This is a mix between a blog and a personal wiki. Notes can be articles, project presentations, or literally notes I wrote up after doing some research.
Published: 2021-11-11
Fillamentum NonOilen is an exciting new material that promises better biodegradability than PLA, high temperature resistance, and other advantageous attributes. I figured out how to print it on the Prusa Mini.
Go to note...Published: 2021-11-08
After printing perfectly fine for over a year, my Prusa Mini experienced issues, to the point where it became basically unusable for a few weeks. In this note, I'm going to write about the symptoms I saw, what I think caused them, how I overcame the problems, and how I intend to prevent them from happening again in the future.
Go to note...Published: 2021-11-04
Open source products, whether software or hardware, provide a lot of benefits. Both to users and their creators. In this note, I'm going to examine what those benefits are.
Go to note...Published: 2021-10-04
3D printing is extremely useful and has revolutionized some aspects of what can be made in small workshop and home environments. But plastics are a huge problem, and it sucks to be contributing to that. In this note, I'll examine some options for eco-friendly 3D printing filaments, to explore how we can limit the environmental impact of 3D printing.
Go to note...Published: 2021-09-23
Aluminium extrusion ("aluminum", for our North American friends), also called T-slot framing or aluminium profile, is an extremely useful component for building projects in the home shop, especially in combination with 3D-printed parts.
I haven't had a chance to use it for any projects so far, but I'm very interested. I've started to look into it, and this note is a snapshot of the current state of my research. I intend to update it, as I learn more.
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