It’s been more than a year since my last progress report, and about 1.2 years since I bought my 3D Printer. I have made some updates to it, which I’ll be describing below.
Report 1: 3D Printer – MMG – progress report 1
Parts used:
Status right now:
- Removed the bottom LED light strip
- Tested OctoPrint with a web camera (pending frame mounting)
- Cable management done
- MOSFET back plate done (to prevent shorts)
- Added plastic feet to the printer to reduce noise and vibrations
- Using glass bed for printing (makes it much easier to remove a print after it is done)
- Upgraded the spool holder to increase structural integrity
- Mounted LCD to frame
- RPi OctoPrint server has its own case, but is not mounted to the frame due to lack of space
Overview of the printer </figure> </li>
I have finally done some much needed cable management </figure> </li>
The LCD has been mounted to the top of the printer frame </figure> </li>
I’ve designed a slightly shifted LCD bracket for this </figure> </li>
The shifted right bracket can be better seen from this angle </figure> </li>
The spool holder received and updated after a small accident </figure> </li>
The RPi Octoprint server in its pink case; it was mounted to the top of the frame, but that obstructed full movement on the Z axis </figure> </li>
I have added plastic buffers, to keep the printer from sliding around; this has significantly reduced the noise generated by the printer </figure> </li>
A screenshot of the OctoPrint server </figure> </li> </ul></figure> Future plans * Get a better, quieter PSU * Mount RPi to the back of the LCD holder * Mount Webcam for time lapses * Play around with the print settings to reduce stringing * Replace extruder with better version capable of handling elastic filament
