediately went ahead attempting to print my first Mendel part. I ambitiously chose the pinch-wheel-bracket-NEMA17_604-bearing_1off.stl file, which is the green part of the following picture: I’ve had … Continue reading

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Insanely lucky tangent – RepStrap/RepRap

About two weeks ago I almost posted a blog entry titled “%*@$-ing surreal!!”, whose first sentence was “Ok, my head’s about to explode”. I decided to hold off posting it just a bit – here’s a bit of back story … Continue reading

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