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June 19, 2013

Thingiverse - Newest Things

Pull String Helicopter- Spool and Scaling Revision


Had trouble with tolerances from 271828's thing, so scaled spool down 95% and scaled the handle and plate up 105%.

Also had trouble with the spool breaking during launch right at the hole, so I closed the hole to provide strength.

by RockstarAlchemist at June 19, 2013 12:50 AM

June 18, 2013

WedgeStrap

Just another R2D2 Birthday Cake Build

I went a little out of control this year with my son's 6th birthday cake.  He is a a big Star Wars fan, as all 6 year olds should be.  I figured I would document the build since it was more project build thank a cake.

I started by looking up pictures of R2D2, and quickly realized to do it correctly it really needed a custom stand.  This is what I started with.

The frame is wood and cardboard with a PVC pipe running up the middle.  The PVC is mainly structural support so the cake doesn't slide off the stand, but the choice for this size PVC wasn't completely random either

My wife was nice enough to bake six 9" round chocolate cakes for me.  These were of the standard Pillsbury (or similar) variety.

Next came alternating layers of cake and butter-cream icing.  The recipe for butter-cream is simple.  I do it from memory, but I used something like the one found here with just butter and no shortening.  http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Buttercream-Icing

This whole thing was topped with a cardboard ring to provide a crisp edge at the top.  The outside was then frosted with a modestly thick layer to make a cylindrical shape.

The whole thing is covered with fondant.  I make a marshmallow fondant myself to save time and money. http://www.wilton.com/recipe/Rolled-Marshmallow-Fondant

To make to top dome I added CMC powder to the marshmallow fondant.  This turns the fondant into gum paste, and turns the fondant hard after it dries.  This was then molded into the inside of a 9" semi-spherical bowl that was coated in vegetable spray and powdered sugar.


Rice crispy treats were used for the legs.  I didn't document this beforehand but here is a posthumous picture of the leg from the inside.

This was all assembled and decorated with fondant and black decorative icing.

This gets me to the part that made this more than just a cake.  the weekend before I was discussing the initial planning phase of this with some friends, and I joked that any R2D2 worth it's salt should be able to project Princess Leia.  This quickly escalated into a  review of the parts I had laying around and some test electronics.  First I needed the video to project, which I found unsurprisingly on youtube.


Next I pulled out my raspberry pi and pico projector, but quickly abandoned the raspberry pi as it was having trouble playing the video.  I landed on a netbook on the outside running VGA to the projector in the cake.  The PVC selected allowed all the cables to fit up and through the cake to the outside.  The setup looked like this.


For the finish touches I added a birthday message to the end of the Leia Message, and topped the cake with R2D2's head.




And a video showing the whole thing in action.



by Marc Freilich (noreply@blogger.com) at June 18, 2013 08:46 PM

RepStrap.dk

Finishing the hardware, now for the software.

After a two-week hiatus, I'm back to adjust a few things:

  • I moved the Y stepper motor driver cooler to give better access to its potentiometer, since it was overheating. Also applied thermal paste for superior heat transfer to the frame. I notice now that the power supply gives a nice breeze of air, I should point that at the drivers:)
  • Took off the Z stage and tightened the mount.
  • Mounted X and Z stage opto endstops.
  • Found some thin metal plates to trigger the endstops.
  • Ran some stress tests on the stages. The Y stage has a disconcerting tendency to just randomly refuse to move. Maybe more oil is needed.
  • The extruder driver is not currently overheating, a step forward.
  • I can get the extruder to heat using ReplicatorG, but the thermistor readings still look digital.
  • Mounted X and Z minimum opto endstops.
  • Used some scrap metal straps from the new CNC to make the endstop triggers.

