3D Printer Upgrades: 3D Printed Extruder Version 2
Recently we designed and 3d printed our own extruder for our 3d printer. That design is shown in the image below While testing we experienced some issues with this design.…
3D Printer Upgrades: 3D Printed Extruder Version 1
In our Acriprint 3D Printer, we had been using the traditional creality style metal extruder in our direct drive extruder hotend system. This extruder (golden) can be seen in the…
CNC Machine (Version 1) Upgrade: Y Axis Quad Linear Rods
If you have not read our project blog post regarding the development of our CNC machine, we would recommend that you read that so that you can have a background…
CNC Machine (Version 1) Upgrade: Brushless DC Motor Spindle Design
To better understand the context behind this project, please read our project post titled “Desktop CNC Machine Version 1.0”. When milling printed circuit boards (PCBs) with our desktop CNC we…
Acriprint Version 2: Quick Connect Upgrade for Extruder Mount
In this post we will be discussing a major upgrade that we made to the extruder mount that was discussed in an earlier post regarding the X axis of Acriprint…