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by johnrpm
Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:05 am
Forum: Vat Design and Construction
Topic: print not sticking to build plate
Replies: 18
Views: 42808

Re: print not sticking to build plate

No sure if I can halp much, as I have not yet finished my build, sounds like you have
a large area to break free, would breaking up into segments help, to reduce contact area??,
any chance of some pictures,
by johnrpm
Wed Dec 04, 2013 3:05 pm
Forum: Z-Axis and Tillt/Slide axis
Topic: Tilt&slide
Replies: 10
Views: 30524

Re: Tilt&slide

Believe it or not, I do not have a camera, apart from the phone one, but
the images are rubbish, so I ask the wife to use her camera, then I will post images,
which will explain better than I.
by johnrpm
Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:56 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: First post
Replies: 10
Views: 29626

Re: First post

I recently found a way to collumnate the UV light a bit better

Images here would be good or in the hardware section.
by johnrpm
Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:30 am
Forum: Z-Axis and Tillt/Slide axis
Topic: Tilt&slide
Replies: 10
Views: 30524

Tilt&slide

I have made my vat with tilt and slide, a worm and wheel, salvaged from an old piece of kit driven by a stepper motor salvaged from an ancient hard drive, rotates an eccentric pin to slide the vat and then tilt it down, the other end slides on small bearings. At the present time I do not know what f...
by johnrpm
Tue Dec 03, 2013 5:34 am
Forum: Hardware showcase / Build Logs
Topic: My Bottom-up Machine
Replies: 2
Views: 11781

Re: My Bottom-up Machine

Could you explain the release problems you have had, I have a tilt and slide, but
not sure if the motor is strong enough.

Does it need much force to pull free, does it pull the part from the platform???.

thanks.
by johnrpm
Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:51 pm
Forum: Hardware
Topic: grbl firmware
Replies: 13
Views: 35964

grbl firmware

grbl2.JPG I have opted for grbl running on a uno for my dlp printer, with blue ice stepper drives and a protoneer shield, this makes for a small controller that can fit in a small corner somewhere, the only seller I could find for the grbl shield was from new zealand, only took 6 days to arrive in ...
by johnrpm
Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:36 pm
Forum: Creation Workshop
Topic: Beta13
Replies: 15
Views: 26625

Beta13

I have downloaded beta13 again, and things are working well, on testing, (still not finished my build) everything woks as it should, I must have been using version 12 somehow, but can not understand how,anyway as it does not need installing, I shall download every now and then, in case any sneaky im...
by johnrpm
Sun Dec 01, 2013 5:28 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: First post
Replies: 10
Views: 29626

First post

Thanks for creating this new forum, we can now share images, etc, to help each other with our builds.