User:Jakjak444
My reprap journey so far...
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About me
A bit about me first, My name is Jack Morelli, I'm 20 and in my third year of a Bachelor or Engineering (Mechanical) at the University of Adelaide. I first found out about the Reprap project whilst surfing the net in a very boring lecture in 2012 semester 1. I spent the subsequent 6 months doing more research in my spare time into the Reprap project and 3D printers and then decided to make one.
I completed my first 3D printer aka Mozbot 1 in March 2013, you can see details of it below.
I have started up a small business selling 3D printer parts and providing a rapid prototyping service. I currently just have an ebay store MorelliTechand some flyers up at Uni.
Current setup
Mozbot 1
Hardware
- Model: Prusa Mendel i2
- Smooth rods: Prescision ground shafting
- Cold end: Gregs wade with guidler
- Hot end: Budaschnozzle
- Print surface: Scanner glass on heatbed mkII
- Belts: MXL
Electronics
- Electronics: Ramps 1.4
- Stepper Motors: Wantai & some random japanese ones
- PSU: ATX
- Endstops: Microswitches
Software
- Firmware: Marlin
- Host software: Slic3r, Pronterface, sometimes CURA
Print settings
- Material: PLA
- Surface Preparation: PVA diluted in water
'Fast': What i usually use if im making a printer kit
- Speed: 120mm/s
- Accel: 3500mm/s^2
- Jerk: 20mm/s^3
- Layer height: 0.3mm
- Extruder temp: 200 deg C
- Bed Temp: 45 deg C
Builds
Mozbot 1
- Model: Prusa Mendel i2
- Electronics: Ramps 1.4
- Stepper Motors: Wantai & some random japanese ones
- PSU: Old atx
- Smooth rods: Prescision ground shafting
- Cold end: Gregs wade
- Hot end: J-Head
- Print surface: Masking tape on scanner glass
- Endstops: Big old microswitches
- Firmware: Marlin
- Host software: CURA
- Filament: 3mm PLA
- Belts: MXL (scavenged from old printers)
Construction
Finished build, now to test it
My first successful print
This page is a work in progress