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    Mar 14, 2017 5:36 AM - JeffTheMess: morning roboneers
     
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    Mar 15, 2017 6:54 AM - Bill Monroe: Hey Jeff
    Mar 15, 2017 7:21 AM - daniel871: Another entry in the "this means somebody actually did it" hall of fame: [​IMG]
    Mar 15, 2017 11:32 AM - JeffTheMess: afternoon robonauts
    Mar 15, 2017 11:33 AM - JeffTheMess: its a real problem when its on a sign
     
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    Mar 16, 2017 at 3:52 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
    Mar 16, 2017 at 3:53 AM - daniel871: It-is-a-food-analogy.
     
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    Mar 19, 2017 at 10:39 AM - dbvanhorn: It's quiet here.... TOO quiet!
    Mar 19, 2017 at 7:35 PM - danzca6: Anyone see this upgrade? Interesting mod to get the PSU fan to only run when needed. May keep the Robo a bit quieter.
     
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    Mar 20, 2017 6:30 AM - danzca6: I'm hoping they bring some to #MRRF this weekend so I can see it in person
    Mar 20, 2017 6:33 AM - daniel871: I wish I had time to go to it, it'd be nice to actually get to look at the printers on display instead of just web reviews on Youtube.
    Mar 20, 2017 6:34 AM - danzca6: there are a ton of folks coming this year as well
    Mar 20, 2017 6:35 AM - danzca6: they have several builds going on that I am looking forward to watching
    Mar 20, 2017 6:35 AM - danzca6: Geof and I are going
    Mar 20, 2017 6:37 AM - daniel871: Where is it at again? Indiana?
    Mar 20, 2017 6:37 AM - daniel871: What a shithole.
    Mar 20, 2017 6:37 AM - danzca6: Indiana yep
    Mar 20, 2017 6:38 AM - danzca6: Goshen or something like that
    Mar 20, 2017 6:38 AM - danzca6: about 3.5 hours for me to drive to it
    Mar 20, 2017 6:39 AM - danzca6: better than the south side of Chicago
    Mar 20, 2017 6:41 AM - daniel871: It'd be a little over 12 hours driving if I tried to go, so oh well.
    Mar 20, 2017 6:45 AM - danzca6: yeah that's a bit of a hike
    Mar 20, 2017 6:46 AM - danzca6: just got slapped by E3D...I guess the aero isn't released until MRRF. So I will delete that link above
    Mar 20, 2017 6:47 AM - danzca6: it's all over their forums already...so oops
    Mar 20, 2017 7:16 AM - bo.christopher78: Best place to order pla abs or any other material?
    Mar 20, 2017 7:26 AM - bo.christopher78: looking to make a box mod. What is the best material to use?
    Mar 20, 2017 7:35 AM - daniel871: Best place to order filament is Amazon.com; best brand to order is really subjective, but Hatchbox, Esun and Makergeeks tend to be pretty good for their respective price points.
    Mar 20, 2017 7:36 AM - daniel871: Not sure what you mean by Box mod, but for most projects that require mechanical stability/ease of printing PETG is becoming the most popular filament to use.
    Mar 20, 2017 7:37 AM - daniel871: Closest comparison in terms of durability/etc. is to point to plastic soda bottles as a physical material comparison because (with the usual disclaimers) the formulae between those bottles and PETG filaments are very similar.
    Mar 20, 2017 7:41 AM - bo.christopher78: Thank you
    Mar 20, 2017 7:43 AM - daniel871: Also PETG is hydrophobic, which means you don't have to worry about keeping it dry because it will not absorb water.
    Mar 20, 2017 7:43 AM - bo.christopher78: Box mod for vaping. I need to find a material that won't get soft with a little heat place on it . The pla I'm using now when I put a lighter next to it. It get soft
    Mar 20, 2017 8:31 AM - daniel871: Pretty much any given filament on the market will soften when exposed to open flame.
    Mar 20, 2017 8:32 AM - daniel871: Nevermind the carcinogens in filament that get released when said filament is burned, modifying a vapor device has resulted in some pretty horrific injuries.
    Mar 20, 2017 9:03 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
     
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    Mar 21, 2017 2:24 PM - Ryan TeGantvoort: do i need to continue to use my oiler with Taulman Alloy 910 or PCTPE?
    Mar 21, 2017 2:25 PM - Ryan TeGantvoort: or PETG?
    Mar 21, 2017 2:39 PM - Schlomo: Waldo you around?
    Mar 21, 2017 8:08 PM - danzca6: Ryan, oilers are only beneficial for PLA filaments.
     
