Friday, 26 July 2019
Blast from the Past: The Monster
As part of preparing an OpenSCAD class, I wanted to show what my old printer (nicknamed "The Monster" in FabLab) looked like. Apparently I had never posted that on this blog, so it's about time. Here's the amazing almost-but-never-quite-working McWire "The Monster" printer:
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Having had a lot of fun with the 0.8mm nozzle, I decided it's time to try out some other nozzle sizes - small one! I got both a 0.25mm a... -
Print Bed Assembly: The hex pillars I have just have a hole straight through, so I use M3x30 bolts to fasten them. A bit unclear which side...
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With my new pretty hobbed bolt mounted, I attempted a little extrusion. Unfortunately, all that happened was that the gear end started unscr...
This is awesome! I still have my McWire, which was a true RepStrap in that I used it to make parts for a RepRap. It's a big, heavy, almost useless piece of machinery, but I can't bring myself to get rid of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I didn't have enough spare space to keep it, and I never got it to the point of actually printing something, so my emotional attachment is mostly in the form of frustration. Given how much work it was to get the print right even on a Mendel90, I don't think I could ever have managed on The Monster.
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