Just quick an update from my last post about my project to build a kossel 3d printer. The base frame is now together as can you see in the picture below. It has taken considerably longer than originally expected, this was mainly due to printing issues with the Hictop Prusa I3, which I have been heavily modifying in order […]
The Kossel 3d Printer project
It has been a long time coming but I have decided to construct a Kossel 3d printer, Kossel is a type of delta printer, the main difference from traditional printers is instead of using the Cartesian system (left to right, front to back and up and down), it uses 3 arms driven by motors and belts to vary […]
RoboTank Continued.
A lot has happened since the first post around the RoboTank project, This has been a fairly slow project that both myself and my friend Jono have been working on for an hour or two whenever we have had the time. Since the last the post we have written a whole new control layer which has […]
Improved inductive sensor support for Hictop Prusa i3
A while ago I modified a circular fan duct and mount created by mcleishn on thingiverse for my Hictop Prusa i3, it is actually my most popular design thus far. The modified version had an improved duct that was easier to print and a mount for an 12mm inductive sensor. I used this sensor for […]
Cable tidy clips
Just released two basic 12mm cable tidy clips I designed, Which I am now using to prevent my bundle of wires from my 3d printer’s control board to the extruder from getting in the way. These clips fix using M3 screws. Here are a couple of photos: One again I designed these using tinkercad, you can download the design here on […]
Yet an another filament guide
I today released the filament guide I have been using for a while on my Prusa i3 3d printer. It is a relativity simple design made with TinkerCad, which can be attached to the top of the printer with a standard M5 screw. The design is available here on Thingiverse. Enjoy!
Z Axis Support for the Hictop Prusa I3
This support was built for z-axis on my Hictop Prusa I3 Printer, It attaches to the top of the exciting motor mount using the three screw holes for the motor and holds the M8 smooth rod in place with a screw, which prevents it from being pulled upwards when the printer is moving. The finished version is available on […]
First look at my robotank
Lately I have been working towards building a robotics platform, I was very reluctant to spend a lot of time attempting to design something from scratch. After much internet searching I found a brilliant design entitled ‘prototank‘ by thingverse user timmiclark. My plan is to take this design and add cameras, sonar sensors and probably some kind […]
Circular fan duct for Prusa I3
I have been recently looking for a new fan duct for my Prusa i3 3d printer as I’ve found the stock one only pushes air in one direction. I was ideally looking for one that I could attach an inductive sensor to for one of my next attempts to improve the printer. An inductive sensor […]
3D Printing
I recently bought myself a reprap prusa i3 3d printer from a company called hictop. This was a build it yourself kit and the assembly process was needless to say interesting, the instructions were incredibly useful and detailed. However it lacked detailed English instructions and as such often during assembly I placed parts in the […]
