Tag Archives: mendel

Playing around with a heated chamber design.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Richard

For quite some time I have lusted after a 3D printer with the following specifications: A 20x20x15cm build area A heating print bed A heated build chamber (ambient to 100C) to possibly eliminate warping. A respectable print resolution and speed … Continue reading →

Posted in A Reprap Project | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Drawing gears in Sketchup.

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Richard

Update: March 2015 For a copy of the plugin please see this link (use download link in top right, please do not ask for edit access) as the original owner appears to have moved the site. This version has been … Continue reading →

Posted in 3D Design, A Reprap Project | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 71 Comments

2011 – The year of the 3D printer?

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Richard

Just how popular is the desktop 3D printer now as opposed to a year ago? How popular will it be this time next year? There are a few tools available that may help provide quantitative answers to these questions. One such tool is Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Mendel Build | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Warping – Large objects and the heated print bed.

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Richard

More of the same ‘out loud’ thinking on the issue of warping in this post to follow on from the last post on warping fundamentals. In particular, thinking about how the speed of a print, the size of an object and … Continue reading →

Posted in Thinking aloud (Theory) | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments