Revision as of 22:08, 11 June 2014

2014 June 11 Wednesday

Presented 3D printing progress, challenges, learnings, including examination of 1st attempt at printing clampshell
Researched converting STEP files to SKP, and added to STEP to Sketchup wiki page
Pulled clampshell file from CEB .SKP file, scaled to 1/4 size and exported to STL. Converted to .gcode using Slic3r at 0.75 infill. Print started OK, but about 20% of the way through, it was thrown off of the Y-axis by about 0.5" (20% of the 2.5" length). My working hypothesis is that working in other programs on my computer during the printing caused a serial error. To remedy this (and sleep/screensaver interruptions) I'm going to look into printing from Micro SD Card.

First day of work. Attended orientation, began worklog, hit the ground running.
Worked on CEB Press Drawer Module documentation
Oriented self to basic CEB Press operation, brick compression process
Swarmed on getting 3D printers up and running - worked on HYDRA Lulzbot. Got it connected to computer, leveled printbed pretty well. Ran into troubles with .gcode files - printer randomly stops prematurely, causing print to fail. Looks like Colten had similar troubles: Colten Jackson Log
Successfully printed an Octopus on the TAZ out of pink PLA plastic:

Arrived at Factor-e Farm. Got settled in, setup living situation, met team.

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 =2014 June 11 Wednesday=
-*Presented 3D printing progress, challenges, learnings
+*Presented 3D printing progress, challenges, learnings, including examination of 1st attempt at printing clampshell
-*SKP file work
+*Researched converting STEP files to SKP, and added to [[STEP to Sketchup]] wiki page
-*Researched converting STEP files to SKP, and added to [[STEP to Sketchup]]
+*Pulled clampshell file from CEB .SKP file, scaled to 1/4 size and exported to STL. Converted to .gcode using Slic3r at 0.75 infill. Print started OK, but about 20% of the way through, it was thrown off of the Y-axis by about 0.5" (20% of the 2.5" length). My working hypothesis is that working in other programs on my computer during the printing caused a serial error. To remedy this (and sleep/screensaver interruptions) I'm going to look into printing from Micro SD Card.
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 =2014 June 10 Tuesday=