By Gregorio Rios – 3D Modeling Auto leveling is the process of having a servo attached to the side of an extruder along with a switch to test several points on the printer’s bed. Fig. 1 3D Printers require their print bed to be perfectly level to the print head. If it’s not properly leveled […]
By Jessica Salazar – 3D Manufacturing The smart controller is easily able to connect to your ramp’s board using the smart adapter, which is included. It contains an SD-card reader, a rotary encoder and a 20-character x4 line LCD display. The benefits to using a smart controller are that you don’t need a PC to […]
By Jessica Salazar – 3D Manufacturing A hot end usually refers to the tip of the extruder. The hot end nozzle allows plastic and other material to melt. The hot end uses materials that can stand up to ~240C heat (for current thermoplastic extrusion). With no PEEK or PTFE the all-metal hot end can withstand […]
By Jessica Salazar – 3D Manufacturing A Bowden extruder is part of a printer where there’s a flexible tube guiding a filament from the extruder motor also known as the cold end is located and the nozzle also called the hot end. The separation of these two parts while running a tube between then would […]
By Jessica Salazar – 3D Printing This frame is based on twelve pros designs. The printer is made of 3mm laser cut steel, making a structure very sturdy. Pros: – Steel is 10 times cheaper than aluminum – Laser cutting steel is easier and cheaper than cutting aluminum – Steel is stronger than aluminum Cons: […]
By Mustafa Alkhulaitit – Project Manager After studying the company’s objectives, our group has decided on some of the possible improvements that can be applied on the 3D printer to meet those objectives. This blog is only to list the different possibilities without analyzing each and every one of them. Future blogs will include further […]
By Mustafa Alkhulaitit – Project Manager There are multiple objectives for the advanced 3D printer project. Those objectives will eventually lead to the requirements of the group, where requirements will determine the type of upgrades and improvements that will apply to the printer. The objectives can be summarized as follow: Reliability – how reliable is […]
By Mustafa Alkhulaitit- Project Manager Gregorio Rios: 3D Modeling Division Jessica Salazar: Manufacturing Division The world of 3D printers is rapidly growing and expanding. New models are invented every day and new technologies are used in 3D printers. Lack of knowledge in this field will lead to confusion about the many different devices, models, and […]
By Kevin Huynh, Project Manager / Computer Systems and Software The purpose of this servo examination was to discern the reason for the servos malfunctioning. During the servo testing, it was discovered that three Power HD 1501MG servos were broken and the broken servos were closer to the feet of the robot, suggesting that the load was […]
By Matthew Clegg, Computer & Control Systems Chop Suey has returned! David Gonsalez, a member of the Hexapod team from the previous semester, has loaned us the hexapod prototype he built. Having access to an already built prototype will save time and money because we will not have to devote resources to make one. It […]