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    Mar 22, 2017 8:35 AM - daniel871: Bondtech has a new extruder design. http://shop.bondtech.se/ec/extruders/bmg-extruder.html
    Mar 22, 2017 8:38 AM - daniel871: Not a bad-looking design. Looks like mounting would be simpler than previous versions as well.
    Mar 22, 2017 9:04 AM - Schlomo: hows it goin everyon
    Mar 22, 2017 10:22 AM - WheresWaldo: Schlomo: UBL is kicking my butt. Can't seem to get manual mesh creation to work. I also opened a ticket on the head crashing into the bed between layers when using G29 P6 Cn.nnnn
    Mar 22, 2017 12:52 PM - daniel871: The Maker Select v2 appears to have dropped to $318 with free shipping.
    Mar 22, 2017 12:52 PM - daniel871: No code required.
    Mar 22, 2017 2:09 PM - daniel871: This is the dumbest 3d printing article I've ever seen. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/best-3d-printers-under-1-191504914.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
    Mar 22, 2017 2:10 PM - daniel871: Don't know why I'm surprised, though, with how often Yahoo gets it's databases hacked.
    Mar 22, 2017 3:30 PM - jim3Dbot: https://gleam.io/competitions/QxZ2t-makers-muse-60k-subscriber-giveaway.....Makers Muse Cetus 3D Printer Giveaway, S3D
    Mar 22, 2017 3:36 PM - jim3Dbot: https://gleam.io/QxZ2t/makers-muse-60k-subscriber-giveaway
    Mar 22, 2017 4:21 PM - Schlomo: Welp, stuck some tweezers in my 30mm E3D v6 fan just a second ago
    Mar 22, 2017 4:21 PM - Schlomo: Damnit.
     
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    Mar 23, 2017 at 5:54 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
    Mar 23, 2017 at 6:08 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:26 AM - Schlomo: anyone know if you can define seperate e-steps for dual extruders?
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:34 AM - daniel871: If you're using Simplify3D you can do it with the Tool Change custom code section and just use the code to redefine steps required for whichever tool requires whichever step value.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:37 AM - daniel871: I haven't dug into it too much because I don't have a dual-extruding printer, but it should be possible with a combination of S3D tool callouts and M codes.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:40 AM - Schlomo: Yeah, i literally just read that. Thanks!
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:40 AM - Schlomo: Just ordered a chimera, but realized after clicking "Purchase" that i have a R1+ so i need a different RAMPS board...
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:40 AM - Schlomo: i do have one, so i think i'll be fine, just completely forgot about the redesign
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:55 AM - daniel871: Sent you a PM with starting code to test and fiddle with.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:56 AM - Schlomo: Found another solution which adds additional inputs to the #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,3200,xxx} input. By changing the axis specified in the planner I can add additional e-steps such as #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,400,E0(475),E1(800)}, obviously leaving out the Ex()
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:57 AM - Schlomo: Thank dan, i'll give both Firmware and the g-code a try once I get my parts in.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:58 AM - daniel871: I'd be very careful about the firmware modification because everything I found about it was for an older version of Marlin.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 11:58 AM - daniel871: Also firmware is a bigger hassle to modify than the code script in the slicer.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:00 PM - Schlomo: Right. i'll do a bunch of testing and see what I come up with.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:05 PM - daniel871: I like to use G/Mcodes until i figure out what values work well, *then* modify the firmware based on those tests.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:07 PM - daniel871: I'm contemplating building a hacked up MPCNC project to re-use the small handful of R1 parts I have to build a 3d printer that has a stationary heated bed (X/Y/Z move as if it was a CNC mill, but it's a 3d printer head).
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM - Schlomo: Gotcha, yeah im hopefully going to be building a corexy printer here soon
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM - Schlomo: based on 2020 t-slot
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM - Schlomo: i like the hypercube but not sure what im gonna go with eyt
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:12 PM - Schlomo: yet*
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:13 PM - daniel871: Check this group out https://www.facebook.com/groups/ENIAC40/
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:13 PM - Schlomo: closed group
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:13 PM - daniel871: The project is public on Onshape https://cad.onshape.com/documents/1...c950b8ca0dfecf9ef8/e/92cbcd864aaa425fd7893967
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:15 PM - Schlomo: thats a big boy
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:15 PM - Schlomo: Is that corexy also?
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:16 PM - daniel871: Looks more H-bot than what I think of when someone types CoreXY but yeah.
    Mar 23, 2017 at 12:17 PM - daniel871: The group has some videos people post of their build processes and finished builds. Lots of them are using the Monoprice/Wanhao i3 as the printer to print the parts that can be printed to build the much bigger printer.
     
