A touch more work over the weekend for the rev counter into a solid form that can be tried on the cnc lathe when it is re-assembled. Although some potential upgrades have been identified, the software is in a thoroughly usable condition. Find other Engineer in Wonderland cnc stuff here In the photo on the right, it is sitting in ...
I have had an issue with an otherwise well-made ‘dual-drive’ extruder, bought for my 3D printer. Looking around the internet, this is being referred to as ‘grinding’ as metal fragments emerge around one of the the filament drive cogs. (UPDATE: scroll down for a possible simpler fix) In a nutshell, a roller bearing is being asked to use an M3 ...
Having done quite a bit of 3D printing with my trusty tiny cheap Fabrikator v2, a few issues are emerging. DIY diameter-reducing sleeve installed One is z-wobble (visible here) caused by a rigid yet slightly non-coaxial coupler between that and z-axis drive stepper motor, and a slightly bent leadscrew. My obscure printer uses the same leadscrew as version 1 of the ...
As someone who owns a couple of lathers (and can almost use them) and is interested in 3d printing, I was rather intrigued by this 3d printed lathe. Delightfully recursively, it has only been made to clean up 3d printed pulleys destined for a 3d printer.
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