17/08/2023
By Anar on 17/08/2023, 15:23 - Materials
Recently I designed a few 3D printed accessories for my car.
I knew that PLA won't be a good material due to the hot temperatures that are reached inside my car during summer.
But I decided to print them using PLA anyway (because I have quiet a few rolls) just to check that my designs were correct, and to see by myself how they will react during hot summer days.
Check out the result !
17/03/2017
By Anar on 17/03/2017, 19:36 - Print
Since a few years I have a legendary KORN & MACWAY SERVO-SOUND Cybernetic preamplifier with its 2 active speakers.
But unfortunately I only own one of the 2 proprietary cables so I'm unable to listen to it (or only on 1 of the 2 speakers).
And these cables are nearly impossible to find (I've been searching a lot and never found one).
So I decided to make another one by myself...
15/01/2017
By Anar on 15/01/2017, 15:42 - Print
My friend Cedric had his 40th birthday party yesterday.
I decided to offer him a 3D sculpture of himself when he was 30.
And here is how I did it...
08/08/2012
By Anar on 08/08/2012, 11:26 - Hands
In the last days I've been printing Hairygael's InMoov robot's left hand.
It works pretty well but I need it for a punch server robot that will have to hold a glass.
So I need the thumb to be able to close in a "C" shape with the index.
04/08/2012
By Anar on 04/08/2012, 12:41 - UP! (PP3DP)
The UP! software doesn't allow for raft smaller than 2mm. But you can still disable it.
Compared to other slicers I have used (Kisslicer, Skeinforge) the UP! raft is very thick !
The UP! raft structure is made of tunnels and so far it has proved to be efficient. But making such a thick raft is a big waste of material ! (could it be a commercial strategy ?)
Let's see how to print with just a single layer raft...
03/08/2012
By Anar on 03/08/2012, 12:06 - Hands
Some months ago I encountered Hairygael that had printed a fantastic robot hand using his BfB 3000.
Having no luck with the Rapman due to warping, I decided to print it with the UP! printer.
It turned out very well except...
01/08/2012
By Anar on 01/08/2012, 11:31 - UP! (PP3DP)
I have the opportunity to test a UP! printer from PP3DP.
In the next days/weeks I will tell you what I think about it...
But now I'd like to show you my first print with the UP!
It's a case I designed for my Raspberry Pi...
23/10/2011
By Anar on 23/10/2011, 11:22 - Spare parts
I will need something to hold a pen in place of the original extruder if I want to use my Rapman as a pen plotter.
As usual, I'm gonna design that part in Sketchup.
13/04/2011
By Anar on 13/04/2011, 14:27 - Software
Doing searches on the web, I found that little python script.
It's aimed to print lampshades from grayscale images on a Makerbot.
If it works on a Makerbot it should also work on a Rapman. So let's try that...
04/04/2011
By Anar on 04/04/2011, 10:41 - Print
I usually print with a layer thickness of 0.4mm and I'm happy with that.
The print quality is correct, and the print time is acceptable (though it's never fast enough...).
But I know that a Rapman can do better than that. So let's ask it a bit more and see what it can do...
17/03/2011
By Anar on 17/03/2011, 16:29 - Spare parts
When you print using the support feature with a diferent temp setting for the support, the print head will constantly go to its rest position to change its temperature.
Doing so, it will deposit some stringing on the printed object.
Let's see if we can manage to find a solution for that...
10/03/2011
By Anar on 10/03/2011, 11:51 - BfB 3000
For a complete week I have a dual head BfB3000 to test at home.
So let's see what this printer can do...
04/02/2011
By anar on 04/02/2011, 19:39
I wonder if the default Axon/Skeinforge temperature settings for ABS are not too high.
I'm gonna try printing at lower temp...
03/02/2011
By anar on 03/02/2011, 13:10 - Print
Tuning my Rapman is real fun.
But I'd like to print something else than just spare parts from time to time.
So let's make a little pause...
28/01/2011
By anar on 28/01/2011, 15:43 - Spare parts
Unless you mounted the PCB fan on its wrong side (which you should better check twice - 99% of the Rapman I've seen have been built with both fans upside-down !), you are probably pissed off having it sucking the dust from your desk !
And I don't even speak about the generated noise.
Let's try to find a solution for that...
26/01/2011
By anar on 26/01/2011, 17:19 - Spare parts
The plastic conduits are just laying on my desk if I do nothing.
It's not a big deal but it could be better...
By anar on 26/01/2011, 13:32 - Spare parts
Mounting feet on my Rapman raised it enough to allow for an horizontal filament reel to take place under it. But I will have to take off the diagonal ties base...
25/01/2011
By anar on 25/01/2011, 16:05 - Spare parts
In my previous post I've been printing Bogdan's right Y belt holders.
But I didn't find any allready done spare parts to replace the left Y belt holders.
So I decided to design them...
24/01/2011
By anar on 24/01/2011, 16:11 - Spare parts
Among the spare parts designed by Bogdan I decide to print the Y belt holder...
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