Wednesday, April 21, 2010

The outer body!





Z-Axis motor and pulley system

Electronics Mounted

XY Stage Installed

Plastruder in process

XY Stage Assembly

Friday, April 16, 2010

MakerBot; is 3D printing the closest thing we have to teleportation? - Out of the Toy Box - Blog on Playthings

MakerBot; is 3D printing the closest thing we have to teleportation? - Out of the Toy Box - Blog on Playthings

Y-Stage assembly




This is the Y-stage assemby. The key is ensuring the magnets are placed in correctly and that they are secured in with superglue.
The platform is held to the Y-stage with the magnets. Therefore, if the magnets are backwards, it will push the platform away versus hold it to the Y-stage.
If the magnets are not secured in with the superglue they will tend to come out when you remove the platform.


Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Unpacking and staining the frame





Continuation of the unpacking process and staining the frame.

Arrival of the Makerbot!!






After what seemed to be eternity but was actually only a few months, my Makerbot kit has finally arrived!