Cupcake build continues
If you have read my last post on the Cupcake CNC, you would have heard of my firmware woes. Basically, what has happened was that I fried the boards (both the motherboard and extruder controller)...
View ArticleThe finish line?
Am I done? I can’t believe it. Working though the night into the wee hours of the morning, I can now say that Cupcake is now complete! Well, almost… I have no endstop triggers at the moment, but from...
View ArticleNot quite done yet
If you thought the Cupcake build went too smoothly over the last few days, think again. It’s all action and adventure here in the workshop! Seems that the Cupcake needs a little adjustment. The pinch...
View ArticleDecent Prints
After tons of wrangling, I’m slowly getting closer to my goal of producing prints of an acceptable quality (and doing so consistently). I had printed Zaggo’s whistle, but due to extruder issues (as...
View ArticleLasersaur – Opensource laser cutter
I’ve always wanted a laser cutter. If I could get one, I’d do so in a heartbeat… but I do not have a few grand of pocket change to splurge for one, nor do I see myself being in such a position any time...
View ArticleMore tuning
A week or so ago, I decided to switch over to Skeinforge 007. Mostly because the Raftless script only works with that version. Skeinforge being Skeinforge, it didn’t carry over all its settings and I...
View ArticleGeared Stepper Extruder RPM Calibration
Just yesterday, my geared stepper from MakerGear arrived. I’ve already upgraded my electronics to Makerbot’s Gen 4 set, so for the firmware and electronics standpoint it was pretty easy. I made a 6-pin...
View ArticleReplicatorG on Linux Mint Debian Edition
A few weeks ago, I replaced Ubuntu on my laptop with Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE). During this time, I haven’t been doing much printing, just waiting for the geared stepper and other parts. This...
View ArticleA tentacle has made me e-famous!
No, not that kind of e-famous. I’ve been working on a little project lately. It’s nowhere near complete but after performing the first mechanical test, I figured that I put it up on Thingiverse anyway...
View ArticleDataglove with ghetto flex sensors (circa 2000)
Feeling a little nostalgic today, I dug up an picture of a project that I undertook during my undergrad years. If I recall correctly, this was made while I was in an Experimental Multimedia unit in...
View ArticleFixing a loose adjustment knob on the Oculus Rift
My Oculus Rift dev kit arrived last week and I’ve been playing with it as much as I can… when I’m not consumed by the urge to purge the contents of my stomach (due to playing with said rift) that is....
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