Printing: first results
I spent a couple of hours in the workshop earlier this evening, finishing the hot end components and then doing a first real print. As you can see ...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 07 November, 2012

First successful print dry-run (with video!)
The title says it all. I finally got it working at the end of the day after a long fight with the electronics. There’s still some work to do as i...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 04 November, 2012

Electronics working!
It’s been a frustrating, but ultimately successful day wrestling with the electronics today. I started by moving the circuit board on to the front...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 03 November, 2012

All remaining parts arrived. Hot end fitted
Today saw the motherlode of parts arrive! The morning’s post brought the J-Head hot end, power supply and a couple of Atmel microprocessors; after...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 02 November, 2012

Electronics soldering complete, cable routing begun
The remaining parts turned up from Farnell this morning along with the M2 hardware and the Pololu stepper driver modules from China (super-fast shi...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 31 October, 2012

PCB fitted; end stops and belts loosely fitted
A few updates this evening. I finished soldering the electronic components I had in stock and ordered the remaining items from Farnell which shoul...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 30 October, 2012

PCB arrived; electronic components stock raided!
The Sanguinololu PCB arrived in the post this morning. I have a lot of the needed components in stock already so started soldering them in place t...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 29 October, 2012

Linear bearings arrived; frame and axes complete
The long-awaited LM8UU linear bearings finally arrived this morning. Here’s the proof:
Posted in prusa-i2 on 19 October, 2012

Print plates cut and drilled
Took a quick trip into town after work to buy a big sheet of 6mm MDF then dusted off Fran’s old band saw, cut the top and bottom plates to the spec...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 17 October, 2012

Frame aligned
Finished aligning the main frame tonight. The next job is to source and cut the thick sheet for the top and bottom print beds and then I really am...
Posted in prusa-i2 on 16 October, 2012