LAYWOO-D3: New FDM filament can print wood with tree rings Sep.20, 2012 Inventor Kai Parthy has developed a new FDM filament that can print "wood" on RepRap 3D printers. This wood filament LAYWOO-D3 is a wood/polymer composite - the filament contains recycled wood and harmless binding polymers. Features: near zero warp rough or smooth surface possible during one print printable tree-rings stick well on print bed, no heated bed necessary recommended extruder temperature 185°C (bright) to 230°C (dark color appearance) the filament contains 40% recycled wood Currently, little trial amounts of this revolutionary material is available in a 3mm version via Ebay. Weight: 0.5 kg Dimensions: 30 cm × 30 cm × 5 cm Price: 16,76€ (19,94€ incl. According to Parthy, 1.75 mm filament will be produced in the future. watch the video below the process in action: Source: Thingiverse
in italiano - RepRap in Italian/Costruire una reprap Questa pagina non è stata verificata e potrebbe contenere informazioni non corrette Ci sono diversi modi per costruire una RepRap o una Repstrap; il metodo scelto per queste istruzioni è stato scelto per minimizzare le conoscenze e gli strumenti necessari. Per esplorare altre opzioni cliccare su: Build a RepRap-Advanced ("Costruire una RepRap - Avanzato"). Il Design Classico RepRap è "Darwin" nell'immagine a destra. La RepRap è stata attentamente studiata per utilizzare solo componenti che possono essere costruiti con una RepRap ed altri componenti economici. I Cloni RepStrap Darwin sono copie abbastanza accurate del tipo Darwin ma i componenti RepRap sono sostituiti da componenti creati in un modo diverso, magari in plastica stampata, in acrilico o compensato tagliato al laser. Altre RepStrap, queste sono altre stampanti 3D in grado di fabbricare componenti di RepRap (Darwin) ma che non sono strutturalmente simili alla Darwin. Software per la creazione di oggetti dalla linea di comando.
Gigabot 3D Printing: This is Huge! by re:3D Share this project Done Share Tweet Embed Tweet Share Email Gigabot 3D Printing: This is Huge! by re:3D Play Dream big, print big! Austin, TXHardware Share this project pledged of $40,000 goal seconds to go Funded! This project was successfully funded . Dream big, print big! re:3D Project by First created | 5 backed re3d.org See full bioContact me About this project Facebook Page | Twitter BIG thanks to Ben Malouf who has graciously allowed us to feature his stunning vases found at thingiverse.com/benitosanduchi! Stretch Goal: $200K! We will be integrating an LCD display into each and every Gigabot shipped to our Kickstarters. Our Vision At re:3D, we believe that the biggest problems in our world are solved by taking a bigger view. "Just saw this at SxSW and it is AMAZING. Our Company re:3D is one of Austin’s newest start-ups, committed to trailblazing new frontiers in 3D printing. Community Focused We love people and 3D printing! Our Product 20mm Calibration Cube available on Thingaverse.com Our Team Rewards
Review: what materials can be 3D printed? What materials to 3D-print ? Every now and then I am being asked about it, so here is a post on the many materials that can be 3D-printed at home. It is not complete and will expand with time. It is no buyer's guide either, nor a technical document. Read it as a short generic survey of usable materials. There is also a post dedicated to materials most suited to artistic goals. As for me and many others, I print mostly with PLA filament (see below). Once again, the open source / open hardware community rocks, because a lot of enthusiasts explore a lot of subjects... One final word of introduction: I willingly omitted materials and techniques incompatible with hobbyists (for now), such as concrete or metallic powders as offered by some high end laser-based professional printers. PLA: an environmental friendly filament Polylactic acid is the most common filament used by hobbyists, the other one being ABS. How strong and biodegradable is PLA in reality ? PLA temperatures and strength What else ?
