Recent content by RichardM

If nothing else kills you, old age will. Remember the three score and ten estimate. I understood that PLA was not a problem and ABS should be vented outside where it can kill the weeds. Two years ago I stopped smoking cigarettes thanks to the Vape effect (tastes terrible, still follow smokers...

Interesting, I agree but having looked at their 'prints' on their website there is a lot of post print tidy up to do. They look worse than my original PLA prints (and they were pretty bad). Anyway, don't have a spare kiln so will wait for the next generation. In three years time you'll probably...

Beautiful may be too extreme an adjective. Calm, quiet, rural certainly, forgotten may be apt. The problem is if you want to buy anything other than daily essentials, potatoes, carrots, coffee, Glenmorangie, etc. then you have to travel or use the dreaded internet. We have no 'Tech' second hand...

How the heck did that happen??? Very easily, Doctor said "Ok Lets have a look at the incision. Just lean over." I was sitting next to his desk, the Hospital did say avoid low chairs, well I'm 6'5" so all chairs are too low for me but apparently, no definitely, low chairs are verboten for new...

Greetings and felicitations to one and all... I had just bought and assembled a rather interesting Anet A2 when I had to have a hip replacement (nothing to do with the labours involved in screwing up ..oops screwing together the A2), more to do with aging bones and a life of climbing masts and...

As stated previously,the 3D printer's processor does one hell of a lot of work. It has to co-ordinate three stepper motors to deposit the melted filament at the correct spot (XYZ). It is also checking the temperature of the extruder and (usually) the bed. HOWEVER, the motherboard supplied with...

if you chain smoke wont the cigarette filter out the smoke ?

Too much tension in any mechanical drive train can cause problems - if it's the x axis travel where the problem is occurring then it is certainly worth 'tweaking'. Also dont know if this site will help but they do list a series of print problems with images etc...

I know it's an old thread but been working tooooo hard. I thought the fun was in building the thing (and continual modifications - according to thingyverse) ?

I'm a complete novice so can offer very little help but noticed that you asked for help and haven't had any replies. I've just built an A2 and had to get my own bolts and T nuts because the ones supplied (bolts) in the kit would not lock up correctly (hit the back end of the extrusion ) also the...

Was it the masks or just the fact that people were walking around in CA; thought it was wheels only over there.

70 proof sounds like a good Single Malt, it takes years to mature.. When I was a sprog my first Saturday job was helping my dad maintain some lorries, grinding off the edge of brake shoes to prevent squeaking was a job I used to do on a very large grindstone with no guard, no safety glasses and...

To conclude this post I must say that having created (my first CAD realisation) a small four part box 9two 'Us' and two flat end plates I am bloody impressed with the accuracy and quality of this printer. Despite all the challenges of bolting the Anet together it's pretty bloody good so far...

Warnings to all ! BUY a large stock of 3D printers & filament (stock up to the gunnels ) now before the H&S community Printer: 1) require certified printer technician to operate said machine 2) require full time H&S officer present at all times 3) Require full annual inspection, calibration...

Well, after turning the hot bed upside down (ie the warnings, led & shiny surface facing the floor, covering the other side with blue masking tape (as recommended by someone somewhere on t'internet I downloaded Cura 14.07 loaded up some filament (that took some doing as it isn't easy to get the...