Chris Caswell Log

Oct 25 - Oct 31

After pulling many a hair out trying to make modifications to existing carriage file (every version I could find), have given up and began to just re-CAD from scratch. As proof of concept, made universal tool mount mods to carriage in Blender, but as a back-up I'm doing a super simplified mechanism as well in FreeCAD.

For Simple Extruder, I also started from scratch to build a replacement for the extruder spring base bracket that will also include wire org for the quick attach wiring, and a place for the toolhead mount. This should work for vertical or horizontal mounting, whatever we decide.

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  Simple Extruder Spring Base Bracket, Wire org and toolhead mount - size:nullkb - FreeCAD -File:ExtruderMotorBracket.FCStd

Oct 20 - Oct 24

Working on Simple Extruder and Universal Toolhead Mount. Note also that D3D_Simple#Part_Library has more.

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  Simple Extruder Spring Base Bracket - size:nullkb - FreeCAD -File:Simpleextruderspringbasebracket chriscommit.fcstd

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  Universal Toolhead Attachment - size:nullkb - FreeCAD -code

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  Working through FreeCAD - Export issue - even trying to compile from the base files I pulled from this - Universal_CNC_Axis#Universal_Axis_-_Working_Document. FreeCAD file - File:D3D Universal Carriage v1910.fcstd

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  UTA dev - Forked from Ferdi and was able to export. Got one side of the holes exporting properly, but don't know what issues on the other side - showing an error, but fully constrained code

Tue Oct 9, 2019

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First Conversation with Marcin

• Runs 3D Central - http://www.3dcentralva.com/
• He and Bro doing it.
• https://certification.oshwa.org/us000038.html
• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:674179
• https://opensource.com/article/19/6/hardware-music
• https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:242087 - the source with parts
• Everything about new skills, fundamental change in economy - supply chain, production. Local production.
• Microfactory concept - manufacturing locally. Technologically - close - socially - far.
• "Waste and drag of intellectual property. And Competitive Waste"
• 3D Brooklyn -
• E-nable - build a hand - http://enablingthefuture.org/upper-limb-prosthetics/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxkd2FJltPA2vwofdKxn-cw
• OS culture - 10
• Printed Solid - another guy in Delaware - Matt Gorton - quit Printed Solid.
• Hackerspace down the street -
• Technical and social, but also economic -
• Environmental - climate change - from inefficient production.

About

• Founder of 3D Central - http://www.3dcentralva.com/
• Currently working on developing the STEAM_Camp_Team