Comments on: My First Printed Plastic Part http://aaroneiche.com/2010/07/06/my-first-printed-plastic-part/ A lot of nerdy stuff mixed together with a little nostalgia. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 Wed, 09 May 2012 17:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Aaron Eiche http://aaroneiche.com/2010/07/06/my-first-printed-plastic-part/comment-page-1/#comment-4050 Aaron Eiche Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:47:54 +0000 http://aaroneiche.com/?p=1018#comment-4050 Yeah. I think a bug tracker could help, but the nature of it makes it more difficult. Since this is reality instead of simply code, a lot more goes into a simple problem. If your extruder isn't working, it might be the thermal barrier isn't set right, or not screwed on tight enough, or the heater's not heating up high enough, or the nozzle is clogged. The list really goes on. A bug tracker I think would be difficult given the nature of the beast. It is a bit of a defective design. I get the feeling though that Makerbot has 10,000 of these in their warehouse and doesn't want to offer a better solution until they've sold these off. That's just a guess though. Yeah. I think a bug tracker could help, but the nature of it makes it more difficult. Since this is reality instead of simply code, a lot more goes into a simple problem. If your extruder isn’t working, it might be the thermal barrier isn’t set right, or not screwed on tight enough, or the heater’s not heating up high enough, or the nozzle is clogged. The list really goes on. A bug tracker I think would be difficult given the nature of the beast.

It is a bit of a defective design. I get the feeling though that Makerbot has 10,000 of these in their warehouse and doesn’t want to offer a better solution until they’ve sold these off. That’s just a guess though.

]]> By: Chris Brentano http://aaroneiche.com/2010/07/06/my-first-printed-plastic-part/comment-page-1/#comment-3907 Chris Brentano Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:48:04 +0000 http://aaroneiche.com/?p=1018#comment-3907 Crazy. They should have a bug tracker, given that it's open source and all. I mean, a wiki is fine, but this seems like an honest defect in design. Crazy. They should have a bug tracker, given that it’s open source and all. I mean, a wiki is fine, but this seems like an honest defect in design.

]]> By: Aaron Eiche http://aaroneiche.com/2010/07/06/my-first-printed-plastic-part/comment-page-1/#comment-3807 Aaron Eiche Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:23:32 +0000 http://aaroneiche.com/?p=1018#comment-3807 I'll have two print some invaders. I just barely finished repairing my heated print bed, and it'd on it's first-second trial run. We'll see how it goes. As for the makerbot extruder, we have become mortal enemies. I ended up buying some components from another company and they worked like a charm. The design has a lot of flaws in it. The one that comes to first to mind is the thermal barrier. This is the thing that keeps the extremely hot barrel and nozzle from melting the device it's attached to. Makerbot supplies one made out of teflon (PTFE), and teflon is a very soft material. What happened to me (on two teflon barriers) is the barrel wasn't screwed in tight enough (because it's so soft, you don't want to screw it in too tight, or you damage it) and hot plastic got in there and made it impossible to use. The barrier I used is PEEK, it's tougher. It worked beautifully the first time. The alternative option I used was just so much smoother that I've nearly sworn off makerbot alltogether. I’ll have two print some invaders. I just barely finished repairing my heated print bed, and it’d on it’s first-second trial run. We’ll see how it goes.

As for the makerbot extruder, we have become mortal enemies. I ended up buying some components from another company and they worked like a charm. The design has a lot of flaws in it. The one that comes to first to mind is the thermal barrier. This is the thing that keeps the extremely hot barrel and nozzle from melting the device it’s attached to. Makerbot supplies one made out of teflon (PTFE), and teflon is a very soft material. What happened to me (on two teflon barriers) is the barrel wasn’t screwed in tight enough (because it’s so soft, you don’t want to screw it in too tight, or you damage it) and hot plastic got in there and made it impossible to use. The barrier I used is PEEK, it’s tougher. It worked beautifully the first time. The alternative option I used was just so much smoother that I’ve nearly sworn off makerbot alltogether.

]]> By: Chris Brentano http://aaroneiche.com/2010/07/06/my-first-printed-plastic-part/comment-page-1/#comment-3800 Chris Brentano Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:52:45 +0000 http://aaroneiche.com/?p=1018#comment-3800 I think the cube needs some Space Invaders to keep it company - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3631 So is the extruder which comes with the MakerBot not sufficient? I think the cube needs some Space Invaders to keep it company – http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3631

So is the extruder which comes with the MakerBot not sufficient?

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