Options This page attempts to make some sense, in general, of how all the pieces fit together to create a RepRap. However, if you want to skip all this stuff and get straight to getting your hands dirty then your best bet is to take a look at The incomplete reprap beginner's guide and the build instructions category. In addition to those guides, you may also want to take a look at the links under the Models section below. RepRap Component Structure. That being said, to get a higher-level overview, we must start with discussing the different models of repraps, then go on to the four main components of a reprap: The software toolchain. Models These days there are a growing number of many great and detailed build instructions for repraps! Software Toolchain The software toolchain can be roughly broken down into 3 parts: CAD tools. CAD Tools Computer Aided Design, or CAD, tools are used to design 3D parts for printing. Software Files There are very few interchangeable CAD file formats. CAM Tools Part Files
Shrunk down an Arduino to the size of a finger-tip! by Open Source RF RFduino: A finger-tip sized, Arduino compatible, wireless enabled microcontroller, low cost enough to leave in all of your projects! The RFduino has Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy built-in, which enables it to wirelessly talk to any smartphone that has Bluetooth 4.0. Currently we have several open source apps built for the iPhone which were used in our demos. Open source Android apps are next. The RFduino has a Nordic 32 bit ARM Cortex-M0 processor, so it has more power then the UNO, however it still runs the same, simple Arduino code the UNO runs, so there is no need to learn any new programming language or environment. The RFduino GPIO lines all support, Digital IO, Analog ADC, SPI, I2C, UART and PWM. The RFduino is similar to the Arduino UNO or DUE, except the RFduino is a fraction of the cost and size, in addition has wireless smartphone connectivity built-in! Up to now, adding wireless to an Arduino required an additional wireless shield which adds cost and size. - Armen
3D Printer Filament Buyer's Guide This entry was posted on June 14, 2012 by Alex English. This is intended to be a very basic Personal 3D Printer filament buyer’s guide for new 3D Printer users. Every single point presented here is worth a lengthy post, but this should serve as a top-level summary that might help you determine what plastic filaments will best suit your needs. Additionally, see What Plastic Filament does my 3D Printer Use. For corrections or ideas of other factors worth considering, share them with us at content@protoparadigm.com. Diameter There are two common diameters of 3D Printer plastic filament, 1.75mm and 3mm. Some printers may use proprietary diameters that are slightly different from above. Here are diameters for some of the more predominant printers. Filament diameters will vary slightly from supplier to supplier, and possibly from product to product (different colors or different plastics), though filaments coming from the same supplier should be fairly close. Material Grade Precision Strength Color
Galileo/it RepRap Galileo Release status: working La RepRap Galileo è una stampante 3D opensource ideata da un team italiano-Team Kent's Strapper-. Il team Kent's Strapper ha aperto nella città di Firenze il primo centro italiano RepRap in cui si localizza sia il negozio sia il centro espositivo: vengono esposte Reprap Huxley,Prusa,Mendel e Rapman oltre al modello di loro realizzazione Archimede.Partendo dall'analisi delle strutture delle stampanti precedenti RepRap e derivate, sono state ricercate le condizioni per poter sviluppare un nuovo modello denominato Galileo in onore del grande sienziato Stampante 3d Galileo by Kent's Strapper Stampante 3d Galileo by Kent's Strapper Oggetti Stampati Occorre in breve spiegare ciò che ha spinto il team Kent's Strapper a sviluppare una nuova stampante e le premesse Le Premesse Dimensioni Ingrandite Struttura a risparmio Open Design Le parti plastiche possono essere scaricate qui : LINK Elettronica vista di fronte vista dall' alto vista di lato Dove acquistare Meccanica 1.
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Dissolvable support material used for 3D printing gearbox and Hilbert Cube | 3D Printer news Jan.28, 2012 Thingiverse user Tony Buser has recently made a very cool Hilbert Cube using a MakerBot Thing-o-Matic with dual mk7 extruders. The Hilbert Cube was printed all at once as one piece. The success of printing such a complex object was based on his earlier project dissolvable support gearbox. Let's read what PVA is. Poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) is a low temperature thermoplastic with the interesting property of being soluble in water. PVA is odorless and nontoxic and also resistant to oil, grease and solvents. The photos below shows what the dissolvable support gearbox looks like after 12 hours in warm water. So, the PVA melted away and the gear worked and could be turned freely. image courtesy of Tony Buser
corso di serigrafia | elemento di disturbo ecco il mini corso per stamparsi le proprie magliette attraverso un processo serigrafico casalingo si comincia con il prendere un telaio si controlla che la matrice (una fotocopia su acetato), ci stia dentro si mette dello scotch attorno ai bordi, in modo da rendere più facile l’operazione di pulizia dall’inchiostro a termine dei lavori (nel caso vogliate riutilizzare il telaio) da questo momento, il serigrafo si muoverà sapientemente nel buio, prendendo il gel fotosensibile e versandolo nella racla a conca si cerca di renderlo omogeneamente distribuito e ancor più omogeneamente, si cerca di stenderlo sul telaio (basta far aderire bene la racla a conca) lo si tira bene facendo attenzione a non sgocciolare quando ci si stacca, con la racla, dal telaio e ci si da giù di racla anche dall’altra parte lo si fa essiccare, anche solo con il phone della sbarbie e si recupera il gel rimanente nella racla a conca poi, repentinamente, come comete nella notte, togliete tutto lo si riasciuga delicatamente
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