Sunday, December 28, 2008

Organizer Drawer


Waiting for the RepRap Cartesian parts being delivered, completed today my first 3D object, an  organizer drawer :-).
Download the Blender source and .STL file
The Blender crash course, that is tutorials, found at rab3d.com, starting with the 608 Bearing tutorial was very helpful.


Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Electronics parts

Ordered the PWM and DC driver kits as these are in stock again. Added extra Nichrome wire to revitalise a styrofoam cutter (built quite some time ago).

Products
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1 x DC Motor Driver v1.1 Kit = $12.00
1 x Opto Endstop v2.1 Kit = $2.75
1 x Opto Isolator v1.0 Kit = $20.00
1 x PWM Driver v1.1 Kit = $11.00
2 x Molex Y Connector = $4.00
1 x Temperature Sensor v1.1 Kit = $4.00
1 x Sanguino Breakout Shield v1.0 Kit = $15.00
1 x Power / Communications v1.3 Raw PCB = $3.50
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

RepRap parts

Ordered the RepRap, generation 2 electronics at RRRF. The PWM and DC motor driver kits are sold out :-(
The Cartesian (Silver) kit at Bits From Bytes.

Products
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1 x GM3 Noise Suppressor v1.0 Kit = $3.00
10 x Cat 5e Cable = $2.50
1 x 100K Thermistor = $1.50
1 x ABS Coil (5lb) = $45.50
1 x HDPE (5lbs) = $30.00
1 x Magnetic Rotary Encoder v1.0 Kit = $20.00
2 x Molex Y Connector = $4.00
1 x Nichrome Wire = $0.60
5 x Opto Endstop v2.1 Kit = $13.75
1 x Sanguino v1.0 Kit = $45.00
Accessory 1 With USB to TTL cable
3 x Stepper Motor Driver v1.2 Kit = $75.00
1 x Thermocouple Sensor v1.0 Kit = $20.00
1 x PWM Driver v1.1 Raw PCB = $4.00
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