Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
hey bishop, do the thing with the knife. --- On Thu, 6/21/12, transis...@transistor-man.com transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: From: transis...@transistor-man.com transis...@transistor-man.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 10:20 PM On 2012-06-20 09:14, ceen...@in-front.com wrote: This link is for a reprap SCARA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cquw7dvR80A There was a conversation a while back about how many plastic Yoda heads and other fast prototyped plastic waste would end up in land fills. I see the above reprap SCARA being a positive and constructive engineering use for a reprap machine. The HF06 used stepper motor and linear bearings but the rest is pretty much made with a reprap. Cool stuff. Dennis ---Original Message--- From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer Sent: Jun 20 '12 02:25 On Jun 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 19 June 2012 15:46, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: As the printer is a SCARA arm This is an interesting development, as it has more printable components than a conventional RepRap. You could (in theory) print the arms, whereas printing linear slides is more tricky. Wow, that is a really great idea! Pretty much the only thing you couldn't print is the steppers (and electrical components) - but those things are cheap! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users That is excellent, I didn't realize it, bit you're correct, there are fewer non-printable parts on a scara versus a conventional XY platform. (no linear bearings) That platform (video) looks really far along. One of the mechanisms IBM used in this arm to maintain constant direction on the front facing appendage is just link it with a belt to the theta 1 axis. it effectively removes the 'turn' on the front axis, so you don't necessarily have to have the extruder (or pen) in the video's case in the exact center of the front facing part. I can snag a picture later on to demo this, which might be useful for printed-out-scara-arms. @jeshua, thanks! The smiley-face was a reference to the movie 'moon'. There's a robot in the film with a very basic display, that looks similar to the printout. I think this is the most-recent for scara-reprap development: http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?2,128991,128991 if you run into other people developing for that platform i'd be curious, Thanks, -Dane -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
On 2012-06-20 09:14, ceen...@in-front.com wrote: This link is for a reprap SCARA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cquw7dvR80A There was a conversation a while back about how many plastic Yoda heads and other fast prototyped plastic waste would end up in land fills. I see the above reprap SCARA being a positive and constructive engineering use for a reprap machine. The HF06 used stepper motor and linear bearings but the rest is pretty much made with a reprap. Cool stuff. Dennis ---Original Message--- From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer Sent: Jun 20 '12 02:25 On Jun 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 19 June 2012 15:46, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: As the printer is a SCARA arm This is an interesting development, as it has more printable components than a conventional RepRap. You could (in theory) print the arms, whereas printing linear slides is more tricky. Wow, that is a really great idea! Pretty much the only thing you couldn't print is the steppers (and electrical components) - but those things are cheap! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users That is excellent, I didn't realize it, bit you're correct, there are fewer non-printable parts on a scara versus a conventional XY platform. (no linear bearings) That platform (video) looks really far along. One of the mechanisms IBM used in this arm to maintain constant direction on the front facing appendage is just link it with a belt to the theta 1 axis. it effectively removes the 'turn' on the front axis, so you don't necessarily have to have the extruder (or pen) in the video's case in the exact center of the front facing part. I can snag a picture later on to demo this, which might be useful for printed-out-scara-arms. @jeshua, thanks! The smiley-face was a reference to the movie 'moon'. There's a robot in the film with a very basic display, that looks similar to the printout. I think this is the most-recent for scara-reprap development: http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?2,128991,128991 if you run into other people developing for that platform i'd be curious, Thanks, -Dane -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
Il giorno mar, 19/06/2012 alle 09.46 -0500, transis...@transistor-man.com ha scritto: Hi o I just went through integrating EMC2 for a 3d ABS/PLA printer Its detailed here: transistor-man.com/3dprintbot.html The control boards have their source files and pcbs listed, i;m working on pushing the schematics up this week. I ended up doing exactly what was suggested earlier in a previous thread, having MCodes call extrusion or heating, and that's about it. I didnt end up purchasing / going with the reprap/makerbot control boards as i didn't need the complexity. Overall it was simple but took many weeks to get up to speed, learn the innerworkings of emc2, and get stepgen to work with nontrivial kinematics. As the printer is a SCARA arm, the kinematics and setup make it quite a bit more difficult to calibrate, which also took a bit of time to work through. If there are any questions shoot over an email, hopefully the documentation will be helpful for those few folks working with non-cartesian platforms (scara / kuka) -Dane transis...@transistor-man.com Thanks for sharing! it's a very nice machine, explained deeply in a very clean way. -- Se non puoi aggiustare una cosa, non è tua. If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
On Jun 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 19 June 2012 15:46, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: As the printer is a SCARA arm This is an interesting development, as it has more printable components than a conventional RepRap. You could (in theory) print the arms, whereas printing linear slides is more tricky. Wow, that is a really great idea! Pretty much the only thing you couldn't print is the steppers (and electrical components) - but those things are cheap! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