These are the relevant config files, for debugging the thermistor problems:
config.h:
ThermistorTable.h:
machines/reprap.xml:

by Lars Clausen (noreply@blogger.com) at June 18, 2013 08:04 PM

Thingiverse - Newest Derivatives

3DR Hexacopter landing gear extension


Lift your hexaxopter an addition 5cm to give more clearance for a camera. Probably better in ABS. The blender stl needs to be re-sized to 61cm across. You will need to drill the lower hole as I could not get blender to create one with the Boolean modifier, grrrr.

by hartsr at June 18, 2013 06:53 PM

MakerBot » Blog

#MBME | Living His Creativity

Thomas Kekeisen, CEO of the German startup Socialbit, bought a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer in January 2013. He had no concrete idea of what he would print with it, but knew he would use the opportunity to build a company culture around creativity. “For me and my employees,” says Thomas, “the MakerBot is a great possibility to live our creativity.”

Since the MakerBot arrived, Thomas has used it to create everything from beer holders to a hot sauce dispenser to a bicycle storage system for an iPhone 5 with an external battery pack.

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Want to share your own MakerBot Replicator 2 story for a chance to win $250? Find out how here.

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by Ben Millstein at June 18, 2013 06:23 PM

Thingiverse - Newest Derivatives

Recent Uploads tagged reprap

First Vignette Print

PeteBlacker posted a photo:

First Vignette Print

Printing our first Lithophane Vignette

by PeteBlacker at June 18, 2013 05:08 PM

Tales of a modern life

custom XL45 pulley for 8mm D-shaped shaft



My CNC milling machine has a weak 4th axis.
I want to attach a larger stepper motor with seriously mor torque.
However that motor has a D-shaped 8mm shaft while an XL45T10 pulley always has a 6mm shaft.
I ordered a conventional one, hoping to drill it up but it was stuck in transit (damn Hermes. An envelope would have worked better.).
So I had to design a custom pulley that could me machined without a rotary axis (less of a top guard) and fits snugly onto an 8mm shaft.

In fact, I'm 3d printing a first one and plan to do the final one with a full sized top guard on the, thus fixed, 4th axis.


    by Marcus Wolschon (noreply@blogger.com) at June 18, 2013 03:57 PM

    custom XL45 pulley for 8mm D-shaped shaft



    My CNC milling machine has a weak 4th axis.
    I want to attach a larger stepper motor with seriously mor torque.
    However that motor has a D-shaped 8mm shaft while an XL45T10 pulley always has a 6mm shaft.
    I ordered a conventional one, hoping to drill it up but it was stuck in transit (damn Hermes. An envelope would have worked better.).
    So I had to design a custom pulley that could me machined without a rotary axis (less of a top guard) and fits snugly onto an 8mm shaft.

    In fact, I'm 3d printing a first one and plan to do the final one with a full sized top guard on the, thus fixed, 4th axis.


    by Marcus Wolschon (noreply@blogger.com) at June 18, 2013 03:56 PM

    Recent Uploads tagged makerbot

    Zoltar-CNC

    Zoltrbot back home....

    Its been a while,.......

    Changed the J-head to kind of hybrid with detachable nozzle.






































     


    Did have a new trial over the weekend...

    Previous test with the PLA did fail as the PLA got
    desintergrated in the feedertube.
    It was hard to get the remains out of the PTFE tube and hotend.
    The domed nut makes it a lot easier I must say.

    Anyhow,

    Its moving....and plastic-ABS is getting out.
    But no decent product printed yet.
    I even ruined some of the settings Rik previously made.



    For the calibration I could use real help getting the settings right

    into the Arduino. Is there anyone in NL, Kampen region
    willing to give me a hand on on this?
    That would be much appreciated!

    just contact me at:



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    Next to that .... what I think a very interresting development:


    http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/easy-reprap-electronics



    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmlr97qLxYA

    This is one of the first really decent& complete reprap electronics Ive seen so-far.
    On the software side not much has changed but this is a superb improvement to the hardware.
    compared to the previous cable salad situation we have with the Ramps.
    >Support up to 3 extruders!
    >Decent display
    >Dialer & Cardreader to have it work stand alone
    >All stepperdrivers

    Lets make 3D printing more accessible
    to the electronically less fortunate hobbyists............

    Help Dirk to make this very nice piece of electronics available!

