Upgrading the Thing-O-Matic

I may be building a Prusa Mendel, my Makerbot Thing-O-Matic is working full time on my projects. I just received an Aluminum Build Surface for the Heated Build Platform. I installed it and calibrated the printer. I am very pleased with the results so far. I still have some tune-up to do to get good raft-less prints....

Building a Prusa Mendel 3D Printer

Makergear - Prusa Mendel

Last week I received my Prusa Mendel 3D printer kit from Makergear. I started to build the kit yesterday and after 5 hours here what I have. I guess I still have a lot of evenings to spend on that thing!...

Bicycle Quick Release Headlight

Bicycle Quick Release Headlight

I published a new thing on Thiniverse.com http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13877 This thing is a quick release bicycle headlight using magnets. I bought the magnets in a garage sale so I can’t really help you find the same magnets. Instructions Print the parts: —————- 2 x clip2.stl 1 x magneta.stl 1 x magnetb.stl Attach one clip2.stl to magneta.stl...

Stars Trackers

I posted these two barndoor mounts on Thiniverse a few days ago. One is manually operated while the other is motorized. Manual Stars Tracker kit: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:11376   Motorized Stars Tracker kit: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:10756 Since I have not that much time on my hands, I decided to merge both projects so that I can chose between...

Parametric Arduino Case

Parametric Arduino Case

When you make a project using an Arduino board, you often need a case to attach the Arduino onto your project. This small project is my first attempt to make such a case that can be adapted to all my projects. To make it parametric I am using the OpenScad application. OpenScad is an...

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