This link is for a reprap SCARA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cquw7dvR80A There was a conversation a while back about how many plastic Yoda heads and other fast prototyped plastic waste would end up in land fills. I see the above reprap SCARA being a positive and constructive engineering use for a reprap machine. The HF06 used stepper motor and linear bearings but the rest is pretty much made with a reprap. Cool stuff. Dennis ---Original Message--- From: Jeshua Lacock jes...@3dtopo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer Sent: Jun 20 '12 02:25 On Jun 19, 2012, at 9:46 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 19 June 2012 15:46, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: As the printer is a SCARA arm This is an interesting development, as it has more printable components than a conventional RepRap. You could (in theory) print the arms, whereas printing linear slides is more tricky. Wow, that is a really great idea! Pretty much the only thing you couldn't print is the steppers (and electrical components) - but those things are cheap! Cheers, Jeshua Lacock Founder/Engineer 3DTOPO Incorporated http://3DTOPO.com Phone: 208.462.4171 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
Hi o I just went through integrating EMC2 for a 3d ABS/PLA printer Its detailed here: transistor-man.com/3dprintbot.html The control boards have their source files and pcbs listed, i;m working on pushing the schematics up this week. I ended up doing exactly what was suggested earlier in a previous thread, having MCodes call extrusion or heating, and that's about it. I didnt end up purchasing / going with the reprap/makerbot control boards as i didn't need the complexity. Overall it was simple but took many weeks to get up to speed, learn the innerworkings of emc2, and get stepgen to work with nontrivial kinematics. As the printer is a SCARA arm, the kinematics and setup make it quite a bit more difficult to calibrate, which also took a bit of time to work through. If there are any questions shoot over an email, hopefully the documentation will be helpful for those few folks working with non-cartesian platforms (scara / kuka) -Dane transis...@transistor-man.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
On 19 June 2012 15:46, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: As the printer is a SCARA arm This is an interesting development, as it has more printable components than a conventional RepRap. You could (in theory) print the arms, whereas printing linear slides is more tricky. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
On 6/19/2012 10:46 AM, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: Hi o I just went through integrating EMC2 for a 3d ABS/PLA printer Its detailed here: transistor-man.com/3dprintbot.html The control boards have their source files and pcbs listed, i;m working on pushing the schematics up this week. I ended up doing exactly what was suggested earlier in a previous thread, having MCodes call extrusion or heating, and that's about it. I didnt end up purchasing / going with the reprap/makerbot control boards as i didn't need the complexity. Overall it was simple but took many weeks to get up to speed, learn the innerworkings of emc2, and get stepgen to work with nontrivial kinematics. As the printer is a SCARA arm, the kinematics and setup make it quite a bit more difficult to calibrate, which also took a bit of time to work through. If there are any questions shoot over an email, hopefully the documentation will be helpful for those few folks working with non-cartesian platforms (scara / kuka) -Dane transis...@transistor-man.com - In my book, you rate an A for the work and an A for the documentation. Go to the head of the class :-) Regards, Kent -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
On 2012-06-19 10:49, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 6/19/2012 10:46 AM, transis...@transistor-man.com wrote: Hi o I just went through integrating EMC2 for a 3d ABS/PLA printer Its detailed here: transistor-man.com/3dprintbot.html The control boards have their source files and pcbs listed, i;m working on pushing the schematics up this week. I ended up doing exactly what was suggested earlier in a previous thread, having MCodes call extrusion or heating, and that's about it. I didnt end up purchasing / going with the reprap/makerbot control boards as i didn't need the complexity. Overall it was simple but took many weeks to get up to speed, learn the innerworkings of emc2, and get stepgen to work with nontrivial kinematics. As the printer is a SCARA arm, the kinematics and setup make it quite a bit more difficult to calibrate, which also took a bit of time to work through. If there are any questions shoot over an email, hopefully the documentation will be helpful for those few folks working with non-cartesian platforms (scara / kuka) -Dane transis...@transistor-man.com - In my book, you rate an A for the work and an A for the documentation. Go to the head of the class :-) Regards, Kent -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Haha, thanks! i should have the updated schematics up for the PID controllers before end of week, i will update when they are available -Dane -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] SCARA robot arm 3D printer
2012/6/19 transis...@transistor-man.com: Hi o I just went through integrating EMC2 for a 3d ABS/PLA printer Its detailed here: transistor-man.com/3dprintbot.html Wonderful build and excellent documentation of it. Thank You very much for sharing it!!! Viesturs The control boards have their source files and pcbs listed, i;m working on pushing the schematics up this week. I ended up doing exactly what was suggested earlier in a previous thread, having MCodes call extrusion or heating, and that's about it. I didnt end up purchasing / going with the reprap/makerbot control boards as i didn't need the complexity. Overall it was simple but took many weeks to get up to speed, learn the innerworkings of emc2, and get stepgen to work with nontrivial kinematics. As the printer is a SCARA arm, the kinematics and setup make it quite a bit more difficult to calibrate, which also took a bit of time to work through. If there are any questions shoot over an email, hopefully the documentation will be helpful for those few folks working with non-cartesian platforms (scara / kuka) -Dane transis...@transistor-man.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Viesturs If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
