User:3D-ME

I am a young RepRapper and tinkerer. I built a SAE Prusa i2 in 2013, and have been fixing the things I break, and if i get lucky, I'm printing with it.

Current RepRap Projects

I have several projects, and many ideas, but such little time and resources to do them!

SAE Prusa i2

I noticed that the SAE_Prusa_Mendel development page was for the first iteration of the Prusa Mendel, and I wanted the i2, so I did the conversion for the i2, and successfully made the first SAE i2 that I have heard of. Technically, I suppose it isn't fully SAE because I used GT2 belts and pulleys, but it sure helps reduce cost for those of us in the U.S., Myanmar, and Liberia. (Apparently Canada, too, I've heard) I plan on adding more info on this soon, and I can make a development page for this if others think that it would be helpful.

My All-Metal Hot End

I also made an all-metal hot end for my printer mainly to reduce the cost of my printer. It was a lot more learning that a complete newbie like myself expected, but after much work and effort, I produced a working all-metal hot end that cost me under $15 to make. I broke it last winter, and haven't gotten around to fixing it, as I bought a J-head, but I plan on rebuilding my hot end, (especially since I just broke my j-head,) and adding a bunch of documentation as well as instructions on building your own. I also plan on naming it. There will be more info on this and a development page once I get it re-built.

My Mini/Frankenstein All-Metal Hot End

I used a bunch of broken parts from my other all-metal hot end to build a ridiculously short hot end with a 1mm nozzle on it. It works with PLA, but has a slight leaking problem. It hasn't been tested with ABS, or prints longer than half an hour. The 1mm nozzle is quite interesting, and kinda fun to print with. I don't plan on developing this hot end much farther than I have, but I may write up some documentation for, but I may experiment with the 1mm nozzle on it some more.

Arduino UNO Pololu Shield

I haven't made this yet, as I don't currently have the funds, but I do have BOM written up for the prototype. I think that this would be a valuable development for the community, as it seems that it would make a very simple and inexpensive electronics board -which would be great for beginners. If you are interested in this project, or want to develop it yourself, fell free to ask me on the 'talk' page.