Built to Spec » CCCKC http://www.built-to-spec.com/blog Making Cool Stuff Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:13:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 MakerBot Update – Success! http://www.built-to-spec.com/blog/2009/10/07/makerbot-update-success/ http://www.built-to-spec.com/blog/2009/10/07/makerbot-update-success/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:58:58 +0000 Craig http://www.built-to-spec.com/blog/?p=93 CCCKC MakerBot First Build

We reassembled the extruder last night and got everything up and running!   We still have to figure out some rafting issues but overall I’m pretty pleased with our first few prints.

Makerbot Z-crank

Also, I was extremely surprised by how well this printed whistle works.

MakerBot Printed Whistle

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On Saturday the CCCKC MakerBot whirred to life, all three axes were moving freely, the extuder motor was up and running, and the heater was holding a steady temperature.  The plastic started flowing on command and it appeared that we would be printing in no time.  Then, approximately 1 minute and 18 seconds into extruder burn in, the plastic stopped flowing, and then panic set in…

Well maybe panic would be too strong a word, but it was a very disheartening sight.  After some troubleshooting, it was determined that we’d simply have to take the extruder head apart to find the problem.  After a soak in a bath of acetone overnight the head was disassembled to reveal a shaving of PTFE from the insulator in the ABS over the opening of the nozzle.  Hopefully everything will fit back together after a good cleaning and we can get back to extruding again.

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30-lb Black ABS Spool


Also CCCKC ordered their MakerBot kit so soon we’ll have a working MakerBot at the space, with plenty of ABS to keep it busy for quite some time! It’ll be nice to have access to a working MakerBot to build idler pulleys and other miscellaneous parts to help get my MakerBot off the ground as well.

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