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    Mar 24, 2017 2:00 PM - SPyKER: Anybody home?
    Mar 24, 2017 2:08 PM - SPyKER: Do I have to go clear back to an ancient version of Arduino to reinstall a marlin version that will work with my Kickstarter printer?
    Mar 24, 2017 2:17 PM - WheresWaldo: You can edit the files to make it work with newer versions of the Arduino IDE, just search the forum for editing the necessary files.
     
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    Mar 25, 2017 at 9:49 PM - Schlomo: Whew, all parts for my new printer are purchased. Now just need to wait for the multiple orders to come in from US and China distributors. Probably get a chance at this thing in a month or so.
     
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    Mar 27, 2017 5:22 AM - daniel871: Redneck review of the Monoprice Mini:
    Mar 27, 2017 2:02 PM - daniel871: Also, this is a totally off topic derail, but the people that put this together are geniuses. https://twitter.com/Ceee_Teee/status/845087956599799808/photo/1
    Mar 27, 2017 2:07 PM - daniel871: Having a Journey song in there wasn't fair though.
    Mar 27, 2017 3:09 PM - WheresWaldo: Don't Stop Believing is the Ultimate White Peoples song. But they left off the greatest rock band ever 'Boston'
     
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    Mar 28, 2017 7:49 AM - JeffTheMess: morning robonauts
    Mar 28, 2017 7:59 AM - JeffTheMess: https://www.instructables.com/id/Plan-B-an-open-source-3DP-powder-and-inkjet-3D-pri/
    Mar 28, 2017 9:13 AM - daniel871: That guy with the thread about selling the i3 MK2 because it's "bad" is insane.
    Mar 28, 2017 9:32 AM - Geof: there are people that love the MK2 and some that just dont like it. Its a different machine to get use to. Once you get it its great, but I understand some of the struggle getting use to the pinda and pei
    Mar 28, 2017 9:39 AM - daniel871: What kills me about it more than anything are the example prints that were posted as if there was something horribly wrong with one print over the other.
    Mar 28, 2017 9:41 AM - Geof: hard to tell by the photos. Some of the supplied gcodes didn't look very nice.
     
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    Mar 29, 2017 4:28 AM - daniel871: Got to looking into PEI sheets after that guy complaining about them and found this supplier. Would this be about the right size for the R1's actual print area? http://catalog.cshyde.com/item/3d-printing-materials/ultem-pei/36-3a-3d-9-02x10-12
    Mar 29, 2017 4:29 AM - daniel871: Just thinking it might be worth adding to that thread about PEI sheets since it comes with the adhesive pre-installed and looks similar to what Josef Prusa uses on the MK2.
    Mar 29, 2017 5:32 AM - Geof: Prusa uses the Ultem PEI just like that link so i'd imagine it would work fine. Seems cheap :D. Even Prusas store is 8 bucks for the mk2 size
    Mar 29, 2017 5:32 AM - Geof: plus 30 shipping lol
    Mar 29, 2017 5:58 AM - daniel871: That site I just linked would charge $8 again for USPS shipping to my zip code.
    Mar 29, 2017 5:59 AM - daniel871: At least shipping would stay the same if you ordered 1 or 10 sheets.
    Mar 29, 2017 7:08 AM - Geof: thats true
    Mar 29, 2017 8:55 AM - WheresWaldo: @daniel871 those would work for the R1 in the size indicated. the X axis in the R1 is actually only about 220+ mm. You would have to center it really well as 229 does not give you much overlap Y is closer to 235 mm
    Mar 29, 2017 9:07 AM - daniel871: There is another sheet that is slightly larger in X, but then they get a little nuts and become really oversized.
    Mar 29, 2017 9:08 AM - daniel871: http://catalog.cshyde.com/viewitems/3d-printing-materials/ultem-pei
    Mar 29, 2017 10:32 AM - WheresWaldo: This size would work if you laid it down perfectly centered on the build area. http://catalog.cshyde.com/item/3d-printing-materials/ultem-pei/36-3a-3d-9-13x9-53
    Mar 29, 2017 1:25 PM - SPyKER: Check options on Amazon if you have Prime; I can get a 10"x10" with a matching sheet of 3M adhesive for $20 shipped to me by tomorrow
    Mar 29, 2017 1:25 PM - SPyKER: https://www.amazon.com/Gizmo-Dorks-...8-28&keywords=pei&refinements=p_85:2470955011
     
