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My RepRap Printer: The eMaker Huxley Ed Snajder /ˈsnīdər/ @edinor
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Free Webcast! 3D Printing For Everyone http://oreillynet.com/pub/e/2647
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3D Printing For Everyone
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Office Hours 1:40
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The RepRap Project Darwin Huxley Mendel Printrbot Eventorbot 3drag
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Kits Vs RTP KitReady to Print Cost$250-$1,500$400-$4,000 Time to print 1 st Model 40+ Hours2 Hours CryingSignificantMinimal Pain PointsCalibration, Heating, Slipping Calibration, Slipping Satisfaction upon completion Very HighNA Satisfaction after 1 st good print Very High
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VITAMINS
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SANGUINOLULU X-Y-Z Stop Switches SD Card Slot Thermo Where USB Should Have Been Heater Power Fans Motor Control Pololu Motor Drivers
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Top 3 Printer Challenges Extruder Jams Bowden Tube Failures Temperature Issues Heated Bed Slippage Extruder too hot\cold Z Axis Axis Mount Slipping Plane Alignment
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Extruders Bowden Tube VS Direct Motor Extruders
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Filament PLA (Polylactide, Polylactic Acid)ABS (Acryonitrile Butadiene Styrene) Derived FromCorn starch, tapioca, sugarcanePetroleum, natural gas Melting Temp~185 F~220 F ProsStrong, rigid, compostable, glossyStrong, flexible, high temp, easy to sand/file ConsBrittle, harder to interlock, low tempFumes, no sharp corners, warping CompostableYesNo Heated BedRecommendedRequired FumesNon-toxic sweet corn smellYes, requires ventilation
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Kinect Drivers for all platforms! Simple-OpenNI \ NITE https://code.google.com/p/simple-openni/wiki/Installation Skanect (Win\OSX) http://skanect.manctl.com/ RGBDemo (LGPL) (OSX\Linux\Win) github.com/rgbdemo http://labs.manctl.com/rgbdemo/index.php 3D SCANNING
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Models
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STL->Gcode Conversion Slicing Skeinforge Slic3r https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r KISSlicer (Free & Pro Version)
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PRINTRUN https://github.com/kliment/Printrun Python Works with Skeinforge to convert STL or loads Gcode Directly Updated frequently Supports virtually any printer model
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THE FUTURE Selective Laser Sintering
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Thank You! Questions? ed.snajder@jivesoftware.com community.jivesoftware.com/community/developer/blog @edinor Twitter, Thingiverse, Jive Community, Linkedin.com/in/edinor/ www.reprap.org www.reprappro.com www.thingiverse.com +Ed Snajder
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