Category Archives: MakerBot

My Current 3D-Printing Status

Posted on November 27, 2012 by cyrozap

Hardware upgrade: After wiring the 8-pin CPU power connector to go to the relay board and connecting my Cupcake’s new PSU, the machine no longer skips steps in the Z-axis nor in the extruder and the heated build platform and … Continue reading →

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Power Supply Perils

Posted on September 23, 2012 by cyrozap

After 3 years of faithfully supplying power to my MakerBot Cupcake, the power supply has finally died. Every time I switched it on, it would turn right off. That’s not bad for 3 years of use, especially considering that I … Continue reading →

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MakerBot is Growing Up

Posted on September 19, 2012 by cyrozap

Disclaimer: This is just, like, my opinion, man. Also, I won’t be discussing whether MakerBot has done anything illegal or not; I’ll only be explaining what I think is going on at the company. Introduction: Recently, the MakerBot Replicator 2 … Continue reading →

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Debian Linux + ReplicatorG

Posted on May 1, 2012 by cyrozap

Recently, I have been trying to get rid of my MacBook Pro so I will be able to upgrade my iPhone in the Fall when the new one is supposed to come out. Up until now, my MacBook had been … Continue reading →

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Stupid Circuit Prototype…

Posted on November 23, 2011 by cyrozap

Ok, I’ve built this thing TWICE on two different boards now and I still haven’t managed to get it to work with the programmer! AAAAAAUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHHHDSASDGFKLHASKJGHKLJAGLK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you want to help me, see the post I made on the MakerBot Google Group.

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My Current MakerBot Setup

Posted on November 3, 2011 by cyrozap

I haven’t added any good pictures or videos of my work area in a while so, a few days ago, I decided to take some with my Nikon D5100.

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Cool Stuff

Posted on October 28, 2011 by cyrozap

The parts for the Unicorn circuit board arrived! The circuit boards themselves sill aren’t here, of course (cheap shipping from China is cheap and slow). Anyway, I went through the parts I received and, lo and behold, I got one … Continue reading →

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Unicorn Pen Plotter Circuit Component Cost

Posted on October 26, 2011 by cyrozap

Ok, so I’m a few days late with ordering the parts. No big deal, right? Anyway, I got them ordered today and it ended up costing around $16 (including shipping, from Digi-key). That parts cost reflects a full set of RoHS-compliant … Continue reading →

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Unicorn Pen Plotter Dedicated Controller Board

Posted on October 23, 2011 by cyrozap

I just ordered 10 of the Minimalist Unicorn Controller Boards that I designed. Total cost was around $34 from SeeedStudio, so that’s about $3.40 per board. If you want, I can send you one for the cost of the board … Continue reading →

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Prusa Mendel X-Carriage

Posted on October 2, 2011 by cyrozap

This is the day you will always remember as the day I FINALLY PRINTED THE PRUSA X-CARRIAGE! If you can’t tell, I’m really excited. It turns out that the missing ingredient to my MakerBotting success was some isopropyl alcohol (70%, … Continue reading →

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