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#396 - 20150314 - Prusa i3 Reprap 3d printer review, full
Grab a cup of coffee for this one. Full review of a 3d printer model sold by Havit-Shop on ebay and amazon for around $350. To skip to specific topics please use the indexed links below.
VIDEO INDEX
1:15 Change - Table Surface
4:26 Change - Optical Z axis home switch
5:43 Change - X/Y limit switch adjustments
8:51 Change - Bed leveling screws
10:57 Change - upgrade glass top (with small plug for Ella's Limited, a former classmate and very fine artist).
12:24 Change - Z axis lead screw flange nut assembly
13:30 Comment positive - Solid lead screw stepper motors
14:12 Change - RH Z axis linear bearing holder
16:09 Change - Add pretension to sliding bed linear bearings
17:30 Change - Add 3rd linear bearing to X axis extruder gantry
18:40 Change - Extruder cable management
20:37 Change - Extruder filament pinch roller pivot
21:44 Change - Nozzle cooling fan mounting hardware
22:24 Change - Enlarge hole in heat sink to clear filament drive gear
23:20 Change - Countersink some holes to mount Z axis steppers
24:09 Change - Power supply mounting holes in wrong locations
24:45 Comment negative - Not LCD friendly
26:28 Comment - Total time to build
28:22 Comment - Firmware, software and processor descriptions
30:01 Comment - Printing from SD card
30:28 Comment - Basic steps to print an object
34:56 Comment - What's it good for?
38:18 Demo - NASA inspired ratchet wrench. See also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbgTs_9m84A
38:59 Comment - Other practical uses
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