Monthly Archives: January 2011

I changed the model material adjustment to a lower value than I orginally had, and ran by modified Quickslice calbox. I stopped the program before the support layer, and measured the part. The road thickness was 0.031″ — exactly what … Continue reading →

I filed out the previous parts I made for the Z Axis DRO, as I wasn’t making any progress making new ones that were better. I fitted it in the chamber & I tacked it into place with some modeling … Continue reading →

A change in plans allowed me to spend some time with the FDM today. The small Insight part was done, and I took some quick photo’s: There’s a spike on the top surface toward the front just to the left … Continue reading →

I was a little worried about having the print heads up to temperature while cooking the material, support, and desiccant for an extended period of time. I unplugged and removed the print head. The machine would not power on without … Continue reading →

The small Insight part run the other day had the following measurements: The X modelled to 0.926″ was 0.900″ X bottom, to 0.924″ X top ; The Y modelled to 1.546″ was 1.512″ Y bottom, to 1.539″ Y top; 0.250″ part thickness was … Continue reading →

Last night, I remembered some details about the trays from the FDM 2000 and FDM 1650. The FDM 2000 tray had foam in it, and the FDM 1650 tray did not. When I started trying to run parts I simply … Continue reading →

I’ve been juggling a lot of different things lately, so I have only had short bursts of time to work on this problem & get the Z Axis DRO in. I wanted to take some pictures and really try to … Continue reading →

I ran new parts for the Z Axis DRO. On the end plates, I added 5/16 Inch to the front edge to shift the scale closer to the table, & also opened up the cutout. For the small part, I … Continue reading →