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    Mar 30, 2017 5:18 AM - JeffTheMess: Morning Roboneers
    Mar 30, 2017 6:53 AM - Schlomo: Morning
    Mar 30, 2017 6:53 AM - Schlomo: I hate how long it takes to get things from Aliexpress or Banggood
    Mar 30, 2017 7:02 AM - daniel871: Why? Priority shipping costs money, especially for overseas goods.
    Mar 30, 2017 7:05 AM - Schlomo: Im fully aware that I could expedite the process
    Mar 30, 2017 7:05 AM - Schlomo: I just want to build my new printer :)
    Mar 30, 2017 7:30 AM - JeffTheMess: what printer you building
    Mar 30, 2017 8:12 AM - Schlomo: Hypercube from Tech2c
    Mar 30, 2017 8:12 AM - Schlomo: I need some advise
    Mar 30, 2017 8:13 AM - Schlomo: I ordered the E3D Chimera with the idea that I would convert my robo over to dual extruders, and have the Hypercube as a single extruder with my bondtech, but im starting to wonder if i should keep my robo how it is now, and do the hypercube as a dual
    Mar 30, 2017 8:14 AM - Schlomo: my main reasoning is that my robo is direct drive with my bondtech, and I can easily print flexible right now, and if i changed it to the chimera and built the hyper i would then have 2 bowden printers
    Mar 30, 2017 8:14 AM - Schlomo: What would you guys do?
    Mar 30, 2017 8:14 AM - Schlomo: dual extruder robo, and single extruder hypercube (Corexy)? or Single direct drive robo, and dual hypercube?
    Mar 30, 2017 8:30 AM - daniel871: The cube would be far more stable for a dual setup, keep the Robo as a single extruder setup.
    Mar 30, 2017 8:46 AM - JeffTheMess: I thik Dan would choose anyother 3d printer other than thr robo
    Mar 30, 2017 8:53 AM - daniel871: Well yeah, there are just too many other options for better price points now.
    Mar 30, 2017 9:02 AM - Schlomo: If i was going to purchase a new one now i would also choose a different printer
    Mar 30, 2017 9:21 AM - JeffTheMess: yeah, if I knew then what I know now I would have gone with a different choice.
    Mar 30, 2017 9:26 AM - JeffTheMess: since when did autodesk buy Netfabb
    Mar 30, 2017 9:26 AM - daniel871: Back in 2015.
    Mar 30, 2017 9:27 AM - daniel871: https://spark.autodesk.com/blog/aut...etfabb-and-enter-strategic-partnership-fit-ag
    Mar 30, 2017 9:27 AM - JeffTheMess: geez, haven't used it in a while
    Mar 30, 2017 11:09 AM - SPyKER: Hello folks
    Mar 30, 2017 11:56 AM - daniel871: So many things wrong with this image. [​IMG]
    Mar 30, 2017 12:15 PM - daniel871: Also, for the handful of folks that actually use 123Design: http://www.zdnet.com/article/do-thi...al&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
    Mar 30, 2017 1:39 PM - WheresWaldo: I think 123Design is an EOL product for Autodesk. Anyone starting with it now isn't looking forward.
    Mar 30, 2017 1:41 PM - WheresWaldo: They announced the EOL a long time ago, if you hadn't downloaded your designs by now you only have yourself to blame.
    Mar 30, 2017 1:46 PM - daniel871: I know, that's why I had that bit about "handful of folks that actually use it" in there.
    Mar 30, 2017 1:46 PM - daniel871: I just don't see any reason for apps like that when the hobbyist license for Fusion360 exists.
    Mar 30, 2017 1:48 PM - WheresWaldo: That is why the EOLed the product.
    Mar 30, 2017 2:27 PM - SPyKER: Fusion 360 is so easy to learn and work with!
     
