Comments on: RepRapping http://shane.willowrise.com/archives/reprapping/ Tech Notes from Shane Hathaway Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:16:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tres Seaver http://shane.willowrise.com/archives/reprapping/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Tres Seaver Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:00:42 +0000 http://shane.willowrise.com/?p=18#comment-14 Can you post the BoM for the parts you found you actually needed, including suppliers you like? Can you post the BoM for the parts you found you actually needed, including suppliers you like?

]]> By: Shane Hathaway http://shane.willowrise.com/archives/reprapping/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Shane Hathaway Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:02:17 +0000 http://shane.willowrise.com/?p=18#comment-9 Ahoy, Vik! It's good to see you here. Yes, I don't feel like any extra parts are really wasted, since I intend to build a RepRap for my brother. I have several angles of attack I'm going to try on the heater and I'll post as soon as I've tried them. Ahoy, Vik! It’s good to see you here. Yes, I don’t feel like any extra parts are really wasted, since I intend to build a RepRap for my brother. I have several angles of attack I’m going to try on the heater and I’ll post as soon as I’ve tried them.

]]> By: Vik Olliver http://shane.willowrise.com/archives/reprapping/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Vik Olliver Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:55:23 +0000 http://shane.willowrise.com/?p=18#comment-8 Well done! Of course, all those extra bits will come in handy when you use your lasercut RepRap to make the next RepRap from the parts you print, no? The extruder heater is tricky - sorry about that, but it's the nature of the beast. Try firing the first layer of cement with a blowtorch before wrapping the wire around it. Oh, and leave plenty of spare wire! Aim for a coil resistance of around 8 ohms and allow the cement to dry thoroughly before firing it. I attach the thermistor to a separate copper tag, which the nozzle then holds in place up against the underside of the heater coil. Vik :v) Well done! Of course, all those extra bits will come in handy when you use your lasercut RepRap to make the next RepRap from the parts you print, no?

The extruder heater is tricky – sorry about that, but it’s the nature of the beast. Try firing the first layer of cement with a blowtorch before wrapping the wire around it. Oh, and leave plenty of spare wire! Aim for a coil resistance of around 8 ohms and allow the cement to dry thoroughly before firing it.

I attach the thermistor to a separate copper tag, which the nozzle then holds in place up against the underside of the heater coil.

Vik :v)

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