See if you can look around Galloways on (or nearby ) old Railroad rd. (It's not to far away from GoRe OrPhAnige /me makes spooky noises)
found it! and it's no where near the Haunted Orphanage Galloway Brothers Inc 2717 Old Railroad Rd Sandusky, OH 44870 On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 2:45 AM, Tomm Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Andrew, > It is hand powered. Though a motor could easily be attached to it. > > On the note touched upon by Omar, why don't we simply build everything we > possibly can and cut costs. The grinder could be made out of a re-purposed > meat grinder, quite possibly with some modifications to the cutter wheel > (depending upon the style and efficiency). The extruder could even be made > DIY, but the only mechanism I see as a tricky one (per my idea) is the > metal screw to carry the plastic pellets into the heating core, injection > molding style. Though I would bet Devin could give some expertise into how > to machine such a piece. > > To touch on detail, I was thinking the intruder would essentially have a > hopper for the pellets. Said hopper would then feed down into a concaved > screw in a shaft, wrapped with a heater core. This shaft would carry the > pellets through, melting them to liquid, then force them into a chamber of > the appropriate dimensions where the plastic cools and hardens as a "wire". > After running through the cooling chamber, it is spooled up on an automated > spooler, turning relative to the carrier screw. Generally in the style of > the proposed Filastruder. > > These steps allow for the focus to be on Torrie's proposed improvements > and allows for the 3D printer area to be improved as well. If I find some > time I can poke around Hazel St. Recycling for anything that would work for > the needs or quite possibly be lucky enough to run across injection molding > parts? > > Does anyone have any thoughts or contributions to the ideas or > construction? > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 1:58 AM, Andrew Buczko > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes yes yes! I have seen that grinder before and want it. >> >> One question, do we need to by a motor for that grinder or does it come >> with one? >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 30, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Torrie Fischer <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> On Sunday, March 30, 2014 13:06:59 Omar Rassi wrote: >>> > The Idea: >>> > >>> > The grant from the Knight Foundation was given to help advance our >>> > charitable activities. The 3D printer has been available for public use >>> > since we got it and there is much more that we can do to improve the >>> > experience and enhance guest visits. >>> > >>> > What is needed? >>> > >>> > Currently there are some minor deficiencies with the Prusa as it is >>> right >>> > now. >>> > >>> > >>> > - Lack of a stable fan. >>> > - Can be resolved by printing an appropriate mount for the tiny >>> fan >>> > we have now and making it a permanent fixture. >>> > - Lack of variable filament types. >>> > - Easily resolved by asking our contacts from the last >>> acquisition of >>> > filament for different types of filament. >>> > - A plastic portion of the nozzle assembly is cracked (I think its >>> the >>> > carriage assembly). >>> > - Can be resolved by printing a new carriage assembly from >>> stronger >>> > filament material. >>> > - The current software in use is not stable and the settings from >>> the >>> > Mac Mini that was in use before have not been imported. >>> > - I will resolve this by the end April by exporting the settings >>> from >>> > the Mini, burning the file to CD and placing it at the 3D >>> printer cart >>> > (someone more familiar with repetier host can import those >>> > settings, I am a >>> > 3D printer n00b). >>> > - I will also dual boot Windows and Fedora on the computer with a >>> > shared exFat partition to store the 3D printer software >>> > settings, this way >>> > both OSes can share the same settings. >>> > >>> > What is wanted? >>> > >>> > I would like to add a grinder to and filament extruder so that bad >>> prints >>> > can get quickly recycled. I found the filastruder >>> > kit<http://www.filastruder.com/products/filastruder-kit> $300 >>> > and the filabot <http://www.filabot.com/> $900. The filabot is more >>> > expensive but it comes completed and seems like it could be sturdier >>> in the >>> > long run. The filastruder is much less expensive but it is a DIY kit >>> which >>> > is not exactly a downside for us :) and looks more vulnerable to >>> accidental >>> > damage. >>> > >>> > The filament extruder takes pellets, not pieces, so bad prints need to >>> be >>> > ground up. I found a plastic grinder by >>> > filabot< >>> http://www.filabot.com/collections/filabot-core/filabot-reclaimer> >>> > costing >>> > $450. >>> > >>> > Lastly, adding a 3D scanner would allow people to bring in their own >>> things >>> > and make a 3D model of it. Then edits can made, it can be enlarged, >>> shrunk, >>> > altered, or just copied in plastic monocolor glory. Here is Makerbot's >>> > digitizer <http://store.makerbot.com/digitizer> for $800. >>> > >>> > These additions to the 3D printer would cost between $1,550 to $2,150. >>> That >>> > is %10.3 to %14.3 of the grant. >>> >>> Sounds good to me! >>> >>> > >>> > How does this benefit the space? >>> > >>> > Since we got the 3D printer, every day that I have spent more than a >>> few >>> > hours at Synhak during regular open hours, someone has come by saying, >>> "I >>> > heard you guys have a 3D printer." Its a very popular concept that is >>> > making news everywhere that one is set up. Synhak's printer has become >>> a >>> > centerpiece to our space that gets a lot of attention whenever people >>> > visit. Sort of a "come for the 3D printer, stay for all the other >>> > possibilities" thing. By increasing its abilities, hackers can enjoy >>> more >>> > prototyping options, and will generate greater interest for Synhak and >>> the >>> > hacking community. The improvements will also stand as a small example >>> of >>> > what can be done with more grant funding. >>> > >>> > I invite discussion on this idea, please suggest changes, negatives, >>> > positives, thoughts. I am only one person with limited time so if >>> anyone >>> > knows of other options or alternatives to what I listed, please >>> suggest it! >>> > >>> > Thank you, >>> > >>> > Omar >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Discuss mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > > > -- > > Sincerely, Tomm Smith > God bless > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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