While 3D Printing is often used to make gadgets, gizmos and doodads to show off the functionality of the printer, it’s less often that 3D printers seem to get utilized for functional prints. These functional prints are objects which have a use beyond art or showing off. I’m going to try to keep a list […]
Continue Reading Chair Cylinder Split Clamp – Functional 3D Printing
I’ve been wanting to get a Prusa Mk3 for a while and the opportunity finally came around for me to be able to buy the kit version of the printer. I have my DIY OB 1.4 printer which I built from scratch back in 2013 but it always seems to be taken apart for some […]
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When a couple of my Ryobi battery packs started to die I decided I wanted to replace the batteries inside of them instead of buying more Ryobi packs. To do this properly you really need a battery terminal spot welder so I went out looking for one. What you come to find out is that […]
Continue Reading Modify SUNKKO 737G From 120V to 240v Operation
I’ve been doing a lot of custom build projects lately, one of the more recent ones is going to require the integration of a motion controller and embedded system. I decided to try out the Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and integrate it with a Trinamic 5072 dual stepper drive chip. I ordered the Trinamic dev […]
Continue Reading Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and 7″ LCD Touchscreen w/SSD
I like my 3D printer, but there are a lot of things I’ve decided I want to change about it since I built it a couple of years ago. One of the things I want to change is the style of extruder I’m using. I’m currently using a Wade’s style extruder, they’re kind of large […]
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