Orange PI! So I have a few raspis hanging about-1 for the arcade center I built, another for an octopi 3d print controller, and 1 final one for testing purposes-writing code in python and testing pi modules. In any case, I shop frequently at aliexpress.com, dx.com, ebay and other sites...
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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Coolcubes.org Heated beds
I bought them off ebay for about 11 bucks each. Not a bad deal. After about 20-30 prints, I’ve got them working almost exactly how I want them to. It’s not so bad to setup on the printrbot-the main board has inputs and terminals for the cables. I did need...
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My experiences with the Printrbot
I got another printer for Christmas, when my makerbot had given me problems. It was finally the printer I wanted, no frills and no nonsense. It should just print. And for the most part it did. It also had trouble printing, and I found that the prints didn’t stick to...
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My experiences with MakerBot Replicator 2:
My wife surprised me with a 3d printer 2 years ago. I told her I wanted one, but I was expecting a $300 dollar model, something cheap to play with without too much expense. She bought me the Makerbot 2. I was so excited on getting the Makerbot. Even the...
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Octoprint/Octopi
Octoprint installation was really easy. Like, download the image, plug in a rpi, and you’re good to go. Octopi works well too, the monitoring is a few seconds behind, but I’m attributing that to the fact that I’m using a rpi model b-which I got on sale, and not the...
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3d Printer Sagas Update
Updates to the 3d printer sagas: So, with the printrbot, there’s some and then not much expected from a lower grade printer. It printed very well, but I had problems with the warping. After buying a cheap ebay coolcube.org (website doesn’t work, but you can still find them on ebay)...
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MG Chemicals!
I’ve tried hatchbox, makerstock, and a bunch of other pla models, but the stock from MG Chemical seems almost too good to be true. I picked up a few small rolls-it comes in .25 kg size, at a local shop and printed out a dozen things that have been flawless...
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