Kent Hartland

Yes, I have had print head problems. I am on my third head and I think it is screwed too, after only an hour or printing. I guess Robox is working on a better print head and they have had some problems that can be blamed on the China Factor but it seems to me like the machine is a bit too touchy for the real world. PLus, it galls me how a print…[Read more]

The pink was probably from a mouse getting inside your machine and trapped in the extruder. Its blood and guts obviously mixed with the white filament. It happens a LOT. Try placing pieces of cheese around your printer to distract the little buggers from going inside. Alternatively, place a saucer of whiskey beside the machine with the hope they…[Read more]

See if this helps:

http://blog.fictiv.com/posts/from-snap-fits-to-adhesives-a-comprehensive-guide-to-mechanical-fastener-options?utm_source=Fictiv+Blog&utm_campaign=82a2d2b231-Content_Campaign_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_2ae279895e-82a2d2b231-206404137

Thank you guys, that gives me things to try. Here are two suggestions for future machines that I think might make it easy to feed any filament. See what you think, just for fun.

1. Larger diameter drive gears would grab the filament better since they are taking the end of the filament on at a lower angle. Just like a bicycle has a hard time…[Read more]

I put my comments on the Edge webpage.

I have built several websites, the first with GoDaddy (never again) and the rest with Web.com. It is real easy, quick and powerful. My DamnSolidDesign.com costs a little over $20 a month. I can build a multi page site and have it up and running with email and Paypal/CC in about 8 hours. Much quicker if you just use their templates. And no, I am…[Read more]

http://www.graphene3Dlab.com makes a very conductive Graphene filament. It is so conductive you can electroplate it (like for gold-plated jewelry, etc.). It should work well for PCBs. Just account for its natural resistance.

Nice work, Robert. Thank you.

can you define working?

Ooh, I hate invisible particles!

I’ve had good luck with Semiflex on the new “flex version” extruder (the gray one).

We’ll be looking forward to your ABS polisher, Andrew!

Well, I don’t think they have made any solid commitments at to what they will be doing, except to say that they are looking at various options.

Uh-oh. Someone said “bespoke”!

That was my first thought when I saw it, can it handle Acetone? I’d bet if they made the Polysher out of PETG it could handle Acetone. That plastic is resistant to most anything I can find. Now, the clear part… I don’t know. But why does in have to be all clear? Make it out of stamped sheet metal and put in a small glass window with interior lighting.

I was looking for some STLs I might print off for the June Maker Faire and didn’t want the usual Star Wars stuff or vases or whatever. I found this site which has some pretty cool stuff if you’re into Space. Most of the files are surprisingly compact, too. If you’re wondering why I chose a Space theme, one of my inventions is a wrist light I call…[Read more]

I was kidding about the commish, of course. Want me to put some Robox flyers on my table?

KC is a crackling town, home of the Kauffmann Foundation For Entrepreneurship. The first city in America to get completely plumbed with Google fiber Internet and, soon, city-wide WiFi. Travel Magazine just rated Kansas City as the fourth most cultured city i…[Read more]