New 3D Printer for Custom Filament
I am starting to build a new, small 3D printer specifically designed to print ABS filament loaded with barium titanate. The filament is very lumpy, and makes most extruders jam. […]
I am starting to build a new, small 3D printer specifically designed to print ABS filament loaded with barium titanate. The filament is very lumpy, and makes most extruders jam. […]
My first successful DLP 3D print My next phase of 3D printing is DLP. I have built several FDM printers. The higher resolution of DLP can’t be matched by any […]
I recently needed to cut out a square hole, notch corners, and carefully place some tapped holes in a plate for the SLA printer that I am building at home. […]
I recently explained the importance of 3D printer bed leveling to a coworker, and decided to share it more broadly. This procedure can make the difference between success and failure […]
This is a work in progress. I want to put most of this explanation out now and I will keep adding figures and working on the details. Feel free to […]
Here is more progress on 3D laser scanning since my previous post on the subject. This device is based on high school geometry, both in understanding the relationship between line […]
I have been experimenting with 123D Catch and VisualSFM to try to see if I can manage to reliably create a mesh by photographing an object on a rotating platform. […]
I have improved my 3D laser scanning most importantly by focusing the laser stripe on the scanned object. I used lenses from CVS or Dollar Store reading glasses. I tried […]
I made significant progress on my DIY 3D laser scanner. I am now controlling the rotating platform and a webcam directly from a Python script on my Windows 7, 64 […]
I am using acrylic sheets as my 3D print surface. I have tried many other types: glass, ABS slurry on Kapton, blue painter’s tape, and Kapton on aluminum (described at […]