    Act noW!  - 48 hours left

     

    by Zoltar-CNC (noreply@blogger.com) at June 18, 2013 07:24 AM

    June 17, 2013

    MakerBot » Blog

    Robohand Featured On NPR

    Airing this Tuesday, June 18, on NPR’s All Tech Considered  and on NPR.org’s website, will be a feature on Robohand, the amazing story of a mechanical hand printed with a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer. The hand was designed for those who have lost or were born without fingers. The original concept and design was created by a two-man team separated by 10,000 miles: Ivan Owen, a prop master from Washington State, and Richard Van As, a master carpenter from Johannesburg, South Africa.

    As part of the Robohand Project, one of MakerBot’s lead designers, Michael Curry, worked with Rich and Ivan to refine the assembly instructions. Together, they were able to make the assembly easier and make a derivative Robohand almost entirely 3D printed without hardware.  While Michael’s snap-together version might not be quite as durable as the original Robohand, it is pretty amazing. Moreover, Michael Curry’s version demonstrates the power of 3D printing and the 3D printing community who work together to make lives a little better. You can check it out on Thingiverse.

    “The goal of this is to be a point of departure for experimentation,” says Michael Curry. “I want to see designers create better, more ambitious Robohands.” Check your local listings for the show’s airtime on a NPR station near you.

    robohand

    by Ben Millstein at June 17, 2013 09:08 PM

    June 16, 2013

    La Grotte Du Barbu

    le #BarbuFest c’est J-6

    Et oui le BarbuFest arrive à grand pas, dans un peu moins de 6 jours en fait
    Petit rappel de ce que c’est, comment venir, quoi apporter, etc

    Ep109 1

    Le BarbuFest en deux mots
    Le principe est simple: pendant deux jours j’ouvre ma maison et ma grotte à tous les barbus pour qu’on puisse se rencontrer, discuter, manger, boire, partager, etc
    Y’a plein de place pour dormir sur place soit dans les lits/matelas que j’ai en rhab, soit en ramenant votre tente
    Deux jours pour foutre un peu le bordel, créer des liens, découvrir des trucs et bien se marrer

    Comment y aller
    C’est à Néons sur Creuse dans l’Indre (voir les articles précédents avec les liens vers un plan, etc) c’est à environ 300 km de Paris et c’ést aussi accessible en train via Chatellerault

    Quoi ramener?
    D’abord vous (ce sera déjà pas mal) des trucs pour pieuter (j’ai quelques couvertures et oreillers mais peut être pas pour tout le monde et éventuellement une tente si il y a plus de place dans la maison qui pourtant est grande)
    Ensuite vous pouvez ramener des trucs à démonter, réparer, fabriquer, montrer
    Enfin vu qu’on a une bande passante de merde si vous tombez sur des dessins animés coolos (genre Ulysse31, Albator ou Il était une fois l’homme) la demoiselle appréciera j’en suis sur

    Pour résumer pas de contraintes ou très peu, des barbus (meme de l’intérieur), de la viande à`griller, de la bière, des gens sympas avec qui partager des trucs cools (on organisera peut être quelques workshops pour ceux qui le veulent), donc voilà vous etes tous les bienvenus à`partir de vendredi soir pour deux jours bien funs

    by babozor at June 16, 2013 08:15 PM

    LaGrotteDuBarbu – Episode 109 – BarbuFlag

    Aujourd’hui on se fabrique une super banniére pour le #BarbuFest avec du tissu, un projecteur et une bombe de peinture…

    Pour effectuer tout ça vous avez besoin de:
    - un vieux drap, le mien est en lin et je l`ai choppé pour quelques euros dans une brocante
    - une paire de ciseaux ou un autre truc qui coupe
    - un kit pour poser des oeillets qui en contient une vingtaine (en deux parties avec la partie supérieure et inférieure) ainsi que l’outil pour l’assemblage
    - un projecteur (le mien partait à`la poubelle et je l’ai récupéré de justesse il y a de cela quelques années)
    - un ordinateur avec un chouette logo du BarbuFest
    - des feutres
    - des fonds de bombes de peinture

