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Late Notices Sent!
I have done major inventory spread sheet work and I now have much more accurate information. I have also sent late notices to suppliers...
Daniel Power
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Remote Drive Shaft Parts Arrived!
First time I have ever used a square crimp tool on soldered wire, this is going to be cool to prepare for the 3D printer. Cheers!
Daniel Power
Jul 12, 20201 min read
Sending Late Notices
I am still working on inventory and I just started sending late notices. There is a lot of information to add and consider but I think it...
Daniel Power
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Dual Z-Axis Consideration
This is a difficult decision for me because while I am aware a single z-axis is functional, I am alarmed by the amount of play in the...
Daniel Power
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Doing Inventory
I cannot show pictures of my spread sheets but this is just here to say it is crunch time for the parts I ordered two months ago to be...
Daniel Power
Jul 10, 20201 min read


Added Better Flexible Slots
This is to ease assembly because the metal parts I receive are not always perfectly to the right size. There are one of these braces on...
Daniel Power
Jul 6, 20201 min read


Added Carriage Bulges and Expanded Extruder Mounting Holes
New bulges added for threaded inserts because thin walls pose a high risk of shipping and tearing when pressing inserts in. Extruder...
Daniel Power
Jul 6, 20201 min read
A8 Fixed!
A friendly note that I have a natural habit to touch heater cartridges to check their temperature so please don't be like me and use...
Daniel Power
Jul 4, 20201 min read
Anet A8 Heater Cartridge Died
Kind of a regular thing for 3 year old printers. This will the be the second time I have to replace the heater cartridge to get back to...
Daniel Power
Jul 4, 20201 min read


Free Z-Axis Worries Me
I recently installed an old lead screw to the Power ARM prototype and I am more than a little concerned about the free wobble in the...
Daniel Power
Jul 3, 20202 min read


Carriage assembly printed and minor adjustments
I recently printed all the parts needed for this assembly shown here and small edits/reprints for parts that were not fitting well like...
Daniel Power
Jul 2, 20201 min read


Vibration damper success!
This is a follow up of yesterday's vibration dampers and I am happy to say the design functions sufficiently and holds up the weight of...
Daniel Power
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Starting another 12hr print
This is craftware, my prefered beginner friendly slicer. I will talk more about it later! The X-Carriage and Extruder assembly are rather...
Daniel Power
Jun 30, 20201 min read


Working on Vibration dampers
I printed 6 of these feet and I am going to install them this afternoon. I used 95A TPU so they are remarkably stiff and maybe too stiff...
Daniel Power
Jun 29, 20201 min read


X-Carriage Belt Lock
I took a brief break to handle summer exams. I will try to post a bit more but no guarantee that I will catch up to the days lost. These...
Daniel Power
Jun 29, 20201 min read
Website Printer Color Option
This is a really good idea someone I was talking to brought up but for the website there should be an option to view the printer renders...
Daniel Power
Jun 25, 20201 min read


Extruder and X-Carriage update
I added a fan grill over the hotend fan and I also added a thumb lever for the extruder to make it easier to press down on and manually...
Daniel Power
Jun 25, 20201 min read


Polished and Hypothetically Functional
I'll be working on a cover for the red sensor tomorrow but I am happy to announce that I got every piece inside without collisions and...
Daniel Power
Jun 24, 20201 min read


Rough Assembly and Filament Guide
I have worked out a slap dash way to get all the hardware into the extruder as well as a narrow filament guiding piece to ensure a smooth...
Daniel Power
Jun 23, 20201 min read


Filament Motion Sensor Back Up Design
Checking for jams is difficult as it is, I have a handful of ideas how to try and do that. I want to reiterate this is all experimental...
Daniel Power
Jun 21, 20201 min read
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