On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Rick Pollack <r...@makergear.com> wrote: > Is anyone interested in learning about or getting started in 3D > printing?
> I have 3D printers and supplies...would like to get a local group of > interested people together...
YES! I would LOVE to have a reprap. I've been working on a mantis variant for weeks, and it's coming together well. When I'm done, I'll release it for others to use later. Anybody want to send me plastics for a reprap? Haha
-----Original Message----- From: neo-makers@googlegroups.com on behalf of Rick Pollack Sent: Fri 12/10/2010 5:51 PM To: NEO Makers (Burning River Hackerspace) Subject: [NEO Makers] 3D Printing
Is anyone interested in learning about or getting started in 3D printing?
I have 3D printers and supplies...would like to get a local group of interested people together...
I would be interested in doing something like this. I can also offer the use of the Makers Alliance space on Broadway. We've been slowly working on some CNC projects of our own.
We can do a Prusa Mende <http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_Mendel>l build. I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC machine you are building.
I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
Rick
On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I would be interested in doing something like this. I can also offer the > use of the Makers Alliance space on Broadway. We've been slowly working on > some CNC projects of our own.
> We can do a Prusa Mendel build. I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC machine you are building.
OK, I think this can work. I'll double-check the version on the motherboard that we have the next time I'm down there, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
> I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
Our typical "open to the public" hours are Tuesdays & Fridays from 7:00pm-11:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00pm-5:00pm, but we can potentially schedule an event at any time.
> On Dec 11, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
> We can do a Prusa Mende <http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_Mendel>l build. > I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the > hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make > other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics > and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC > machine you are building.
> OK, I think this can work. I'll double-check the version on the motherboard > that we have the next time I'm down there, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
> I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys > are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
> Our typical "open to the public" hours are Tuesdays & Fridays from > 7:00pm-11:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00pm-5:00pm, but we can potentially > schedule an event at any time.
I've now got the following collected/ordered: 1) Gen3 Motherboard 2) My Pololu carrier board and 4 A4983 driver boards 3) 3 opto endstops (PCB and optointerruptor, not assembled yet) 4) 6 NEMA 17 stepper motors (just ordered, should have them next week)
Anything else we need on our end? I guess whatever we need for a heated build surface?
> Sam - it will be a couple of weeks before I'm ready. Need to print the parts and such.
> Brain and Samuel - is assembling a prusa mendel of interest? Brian - would very cool to pull your expertise into a bot design.
> Rick
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 11, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
>> We can do a Prusa Mendel build. I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC machine you are building.
> OK, I think this can work. I'll double-check the version on the motherboard that we have the next time I'm down there, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
>> I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
> Our typical "open to the public" hours are Tuesdays & Fridays from 7:00pm-11:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00pm-5:00pm, but we can potentially schedule an event at any time.
We started offering complete printer kits and been pretty swamped - several week backlog atm.
Do you know anyone looking for a part time job?
Primarily -
- Crimping/soldering - Cutting/grinding - assembling parts for kits
A student or stay at home parent maybe...but I need someone(s) who can take this seriously and be flexible.
----
Also, I'd be very interested in partnering with people to develop electronics and other items that we can use at MakerGear.
Perhaps we should organize a group build of printers...it is seems to be the rage atm. There is a large Prusa build in Europe today and some smaller builds elsewhere. Unfortunately, until we get through the backlog, my availability to do some of this fun stuff is quite limited.
Thanks, Rick
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com>wrote:
> I've now got the following collected/ordered: > 1) Gen3 Motherboard > 2) My Pololu carrier board and 4 A4983 driver boards > 3) 3 opto endstops (PCB and optointerruptor, not assembled yet) > 4) 6 NEMA 17 stepper motors (just ordered, should have them next week)
> Anything else we need on our end? I guess whatever we need for a heated > build surface?
> Sam
> On Dec 14, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
> Sam - it will be a couple of weeks before I'm ready. Need to print the > parts and such.
> Brain and Samuel - is assembling a prusa mendel of interest? Brian - would > very cool to pull your expertise into a bot design.
> Rick
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com>wrote:
>> On Dec 11, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
>> We can do a Prusa Mende <http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_Mendel>l build. >> I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the >> hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make >> other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics >> and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC >> machine you are building.
>> OK, I think this can work. I'll double-check the version on the >> motherboard that we have the next time I'm down there, but I'm pretty sure >> it will work.
>> I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys >> are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
>> Our typical "open to the public" hours are Tuesdays & Fridays from >> 7:00pm-11:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00pm-5:00pm, but we can potentially >> schedule an event at any time.
-----Original Message----- From: neo-makers@googlegroups.com on behalf of Rick Pollack Sent: Fri 2/18/2011 11:10 AM To: neo-makers@googlegroups.com; samuel.har...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [NEO Makers] 3D Printing
Sam -
We started offering complete printer kits and been pretty swamped - several week backlog atm.
Do you know anyone looking for a part time job?
Primarily -
- Crimping/soldering - Cutting/grinding - assembling parts for kits
A student or stay at home parent maybe...but I need someone(s) who can take this seriously and be flexible.
----
Also, I'd be very interested in partnering with people to develop electronics and other items that we can use at MakerGear.
Perhaps we should organize a group build of printers...it is seems to be the rage atm. There is a large Prusa build in Europe today and some smaller builds elsewhere. Unfortunately, until we get through the backlog, my availability to do some of this fun stuff is quite limited.
Thanks, Rick
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com> wrote:
How are things coming along?
I've now got the following collected/ordered: 1) Gen3 Motherboard 2) My Pololu carrier board and 4 A4983 driver boards 3) 3 opto endstops (PCB and optointerruptor, not assembled yet) 4) 6 NEMA 17 stepper motors (just ordered, should have them next week)
Anything else we need on our end? I guess whatever we need for a heated build surface?
Sam
On Dec 14, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
Sam - it will be a couple of weeks before I'm ready. Need to print the parts and such.
Brain and Samuel - is assembling a prusa mendel of interest? Brian - would very cool to pull your expertise into a bot design.
Rick
On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:24 AM, Sam Harmon <samuel.har...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Dec 11, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Rick Pollack wrote:
We can do a Prusa Mende <http://www.reprap.org/wiki/Prusa_Mendel> l build. I can supply the printed parts, rods, nuts and bolts. And leave it at the hackerspace...the space would need to supply electronics, motors and make other bits like a heated build surface. I think Justin has Gen3 electronics and you could, at least temporarily, use the pololu drivers off the CNC machine you are building.
OK, I think this can work. I'll double-check the version on the motherboard that we have the next time I'm down there, but I'm pretty sure it will work.
I'm not active so I was not going to ask to use the space but if you guys are interested, that should be fine. Just need to work out the date(s).
Our typical "open to the public" hours are Tuesdays & Fridays from 7:00pm-11:00pm, and Saturdays from 1:00pm-5:00pm, but we can potentially schedule an event at any time.
