3D Printing is getting better and better all the time but we are still not at the details level most people would want. Neil Underwood has developed a process that works better than the usual “dunk it in the acetone bath” method. By the way this only works on ABS parts.. 😉
To get your PCB designs manufactured you need to send the pcb manufacturer a bunch of files. These files are called Gerber Files. To generate them is easy. When you are done with your design open up your PCB in PCBNew. From the file menu click on “PLOT”. The Plot window is where you will generate the Gerber files … Read More →
On my hunt for some 24-Pin ATX Molex plugs for my PCB designs, I stumbled upon a supplier with a nice range of colors. Very tempted to finish off my projects with these…
Ladyada (Limor Fried) is a front-runner for Open Hardware. A few weeks ago she had the opportunity to talk to President Obama about patent reforms and ways to open ideas. They also talked about the topic of making coding part of school training.
KiCad is an alternative to Eagle PCB design software. We use it to design our PCB prototypes as it’s easy to work with, flexible and it’s free with no limitations. Below are two video’s to get you started with your first KiCad PCB designs. Recommended books: PCB Designers’ Reference – By Chris Robertson High Speed Digital Design – … Read More →
Following up from our earlier post about Quentin Harley’s SCARA 3d Printer , we finally have some footage of it actually printing. The design is totally different from the normal Cartesian based printers and might just be the next big thing… Quentin also added a post on how to Calibrate the Morgan Reprap – SCARA 3d Printer. A copy of … Read More →
Dangerous Prototypes recently purchased a TM220A Pick & Place machine to do in-house prototyping. The machine is a very basic model but good for making a few boards at a time. Alignment is not perfect but with a well setup re-flow oven it will align the parts into place.
Quentin Harley from South-Africa has been working on a SCARA based 3d printer for quite some time. Lately he has made huge progress on the project and the video below shows the printer in action. For more details on his printer have a look at his blog : http://reprap.harleystudio.co.za/ He has also named it the Morgan … Read More →
To run the Marlin Firmware on the following setup you need to configure it as below: Arduino Mega 2560 Ramps 1.4 3d Printer Electronics Gadgets3D Shield with Panel (LCD and SD card reader) Configuration.H #define MOTHERBOARD 34 // Sets the Motherboard as Ramps 1.3/1.4 with two extruders #define TEMP_SENSOR_0 1 // This defines the … Read More →
Click on the image to take the virtual tour… Members of the makerspace in Seattle, Washington have created the original Rostock 3d Printer , Openbeam and even a new 3D printer electronics board called BrainWave…
