Complete newbie step by step, 3D printer with all parts lists Intro, prelude, or just: who is this meant for? I wanted the title to include cheap, but lets face it: it is not cheap to build a 3D printer unless you have some/most of the components on hand or if you find just shy of £100 as cheap to make a tiny, not very good quality printer. This tutorial is all about starting from zero, figuring out and understanding all parts of a 3D printer and keeping costs down for this our very first build. The upside is that all the items can be reused for a larger better printer at a later stage. I have not kept strict tabs on costs, but the final printer, which is awesome, amounted to a total of just over £200 or so. In short, I'm going to build a 3D printer made from parts from old CD/DVD drives and some aluminium pieces. This project is about learning how the individual parts of a 3D printer fits together, to learn the basics here and move to larger projects later where we can reuse all the parts worth more than £10. Does the above lists describe you?
Arduino Controlled CNC / 3D Printer Repetier or Marlin Firmware for Arduino Mega implement G2 an G3 circular interpolation so they are good to use for CNC and 3D Printing. However they have limitations regarding pure CNC instructions such as pecking an other GCode's. Download and install Arduino IDE Here: Download and Repetier Firmware here: Configuring the Repetier Firmware for CNC functionality: After installing Arduino IDE, open it and use it to open the Repetier Firmware you have just download (repetier.ino file). - Arduino IDE Tools Tab: SelectBoard -Arduino Megra 2560 or MEGA ADK - Navigate to the Configuration.h file and alter the following lines: #define NUM_EXTRUDER 0 #define MOTHERBOARD 33 #define XAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 128 #define YAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 128 #define ZAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM 2560 #define HAVE_HEATED_BED false #define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_X_MIN false #define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Y_MIN false #define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_Z_MIN false #define ENDSTOP_PULLUP_X_MAX false
Hot Glue Gun Extruder for Your CNC Machine or 3D Printer 3D Printing still costs a few dollars and may be out of reach of hobbiest who do not have any budget. The goal of this instructable is to construct an FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling) printer extruder (a key component) using a $3 Hot Glue Gun. If you don't think you have seen an FDM machine, you probably have. There are many parts to a FDM printer and in this instructable I am going to concentrate on the extruder. Before I get any further I would like to extend a big "Thank You" to the open source community and all of the people who have contributed to the 3D printing community. So let's get started shall we. Just in case you want to see it in action before you do some reading, view the video below. Apple Logo (the one with the bite out of it) The apple turned out the best. Yay!
Reprap development and further adventures in DIY 3D printing: MENDELMAX - Quick-fit X and Quick-fit Extruder/s Back in October I started on a number of MendelMax builds. Time passes I got distracted by Christmas (and the excellent Slic3r) New Slic3r 0.7.1 out NOW! It has been a really amazing period from October-Feb with so many new machines being released into the community, my own needs and desires for the 'perfect' machine are now starting to materialise. MendelMax isn't 100% perfect, but it's the best machine I have built to date - and I really like it. MendelMax. I have now been using a 'finished' MAX for the last 6 weeks, It's really great, and easy to hack with, I have already upgraded quite a few parts and built a whole new X Carriage concept based on using the MAX for a while.MendelMax Created by kludgineer - the files and many derivatives can be found on Thingiveres Here - I have added links to my changes below - I built up a frame concept back in 2010 out of 20mm Extrusions, but it never got past this picture - It would have been an interesting machine. Big Max and Mini Max Extruder - Rich.
Building a drawer slide CNC machine for under $200! - Viewing Comments 1-40 Drawer Slide CNC Machine for under $200 Like many of us interested in this hobby, I wanted my own machine. But I didn’t want to dive into it, spend $2k plus and have a large paperweight out in my shop. The first step in the process was deciding what hardware I was going to use. I decided on the TB6560-3 axis driver bought off eBay for $22.00/free shipping. For stepper motors, I found a lot of 5 on eBay for $10.00/free shipping. The spindle is probably the most important part of the machine. There are a lot of misc hardware pieces need to build this machine, but most of which can be found at your local Lowes, Home Depot or local hardware store. Also, you will need some sort of software(and obviously a computer) to run the machine and to do drawings. ****EDIT**** I forgot to mention what I would do with the laser cutter if I were to win! (2) 2”x4”x8’ (2) Pairs of heavy duty drawer slides (1) small linear slide rail (bought off eBay $5.00/free ship) for Z axis (1) 3/8” x 36"aluminum U channel
13x13x5~Solsylva CNC Plans Designed to be as simple and inexpensive as possible. 13 x 13 Fixed Gantry Machine. Easy to build Low Cost All homecenter parts Built with basic tools All materials in this table were purchased from the local Lowes, with the exception of the drives and steppers. The cost of the homecenter components was ~$120. The plans include step by step written directions with photos and dimensioned drawings of the components. Made of 1x4 and 2x4 boards. The machine uses basic materials with a minimum of waste. Its body is made of a 2x4 and a 1x4 that are cut to length and drilled. The rails are all cut from three 36 inch steel rods with no scrap. Tool list (on FAQ Page) Materials list.pdf Simple flexible design. The table bed can be made of a 15 x 15 inch piece of plywood, MDF, or plastic. Inexpensive off-the-shelf metal clamps and straps are used to hold parts in place. The machine has a 13 x 13 x 5+ inch cutting volume, but it has a footprint of only 18 x 25 inches. Pattern carved with the 13 x 13.
» 2008 » September Linear motion – DIY ideas Fixing a Chinese Made CNC Stepper Motor Driver Board (TB6560 chips) | Home, DIY & Stuff (Click to Enlarge)Fig. 1: Chinese Made CNC Motor Controller Board with Toshiba TB6560 motor driver chips (under heat sink) I have finally fixed the problem of missing steps in my Chinese made TB6560 CNC Stepper Motor Controller! Keep reading for a total overview of all the associated CNC stepper motor controller problems experienced and the reasons for the problems, or jump down the page to get straight to the Step-by-Step guide on how I fixed the board . This stepper motor controller board fix may look complicated, but with a little explanation and with the help of pictures, the changes should be relatively quick and simple for most people. The board fix should also assist people using similar Chinese made stepper motor controllers (3 axis, 4 axis and 5 axis boards) for 3D printer, laser cutter, plasma cutter and plotter applications. I have tried to keep this guide as simple as possible so people with little electronics or CNC experience do not get discouraged. The Initial Problem 1. 2.
Make Your Own 3D Printer Filament with the ExtrusionBot There have been several attempts at developing a practical filament-making machine. Is ExtrusionBot the one that succeeds? We’ve looked at a few similar devices and found most of them to be impractical for various reasons, not the least being quality of output. In today’s personal 3D printers (at least the plastic filament-based ones) the quality of input filament is critical. Let’s take a look at the ExtrusionBot, said to be “The world’s fastest filament extruder”. The ExtrusionBot has a unique design: it’s upright, whereas most of the other filament makers we’ve seen are horizontal and take up much more space. Also unlike many other filament makers, the ExtrusionBot includes an “automatic spooling mechanism so filament does not end up as a tangled mess on the floor”. The ExtrusionBot includes several other interesting features: Swappable nozzles to enable extrusion of different filament diameters. Of course, the major benefit of making your own filament is low cost materials.