Reprap: Don’t Throw Away Your Cracked/Weak Parts – Fix Them!
Sometimes, my layers don’t stick nicely, or I print a part that’s too thin, and the part cracks between layers when I try to use it: There’s no need to throw them away and reprint them. Just use a q-Tip soaked in acetone and paint it liberally. Junk ABS bits dissolved in acetone works even [...]
Did Termites Eat My Print?
I was printing out the x-end-motor for a new Reprap I’m designing yesterday. The bottom was printing beautifully: I baby sat it for the first 2:15, and went to bed during the remaining 15 minutes of the print. I woke up the next morning to find this: At first, I thought my hot end had [...]
Raspberry Pi Case
I was not fast enough to get an order in for a Raspberry Pi on launch day. Fortunately, a kind friend of mine thought of me, and bought an extra one for me. I received it yesterday, and printed this case: The case I made is a copy of HansH’s excellent Raspberry Pi case, modified [...]
Marlin for Printrboard Updated
I just synced my Marlin branch for Printrboard with the latest code from ErikZalm’s branch. I noticed that there were a lot of changes in the planner, temperature control, etc. Hopefully, it will be an improvement, rather than breaking anything. Please report here or on github if you find any anolmalies with the new code. [...]
AVR CAN Bus Project: LeafCAN v1.2 Released
Another tweak today, I added instantaneous battery power consumption in KWh to the second line of the display. In order to make room, I had to do away with the V and A characters after the voltage and current draw. Here is the new display: The top line, from left to right, contains Battery Pack [...]
AVR CAN Bus Project: LeafCAN v1.1 Released
I made some minor modifications to LeafCAN firmware today. First, I added display of remaining KWh in the battery pack, based on Phil Sadow’s formula of GIDs * 80 = Wh. Also, the display was a bit blurry when the values were updating rapidly, so I slowed down the refresh rate of the LCD to [...]