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Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:07:45 -0400
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Subject: Re: [node-mug] Re: Introductions!
From: Marty McGuire <schmartiss...@gmail.com>
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Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for dropping in to say "Hi".  Glad to hear that your Thing-O-Matic is
churning along!

It's awesome that you have Cupcake #24!  That was one of the first bots from
batch 2, if the lineage page <http://wiki.makerbot.com/lineage> is right.

If I remember correctly, the electronics for that batch required some SMT
soldering, but should be using the Gen3 electronics, which can support a MK6
stepstruder with a special cable and
firmware<http://wiki.makerbot.com/stepstruder-mk6-with-gen3>
.

Thanks,
Marty


On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Jonathan <mc...@umd.edu> wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> I'm Jonathan and I am not from the aforementioned Node, only stumbling
> into this group from Makerbot's list of MUGs.
>
> I've been off-and-on involved for roughly three years ago (prior to
> Makerbot, even).  My first experiences were on a Bits-from-Bytes laser-
> cut Darwin kit and a Makerbot Cupcake (Batch 2, Serial #24), both
> attempts failed due to the issues with the original RepRap-derived
> extruder design.  I could get the extruders to feed for a few seconds
> before jamming and no amount of remachining could get it to last any
> longer.  I eventually gave up and ignored the community for a while.
>
> With the improved hot-end of the Mk5/Mk6 extruder (and the less wobbly
> z-axis), I bought back in with a Thing-O-Matic (#3874, illustrated
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/etherealwake/5544822351/) a month or two
> ago.  It's been printing like a champ, eating through the spools of
> ABS I accumulated during my previous attempts.  I'll looking to print
> up a glow-in-the-dark Mendel for the larger build volume and, well, a
> glow-in-the-dark machine just sounds awesome.  But at this point, I
> figure I should just check in to see what people are up to.
>
> For my day job, I work full-time as an electrical engineer while
> finishing up a Ph.D. part-time.  My experience has traveled through IC
> fab, embedded systems (MCUs), and is currently in signal processing
> (on FPGAs).  I am fluent in C, C++, VHDL, MATLAB, and C#.
>
> P.S. Cupcake #24 is still around if someone wants to get a low-numered
> Makerbot running.  The next owner would probably want to get a new
> extruder (presumably a Mk5 since the first gen Makerbot electronics
> don't have a slot for a fourth stepper) and a heated platform.
>
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Hi Jonathan,<div><br></div><div>Thanks for dropping in to say &quot;Hi&quot=
;. =A0Glad to hear that your Thing-O-Matic is churning along!</div><div><br=
></div><div>It&#39;s awesome that you have Cupcake #24! =A0That was one of =
the first bots from batch 2, if the <a href=3D"http://wiki.makerbot.com/lin=
eage">lineage page</a> is right.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If I remember correctly, the electronics for that batch=
 required some SMT soldering, but should be using the Gen3 electronics, whi=
ch can support a MK6 stepstruder with a <a href=3D"http://wiki.makerbot.com=
/stepstruder-mk6-with-gen3">special cable and firmware</a>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Marty</div><div><br><br><div class=3D=
"gmail_quote">On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Jonathan <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mc...@umd.edu">mc...@umd.edu</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br=
><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1=
px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Good Morning,<br>
<br>
I&#39;m Jonathan and I am not from the aforementioned Node, only stumbling<=
br>
into this group from Makerbot&#39;s list of MUGs.<br>
<br>
I&#39;ve been off-and-on involved for roughly three years ago (prior to<br>
Makerbot, even). =A0My first experiences were on a Bits-from-Bytes laser-<b=
r>
cut Darwin kit and a Makerbot Cupcake (Batch 2, Serial #24), both<br>
attempts failed due to the issues with the original RepRap-derived<br>
extruder design. =A0I could get the extruders to feed for a few seconds<br>
before jamming and no amount of remachining could get it to last any<br>
longer. =A0I eventually gave up and ignored the community for a while.<br>
<br>
With the improved hot-end of the Mk5/Mk6 extruder (and the less wobbly<br>
z-axis), I bought back in with a Thing-O-Matic (#3874, illustrated<br>
<a href=3D"http://www.flickr.com/photos/etherealwake/5544822351/" target=3D=
"_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/etherealwake/5544822351/</a>) a month=
 or two<br>
ago. =A0It&#39;s been printing like a champ, eating through the spools of<b=
r>
ABS I accumulated during my previous attempts. =A0I&#39;ll looking to print=
<br>
up a glow-in-the-dark Mendel for the larger build volume and, well, a<br>
glow-in-the-dark machine just sounds awesome. =A0But at this point, I<br>
figure I should just check in to see what people are up to.<br>
<br>
For my day job, I work full-time as an electrical engineer while<br>
finishing up a Ph.D. part-time. =A0My experience has traveled through IC<br=
>
fab, embedded systems (MCUs), and is currently in signal processing<br>
(on FPGAs). =A0I am fluent in C, C++, VHDL, MATLAB, and C#.<br>
<br>
P.S. Cupcake #24 is still around if someone wants to get a low-numered<br>
Makerbot running. =A0The next owner would probably want to get a new<br>
extruder (presumably a Mk5 since the first gen Makerbot electronics<br>
don&#39;t have a slot for a fourth stepper) and a heated platform.<br>
<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br>
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