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Whosawhatsis, … Bob Bilbrey6

12/13/21

inter-layer bond strength purely a function of contact area

Reminds me of the salt re-melt method that some people have done with PETG. At a high enough

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inter-layer bond strength purely a function of contact area

Reminds me of the salt re-melt method that some people have done with PETG. At a high enough

12/13/21

Ryan Carlyle, Whosawhatsis3

10/9/21

New Bondtech Nozzles

They're actually posting cold pull photos on Facebook, it seems to work. The conductivity of any

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New Bondtech Nozzles

They're actually posting cold pull photos on Facebook, it seems to work. The conductivity of any

10/9/21

Ryan Carlyle, Whosawhatsis8

8/9/21

Woodgrain texture blamed on dual gear extruder?

I recall that Aaron Double's design used four identical gears, but otherwise worked similarly to

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Woodgrain texture blamed on dual gear extruder?

I recall that Aaron Double's design used four identical gears, but otherwise worked similarly to

8/9/21

Ryan Carlyle, Whosawhatsis4

8/6/21

Upside down printer with some nice design elements

Hah, replied to your other thread about the printer before seeing this one. I've wanted something

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Upside down printer with some nice design elements

Hah, replied to your other thread about the printer before seeing this one. I've wanted something

8/6/21

Ryan Carlyle, … steven.butt...@gmail.com42

8/6/21

Writing Book Volume 2

No change since February. Still plan to wrap up vol2 at some point here. We're homeschooling our

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Writing Book Volume 2

No change since February. Still plan to wrap up vol2 at some point here. We're homeschooling our

8/6/21

ekaggrat singh kalsi, Ryan Carlyle3

3/29/21

looks like a resurrected wally !

yes it is similar to the wally simpson mechanism except that instead of stings it used a belt . The

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looks like a resurrected wally !

yes it is similar to the wally simpson mechanism except that instead of stings it used a belt . The

3/29/21

Oskar Linde, … Ryan Carlyle14

2/3/21

Eliminating ringing by modeling a spring-damper system

I think all mainstream 3DP firmware does currently split arcs back into segments, which is why this

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Eliminating ringing by modeling a spring-damper system

I think all mainstream 3DP firmware does currently split arcs back into segments, which is why this

2/3/21

Raph Rem, Ryan Carlyle2

2/2/21

Hash Kinematics demo

I saw this on Facebook and was trying to remember where I had seen it before! Hah. We've had

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Hash Kinematics demo

I saw this on Facebook and was trying to remember where I had seen it before! Hah. We've had

2/2/21

Wes Tabor, Ryan Carlyle2

2/2/21

New here - Introductions, powder printer and some advice from chemists.

Oh man, you're on a journey of discovery, aren't you? Sorry for the late response, it has

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New here - Introductions, powder printer and some advice from chemists.

Oh man, you're on a journey of discovery, aren't you? Sorry for the late response, it has

2/2/21

Ryan Carlyle, … tray8

2/2/21

Direct air-cooling filament in the cold zone

Right, so, I think Tray is reading me correctly on keeping filament solid above the highly-sheared

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Direct air-cooling filament in the cold zone

Right, so, I think Tray is reading me correctly on keeping filament solid above the highly-sheared

2/2/21

1/15/21

Re: [3dp-ideas] Abridged summary of 3dp-ideas@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I personally use velocity extrusion (proper trajectory planner with s curve acceleration profiles)

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Re: [3dp-ideas] Abridged summary of 3dp-ideas@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic

I personally use velocity extrusion (proper trajectory planner with s curve acceleration profiles)

1/15/21

Whosawhatsis, … dcro...@duet3d.com6

10/28/20

two-stage axis for large printers

Ian Pegg is already doing something similar on his large CoreXYUVAB 3D printer. His machine has a

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two-stage axis for large printers

Ian Pegg is already doing something similar on his large CoreXYUVAB 3D printer. His machine has a

10/28/20

Ryan Carlyle, … tray21

6/3/20

Threadless Ball Screw-der

Yes, the existence of prior art is a valid defense in an infringement suit, and the patent could be

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Threadless Ball Screw-der

Yes, the existence of prior art is a valid defense in an infringement suit, and the patent could be

6/3/20

2/15/20

Startup looking for a printer engineer

I got contacted by the CTO a medical application FDM printer startup looking for a 3d printer

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Startup looking for a printer engineer

I got contacted by the CTO a medical application FDM printer startup looking for a 3d printer

2/15/20

Whosa whatsis, … Ryan Carlyle5

2/11/20

Inter-layer planing tool

Stratasys has a patent (iirc) on microwaving parts printed with conductive fibers to internally heat

