Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Quick comparison: pro versus low cost FDM 3D printers

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Are so-called "professional" entry-level 3D FDM printers worth their price? A LinkedIn user in my network asked for more data ...
Thursday, March 20, 2014

Thoughts and hints around hot ends

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This post finally documents ideas and hints I had during the design of two hot ends I made last year. My extremely small "cheesy ho...
Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Features and improvements for a would-be homemade Ultimaker 3D printer

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How would I re-design the original Ultimaker? Quite some changes  on the back of my Ultimaker Original (aka v.1)! The Ultimaker 1 (a...

Fixing Cura broken linux packages (slicing fails silently)

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How to build Cura's slicer "SteamEngine" from scratch Cura releases for Linux are often broken , probably because the autho...
Friday, January 17, 2014

How to 3D print nylon and trimmer line reliably: do not dry it too much and glue your bed!

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How to 3D print Nylon reliably, cleanly and hassle-free. A well-printed and robust dual-head Nylon mount (check it here ). Nylon is ...
Friday, January 3, 2014

Fixes and howto for the DIY Fabscan 3D scanner

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The fabscan is cheap... but it can be made to  work. For my curiosity, I bought a DIY "Fabscan" to try scanning small objects...
Friday, November 1, 2013

A rant: open or closed, you get what you pay for.

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A rant: open or closed, you get what you pay for. I got "stimulated" again by a feedback on my wooden patterns related to the...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Help yourself: compatible 3D printer parts that are easier to swap!

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Why would I ever re-design a working part of a printer? It does look robust, but hard to disassemble! ( Escher ) Most of customers an...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Make it yourself: it can be better than what the industry sells you!

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I got one interesting abrupt remark related to my hobbed bolt . The idea was that it was both difficult, and may be ridiculous to make one...
Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Extremely fat extrusion with a 1 mm nozzle

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Going "nuts" and 3D printing with a 1.0+ mm nozzle! A ridiculously big 1.1mm nozzle make it flow like hell ! After some tes...