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    Mar 30, 2017 9:16 PM - SPyKER: [​IMG]
    Mar 30, 2017 9:17 PM - SPyKER:
    Mar 30, 2017 9:19 PM - SPyKER: [​IMG]
    Mar 31, 2017 4:43 AM - daniel871: Hail Satan.
    Mar 31, 2017 4:55 AM - JeffTheMess: ?
    Mar 31, 2017 4:57 AM - daniel871: SPyKER's image of thingiverse search results.
    Mar 31, 2017 4:57 AM - daniel871: 666 results matching "Robo3D"
    Mar 31, 2017 5:53 AM - JeffTheMess: ah ok
    Mar 31, 2017 6:41 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
    Mar 31, 2017 7:58 AM - JeffTheMess: lulz
    Mar 31, 2017 10:13 AM - daniel871: Welp: https://github.com/tobbelobb/hangprinter
    Mar 31, 2017 10:47 AM - JeffTheMess: yeah that thing is...umm....something
    Mar 31, 2017 11:27 AM - Schlomo: woot just got my Chimera!
    Mar 31, 2017 11:27 AM - Schlomo: now to get the rest of my parts to build the printer this thing will go on...
    Mar 31, 2017 11:39 AM - SPyKER: Anyone know what length the smaller screw to bolt down the Mega is?
     
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    Apr 3, 2017 at 6:20 AM - daniel871: Huh. Got an email at work about the local Solidworks Reseller offering MarkForged 3d printers.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 6:20 AM - daniel871: Including the Metal X.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 6:46 AM - daniel871: Not much info though: https://mlc-cad.com/technologies/markforged-technologies
    Apr 3, 2017 at 7:34 AM - Geof: yea we did too. I guess they must have teamed up at some point.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 7:46 AM - daniel871: Man, I would love to get my hands on a Metal X for personal use.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 9:41 AM - Geof: I'd love to get ahold of their filament and a laser to sentir and try to upgrade a junker to one lol
    Apr 3, 2017 at 9:41 AM - Geof: wouldn'nt want to pay 100K for one :D
    Apr 3, 2017 at 10:09 AM - daniel871: Eh. It would be up there in the "If I had the money for that and a few other things in that price range, sure."
    Apr 3, 2017 at 10:18 AM - daniel871: Joining the long list of "If I ever played and won the lottery" things to buy.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 10:54 AM - Geof: lol indeed. I'm there with ya buddy. maybe one day
    Apr 3, 2017 at 11:56 AM - SPyKER: Geof, thanks for your email the other day. I took a chance with 10mm, but it should have been 8mm.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 11:56 AM - Geof: ah gotya. Were you able to cut them down? or use a spacer on the top/
    Apr 3, 2017 at 11:58 AM - SPyKER: There's a kickstarter for a "metal printer" that welds to build up an area, then mills it to spec. Additive/subtractive printing.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 12:29 PM - daniel871: 99% of kickstarters lately are pipe dreams that never deliver.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 12:36 PM - daniel871: Also, if it's that Ability1 kickstarter, LOL at the thought of people who get one who, if they have a powerful enough power setup in their home (requires 2 separate 20amp circuits @110V), wailing in frustration over not being able to remove the welded part from the build plate.
    Apr 3, 2017 at 12:37 PM - daniel871: That would be like taking "PETG tearing chunks out of glass build plate" problems to 11^11.
     
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    Apr 5, 2017 1:38 PM - JeffTheMess: this place still breathing?
    Apr 5, 2017 6:44 PM - SPyKER: Yes. Thermistor for hot end reading 350
    Apr 5, 2017 6:44 PM - SPyKER: even without power!
    Apr 5, 2017 7:00 PM - Schlomo: its shorted.
     
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    Apr 6, 2017 7:13 AM - daniel871: [​IMG]
    Apr 6, 2017 12:53 PM - SPyKER: yup. Loosened the screw holding it in there and reading fine now
    Apr 6, 2017 2:59 PM - mark tomlinson: It may have been shorted to the heater block. Glad you got it working
     
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