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Inter-layer planing tool

Stratasys has a patent (iirc) on microwaving parts printed with conductive fibers to internally heat

2/11/20

tray, … Daren Schwenke3

1/23/20

Poor layer bonding as a feature

I have done this with Nylon, mostly by accident as I was still figuring it out at the time. The layer

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Poor layer bonding as a feature

I have done this with Nylon, mostly by accident as I was still figuring it out at the time. The layer

1/23/20

Ryan Carlyle, … Dushyant Ahuja12

1/15/20

Dryspin Z with no linear hardware

This is what I've been thinking about doing - though not sure if support is available in the

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Dryspin Z with no linear hardware

This is what I've been thinking about doing - though not sure if support is available in the

1/15/20

Ryan Carlyle, … David Crocker9

12/1/19

How would you measure filament flow?

We still sell the laser filament monitor. It is mechanically much simpler than the rotating magnet

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How would you measure filament flow?

We still sell the laser filament monitor. It is mechanically much simpler than the rotating magnet

12/1/19

Ryan Carlyle, … Whosawhatsis15

11/30/19

Motor load indicator

I have a couple as well, but have only gotten as far as building a demonstration rig out of one of

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Motor load indicator

I have a couple as well, but have only gotten as far as building a demonstration rig out of one of

11/30/19

11/23/19

Toolchange remote direct drive + coupling lock

Some folks have implemented toolchanger coupling locks with push/pull cables (literal Bowden cables).

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Toolchange remote direct drive + coupling lock

Some folks have implemented toolchanger coupling locks with push/pull cables (literal Bowden cables).

11/23/19

Ryan Carlyle, … Russ Taber9

11/19/19

Thanks Russ! On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 9:36:29 AM UTC-6, Russ Taber wrote: Hey Ryan, a bit of

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Thanks Russ! On Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at 9:36:29 AM UTC-6, Russ Taber wrote: Hey Ryan, a bit of

11/19/19

Ryan Carlyle, … David Crocker8

11/16/19

Z nut backlash bed probing

Yeah, that's what I like about the UM system WW describes, triggering off the inflection point

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Z nut backlash bed probing

Yeah, that's what I like about the UM system WW describes, triggering off the inflection point

11/16/19

Ryan Carlyle, Whosawhatsis3

9/8/19

Dumb/awesome idea of the day: screw-driven CoreXY

Yeah, your indirect screw Z was the source of the idea here. Applying it to XY is more of a comedy

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Dumb/awesome idea of the day: screw-driven CoreXY

Yeah, your indirect screw Z was the source of the idea here. Applying it to XY is more of a comedy

9/8/19

9/8/19

Velocity jumps vs reflected inertia

Working on book content and something struck me as possibly worth doing some calculations. Background

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Velocity jumps vs reflected inertia

Working on book content and something struck me as possibly worth doing some calculations. Background

9/8/19

ekaggrat singh kalsi, … Ryan Carlyle8

9/6/19

infinity z axis

great idea. I will look into it after i get it working.. one complexity at a time. Another way of

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infinity z axis

great idea. I will look into it after i get it working.. one complexity at a time. Another way of

9/6/19

Ryan Carlyle, … Steven Butterfield4

8/13/19

Back-driving screws via vibration

I think I may have got that frequency. I had a bunch of screws loosen on my frame. Thanks for the

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Back-driving screws via vibration

I think I may have got that frequency. I had a bunch of screws loosen on my frame. Thanks for the

8/13/19

tray, Edward Simpson3

6/30/19

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6/30/19

ekaggrat singh kalsi, … tray6

4/19/19

self folding 3d prints

The first layer also goes down on a giant heat sink, which changes that layer's thermal profile

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self folding 3d prints

The first layer also goes down on a giant heat sink, which changes that layer's thermal profile

4/19/19

Ryan Carlyle, … William Cook16

4/18/19

Book terminology - hobbed gears

LOL On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5:48:49 PM UTC-4, Ryan Carlyle wrote: "Having Opposed

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Book terminology - hobbed gears

LOL On Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5:48:49 PM UTC-4, Ryan Carlyle wrote: "Having Opposed

4/18/19

Ryan Carlyle, … Whosawhatsis12

4/8/19

Crooked Printer

Midpoints of any quadrilateral form a parallelogram. Imagine segments AD and BC are telescoping with

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Crooked Printer

Midpoints of any quadrilateral form a parallelogram. Imagine segments AD and BC are telescoping with

4/8/19

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