Universal Paste Extruder for 3D printers by RichRap An assembly video for the Universal Paste Extruder can be found here, giving you details of how to build one up - youtu.be/iiyEOKpz_b8 You can print with Ceramic Clays, Silicone, Sugar pastes, solder paste for PCB assembly, Chocolate, Frostings, Masa Harina, and all sorts of other food’s or pastes that can be extruded through a syringe. A Blog post on the Extruder is Here - richrap.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/universal-paste-extruder-ceramic-food.html Printing with Sugar paste video - youtu.be/vEqLvqTCDko Printing with Chocolate - youtu.be/tbVVT0Q0PyU Printing with Porcelain Clay - youtu.be/x8ILdNDrXrc Printing with Masa Harina (Corn chips) - youtu.be/cUvu522Q_f4 Intro video - youtu.be/Moiyvq8P2Vs Standard 10ml Syringe - Luer Lock or Centre slip types Various syringe needles 1.8mm - 0.1mm - For Lure Lock Syringe type.
repair broken meshes | 3dfizz – a great 3D print community Hi there, today it’s going to be about some general design rules that should always be performed on any .stl file you create before 3D printing. Most of the downloadable .stl files for 3D print offered by several platforms are already checked for 3D printing, and the feedback is quick as well if something is wrong because of the nice community around 3D printing. © parametric | art After the 3D printing boom in the last couple of months, the number of the 3D printer owners has rised and a lot of people started to 3D print their downloaded things at home. If you want to design a 3D model for a visualization render or a video game, you needn’t pay any attention to real world physics. I just would like to share the basic design rules of my general design for 3D printing process and the machines I’ve worked with. If you want to prepare your model for 3D printing, you should know the boundaries of your machine. @ parametric | art
Baricuda Extruder for 3D Printing Sugar and Chocolate by jmil UPDATE 2: HOW-TO ASSEMBLE Visual instructions posted on my flickr: UPDATE: My Z-idler files are now posted at the request of bill20r3. NOTE: Sugar and Chocolate precision extrusion should be controlled NOT by precision of air pressure (which is hard) but instead by precision of temperature (which is easy). Temperature controls viscosity which controls extrusion rate at a given temperature. The temperature to use depends on the material properties of your extrudate (read: the sugar). But you want around 100 úC extrusion for this type of sugar glass you can make at home (you DON'T need the cream of tartar): Chocolate is just as easy -- but don't use water! Get a Frostruder MK2 (you need the rubber stopper, tubing, and pneumatic solenoids) Lasercut these new parts out of 1/4" MDF or other RIGID wood. I use one stopper clamp, one top clamp, one spacer clamp, and one bottom clamp. Enjoy!
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Hot Glue Gun Extruder for Your CNC Machine or 3D Printer 3D Printing still costs a few dollars and may be out of reach of hobbiest who do not have any budget. The goal of this instructable is to construct an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printer extruder (a key component) using a $3 Hot Glue Gun. If you don't think you have seen an FDM machine, you probably have. There are many hobby versions out on the market now ... Think Up! There are many parts to a FDM printer and in this instructable I am going to concentrate on the extruder. Before I get any further I would like to extend a big "Thank You" to the open source community and all of the people who have contributed to the 3D printing community. So let's get started shall we. Just in case you want to see it in action before you do some reading, view the video below. Apple Logo (the one with the bite out of it) The apple turned out the best. Yay!
Cable Chain and Brackets for PrintrBot by alexmadsen1 This thing provides the means to effectively manage cables on a stock Printerbot. It connects the x axis (X-CARRIAGE to the X-MOTOR mount) carrying the extruder and hot end cables. Continuing on it then connects the z axis (X-MOTOR mount to the PB-BASE) carrying extruder, hot end, x end stop, and x motor cables. I use cable chain links from thing # 1978 for the x axis. The bracket (1054-01) clips to stock PrintrBot PB-X-MOTOR-V2. Note: For my inplamentaion only the extruder motor cables had to lengthened/spliced. BOM for X and Z Axis Cable Chain Qty 1 1054-01 (BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, PB-X-MOTOR) Qty 1 1055-01 (BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, LARGE LINK, PB-BASE-V2) Qty 13 1056-01 (LINK, CABLE CHAIN - LARGE) Qty 12 thing # 1978 CableChain (chain links) Qty 1 1057-01 BRACKET, CABLECHAIN, X-CARRIAGE (to be uploaded at a later date) Qty 1 DIN 912 / ISO 4762, SOCKET HEAD CAP SCRE, M3 X 8, 12.9 ALLOY STEEL BLACK I printed parts with the following setting with: Perimeters: 2 Fill Density: 1 Layer Height:.4
Printrbot LC by abdrumm Printrbot is a 3D printer that had a highly successful kickstarter campaign... so successful, a laser cut design was needed to reduce production time. It has since become a hit. These are the unique parts that make up a Printrbot LC. Printrbot LC has a 6" x 6" x 6" (150 x 150 x 150 mm). The Printrbot LC takes a couple hours to build - give or take. For more here:printrbot.com/shop/printrbot-lc/