Brianorca

My challenges and successes in building a RepStrap machine. It's based on the RepRap project, but I've made adjustments to make it easier (for me) to build without a lot of printed parts, and it has a larger print area.

Saturday, April 2, 2011

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This is my largest print to date. It measures 10" by 10" by 3" and was printed in two parts that took more than 24 hours eac...

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Monday, January 10, 2011

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I haven't had much to write about, but I have been printing stuff. Check out the designs I've shared on Thingiverse In addition to ...

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Saturday, October 30, 2010

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I printed a whale tooth I found on Thingiverse: ( Whale Tooth ) because I thought it looked cool and would really test the capabilities of ...

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The secret to my success

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Here you can see my extruder's hot-end. The bottom part is a standard welding tip, which already had a 0.6mm hole in it. I drilled it ou...

Monday, October 25, 2010

Print complete!

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It finished, with only a little help here and there. Success! Now on to fine-tuning. But first, some sleep.

Printing! (crosses fingers)

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As I write, I'm printing layer 7 of my best print so far.. Here's hoping! I added Kapton tape to insulate the big washer that mounts...

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Saturday, October 16, 2010

or so I thought

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Uhhg. I can't get consistent feed from PLA. There were a few times it would feed perfectly for a few minutes, but now I can't even d...

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