My RepRap Printer: The eMaker Huxley

My RepRap Printer:The eMaker Huxley

Ed Snajder/ˈsnīdər/@edinor

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The RepRap ProjectDarwin

Huxley

Mendel

Printrbot

Eventorbot

3drag

Kits Vs RTP

Kit Ready to Print

Cost $250-$1,500 $400-$4,000

Time to print 1st Model

40+ Hours 2 Hours

Crying Significant Minimal

Pain Points Calibration, Heating, Slipping

Calibration, Slipping

Satisfaction upon completion

Very High NA

Satisfaction after 1st good print

Very High Very High

VITAMINS

SANGUINOLULU

X-Y-Z Stop Switches

SD Card Slot

Thermo

Where USBShould HaveBeen

HeaterPower

FansMotor ControlPololuMotor Drivers

Top 3 Printer Challenges

• Extruder Jams• Bowden Tube Failures

• Temperature Issues• Heated Bed Slippage• Extruder too hot\cold

• Z Axis• Axis Mount Slipping• Plane Alignment

Bowden Tube VS Direct Motor Extruders

Filament

PLA (Polylactide , Polylactic Acid) ABS (Acryonitrile Butadiene Styrene)Derived From Corn starch, tapioca, sugarcane Petroleum, natural gas

Melting Temp ~185 F ~220 F

Pros Strong, rigid, compostable, glossy Strong, flexible, high temp, easy to sand/file

Cons Brittle, harder to interlock, low temp Fumes, no sharp corners, warping

Compostable Yes No

Heated Bed Recommended Required

Fumes Non-toxic sweet corn smell Yes, requires ventilation

Kinect Drivers for all platforms!

Simple-OpenNI \ NITEhttps://code.google.com/p/simple-openni/wiki/Installation

Skanect (Win\OSX) http://skanect.manctl.com/

RGBDemo (LGPL) (OSX\Linux\Win) github.com/rgbdemohttp://labs.manctl.com/rgbdemo/index.php

3D SCANNING

Models

STL->Gcode Conversion

Slicing• Skeinforge• Slic3r https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r• KISSlicer (Free & Pro Version)

PRINTRUN

• https://github.com/kliment/Printrun• Python• Works with Skeinforge to convert STL or loads

Gcode Directly• Updated frequently• Supports virtually any printer model

THE FUTURE

Selective Laser Sintering

Thank You!Questions?

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