Leapfrog Creatr Vs Makerbot 2x (1 reply)
Hello , I am about to purchase a 3D printer and I am deciding between 'Leapfrog Creatr' & 'Makerbot Replicator 2x'. The Leapfrog model is really well assembled, with dual extruders and I am...
View Articlefilament wood .... (no replies)
hallo an alle, hat schon mal wer mit dem oben erwähnten filament gedruckt? würde gerne ein paar informationen und tipps erhalten.
View ArticleHotend + Heated Bed questions (3 replies)
Hi. Could you help me on some questions according to the prusa i3 I am building: 1 - I bought this hotend: G3D Buda-style HotEnd v1.2. Was this a good choice? Whats the best ones on the market? 2 - I...
View ArticleUltimate filament (6 replies)
Hi everyone I was wondering what the best filament would be. Does the ultimate filament already exist or how should the ultimate filament perform? Are there some neat feature you would like you...
View ArticleAYUDA EN RECONOCER MI HARWARE (3 replies)
Hola a todos: Me presento y agradezco la admision en este foro. Me he comprado una mendel en ebay fuera de España a una persona que no sabia ni lo que vendia. Yo justo comienzo ahora a estudiar la...
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USB-B board and serial header 1.4.1 (2 replies)
Now the extension headers in 1.4.1 is being used by the usb-b module, but what if you want to use this extension header for something else, like for example a lcd and sd card reader? now you could...
View ArticlePrinted gears, pulleys, rails, and other mechanical part (1 reply)
Hey RepRap, First of all, This community is totally awesome. Thank you for moving 3d printing forward. Forum posts may seem humble, but as far as Im concerned this right here is the equivalent of NASA...
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Best way to hold dual extruders (no replies)
I bought a dual extruder set from QU-DB and they come with a very simple mounting plate. I am confused why you would want to hold the entire extruder assembly by just the thread on the hot end? I...
View ArticleNC and Gcode. Is there a difference? (1 reply)
I am doing a project of building my own CNC machine using a gen6 board with teacup firmware on it. Currently I have Repetier as the firmware. I created a very simple sample file using Catia V5. Catia...
View ArticleRamps 1.4 - motor issue (3 replies)
Hi all, I got these nema 17 motors, found that they are 6 wire Japan Servo Company motors. It is 3 wires per coil with centertap. From my understanding, The setup would work Bipolar if i just ignore...
View ArticlePLA mechanical pieces for robotics. (no replies)
Hey RepRap I'm very interested in 3D printed robotics. Ive watched a lot of videos on various 3D printed robotics projects people have done. However, most of them have metal pieces for the high...
View ArticlePrint is shinier on layers where print head slows down (3 replies)
I have my slicer set to slow down the printer on very small layers as a part of its cooling strategy. I suspect a lot of people do the same thing. The problem is that as the speed slows down, the...
View Articleprusa mendel stop while printing (no replies)
Hi, i got a prusa mendel i2 from makerfarm.com and sometimes the printer stop printing for nothing... any ideas? The baud rate i use for communication is 115200, i am using pronterface. Thanks
View ArticleMcKinsey: 3D Printing One of 12 Disruptive Technologies (4 replies)
Summary at engineering.com. It was on Reddit a day or two ago as well. [www.engineering.com] Full PDF at [www.mckinsey.com]
View ArticleReprap a Douz (no replies)
Un reprap a Douz, Kebili... Poul le jeunesse Douzaine en chomage Avec l'electricite solaire Saharienne (desertec/tunur) Avec la sable Saharienne pour imprimer...
View ArticleReprapSaharienne, a Douz, Tunisie (no replies)
Un reprap a Douz, Kebili... Poul le jeunesse Douzaine en chomage Avec l'electricite solaire Saharienne (desertec/tunur) Avec la sable Saharienne pour imprimer...
View ArticleDruckbett kaufen (2 replies)
Da das Druckbett meines Prusa Mendel Bausatzes extrem gewölbt ist suche ich eine Alternative. Bisher sieht es so aus: ALUPLATTE HEATBED GEDRUCKTER PLASTIKHALTER Aluplatte und Heatbed sind mit...
View ArticleRAMPS mit 24V betreiben (4 replies)
Hallo Zusammen, Für meine neue Custom-Built-Maschine möchte ich aus diversen Gründen ein 24V Netzteil verwenden (unter Anderem ist das Druckbett grösser und somit schwerer und ich erhoffe mir, damit...
View ArticleDa vergisst man einmal die Temperatur einzustellen... (no replies)
Da vergisst man einmal die Temperatur nach dem Filamentwechsel einzustellen, und alles, was rauskommt, ist fürn A.... ;-) [attachment 15558 eiffel_1.jpg] [attachment 15559 eiffel_2.jpg] btw: man...
View Article1st layer issues (no replies)
Hey guys, I've been printing for about 6 months now, and I just recently got some new filament from a supplier I haven't bought from before. I switched over from the red colored 3mm PLA I was...
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