Tonight I was supposed to be showing you all these wonderful pictures of my completed mechanical frame for my 3-D printer. Unfortunately that will not happen for two reasons:
1) I am a little behind schedule and all the parts for the mechanical frame will not get here until tomorrow
2) I was reading more into the assembly of the printer and have come to realize that mechanical assembly and electronic assembly happen at the same time, you can't do one half and the other half later.
That being said I have to alter my deliverable schedule slightly:
New Deliverable times:
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February 20
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Printer mostly assembled and ready for testing
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March 13 Deliverable
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Complete the Software portion of the build and Calibrate
the printer
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April 10 Deliverable
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A complete fully operational 3-D printer
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I still have been getting things ordered for the printer. I have ordered most electronics including:
1x 40mm cooling fan, will get here sometime in February from China.
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| My little fan coming across the Pacific |
This kit includes:
- Ramps 1.4 (The small red thing)
- Arduino Mega (The blue thing)
- LCD Controller (Not Necessary but a nice extra)
- GT2 Belt
- Heated Bed
- End stops
- Stepper Drivers
- Usb Cable
- Software Disc
This leaves only a few parts left for me to get including:
- Power Supply
- Motors
- Hot end
- Printed Parts
Everything else has been ordered and is making its way across the country. Currently I have parts coming from New Hampshire, Nevada, and China. Once I get the other few things I will begin assembly on the printer.
One last note, the printed parts I still need to get come in many color4s and am still trying to make up my mind on what to pick.
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