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Recycling Filament and plastics

Tony Davies May 8, 2016 0

So the first thing we have to think about is what to do with all of your old failed prints of course recycling plastics will be the answer. Over time you get many failed prints and if you are like me keeps all of the failures in the hope…

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Upgrading a Prusa i3

Tony Davies May 4, 2016 15

If you have been involved in the 3D printing world since its inception then at some point you will have come across Josef Prusa and the original i3. Josef created argueably the first open source 3D printer that pretty much anyone with…

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The Tantillus Part 2 Get Organised

Tony Davies Apr 12, 2016 0

The Tantillus Part 2 Get Organised So you have got your work area clean tidy and safe ,all of your tools,your hardware , printed parts and laser cut parts.If you are struggling to get anything have a look on this UK website . For our…

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Arduino Part–2 The Choices Entry Level

Tony Davies Apr 12, 2016 0

So you have read part one and curious to find out what there is out there to use. I am going to try and keep this as current as possible with some history thrown in I will publish a list of types and specifications and possible uses for…

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3D printer after care Package

Tony Davies Apr 11, 2016 6

As you all are aware not every print that you make comes out perfect , maybe its stuck to the bed , has a few bits of stray plastic , the holes are not the right size , so you need an easy way of fixing your prints with this 3D printer…

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Arduino Part 1–The ins & outs

Tony Davies Mar 3, 2016 0

What is it? Arduino is an open-source prototyping platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software. Arduino boards are able to read inputs - light on a sensor, a finger on a button, or a Twitter message - and turn it into an output -…

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3D Printed Robots & Figures

Tony Davies Feb 7, 2016 3

Another one in the mini series of what to do with my 3D printer, I made some 3D printed robots. Big ,small , with or without electronics or just a figure or even just a figure with movable joints.There are a lot of choices out there – or…

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3D printed CNC Mill

Tony Davies Feb 5, 2016 1

So you have made a 3D printer and I would guess fallen in love with making things. why not trying to make this 3D printed CNC? So what do you print with your new printer , well I suppose once you have made all the plastic parts that made…

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Arduino based Traffic Light Simulator

Tony Davies Feb 4, 2016 1

3D printed Arduino Traffic Lights A little bit off topic for the 3D printer community , but then again maybe not , for those of you who design and create 3D models then this little blog will enable you to create Traffic lights simulator on…

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The Tantillus Part 1

Tony Davies Jan 30, 2016 2

The Tantillus 3D Printer Is a truly portable opensource 3D printer . Tantillus provides easy computer-less printing in a stunning beautiful small package. With the ability to reproduce its entire case Tantillus comes the closest any…