    Quelques remarques sur l’épisode
    - D’abord c’est du jamais vu, un triple fail sonore dans un seul et meme épisode: d’abord j’oublie comme un con de lamer l’enregistrement, ensuite le câble du micro vers le zoom s’arrache, et pour finir plus de piles, pas mal dans un seul épisode
    - au début j’utilise l’outil pour sertir les oeillets dans le mauvais sens, dans le bon sens ça marche vachement mieux
    - l’encre de chine aurait pu être une bonne option, mais le tissu boit beaucoup d’encre et le temps de séchage aurait été beaucoup plus long
    - en fait le mix feutre pour marquer et les bombes pour effectuer le remplissage est très bien, ça fonctionne d’autant mieux que le design est un poil cradoc, pas sur que le résultat soit aussi cool avec un design beaucoup plus clean et léché
    - oui il y a du depeche mode dans cet épisode, mais c’est le faute de Bouli et PsychoPhoenix (cf le dernier ZikBox, de toute façon ils seront punis)
    - étonnement le résultat tient très bien aux intempéries, il est dehors sous la pluie depuis plus d’une semaine et sans dommage apparent, donc concept validé
    - l’effet sur les gens qui passent devant la maison est garanti, donc je sens que je vais me faire d’autres bannières pour d’autres connerie (je sais pas trop encore quoi mais je trouverais bien)
    - un grand merci à l’ami Monsieur Smith pour sa participation et sa bonne humeur
    - un dernier salut à Asurmen de GeekSansModeration et à nos deux amis helvètes Jonathan et son Papa de VoyageCast (et non BarbuCast chuis con parfois)

    Quelques photos du résultat
    Ep109 1

    Ep109 2

    Ep109 3

    Ep109 4

    Comme d’hab vos réactions et insultes sont les bienvenues, et si vous etes dans le coin n’hésitez à venir au BarbuFest

    by babozor at June 16, 2013 07:53 PM

    June 15, 2013

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    June 14, 2013

    Slic3r

    New reprap images on Photobucket

    Just EL wire RepRap

    IMG_20130614_172901.jpg
    Just EL wire RepRap - IMG_20130614_172901.jpg

    by DJABailey at June 14, 2013 06:56 PM

    Lights Off RepRap

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    Lights Off RepRap - IMG_20130614_172827.jpg

    by DJABailey at June 14, 2013 06:56 PM

    thingiverse Google Group

    Re: [thingiverse] Customizer Queue

    I meant the id of the customized thing you created that took 3 hours.

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    by Tony Buser (t...@makerbot.com) at June 14, 2013 06:12 PM

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    What's design ?

    Nancy Renaissance

    On a pas encore notre camion-fablab-mobile mais les machines était encore de sortie pour Nancy Renaissance. Tout d'abord quelques soirs de la semaine sur la Place Charle III : Et puis samedi pour l'inauguration du Technopole Renaissance (où on y rêverait bien un grand FabLab, déménagement prévu un de ces jours pour pouvoir y poser notre futur découpe laser géante de 2600x1600mm ^^)

    by Emmanuel Gilloz - Wat (noreply@blogger.com) at June 14, 2013 05:17 PM

    June 13, 2013

    Slic3r

    3D Application Development

    Updating to OpenCASCADE 6.6.0

    The past two weeks I worked on updating the code for the newest version of OpenCASCADE, version 6.6.0. Today I completed the update for the wrapper generator and compiled NaroOccCore and NaroCppCore for this version and started updating Naro.

    The changes for the wrappers are the addition of new classes needed for compilation, the removal of classes that we used and aren't included in the new version and updating the methods in the classes that remained mostly unchanged.

    by Rox (noreply@blogger.com) at June 13, 2013 01:14 PM

    Open Manufacturing Google Group

    Nomadic Eco-Villages

    Found out this recent TED Talk may be very complementary :

    " Alastair Parvin: Architecture for the people by the people "

    [link]

    and [link]

    + community groups :

    [link]

    found via Technicity Linkedin
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    by Dante-Gabryell Monson (dante.mon...@gmail.com) at June 13, 2013 12:33 PM