Jellybox 1.3 Build 2018-05

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This page documents my (Michael Altfield) experience building the Imade3d JellyBox v1.3 in 2018-05 during my first visit to FeF.

Note that, prior to this, I had zero hands-on experience with 3d printers. I've seen them & read about them, but I've never used one. And I've certainly never touched one. Most of the components' names are foreign to me. That said, I am a very technical person.

Experience

  1. the box didn't actually include instructions; it included a few pages that said "go here on our website to view the instructions." So I mostly ended up watching videos on youtube that break apart the steps
    1. http://go.imade3d.com/jb-build-pdf
    2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sF0npRqtd3Q&index=1&list=PLjT9TxDF2TDN8sDejrxZ0oU_ldYUYKjVj
  2. the videos didn't tell me which box everything was in. The first task was to install thread lock on set scrws for the puller motors. Where is the thread lock? Does this kit even include it? Finally, it was found in the Tools box. Once you open each box, it has a checklist with the items inside that box. It would be great, however, if the instructions (either the ones printed or the ones found online) iterated all the boxes and specified what each box contains. And then, for each step, it mentioned "you'll need X part, which can be found in the Y box"
  3. some of the items were actually already built, so I just dumbly watched a video describing how to build something that was already built. Okay..
  4. putting the "bird on the branch" was brilliant. Even though I didn't have to do this; it was already built!
  5. the kit didn't include a phillips head screwdriver, which is necessary for installing the fan. not a big deal, but worth noting
  6. the wires were already run in the box. That was nice.
  7. in general, having videos is great. If a picture says a thousand words, then a video says a thousand pictures (well, ~30 pictures per second). Being able to see the thing oriented rather than trying to figure out what is the right vs left side is critical.
  8. that said, the videos on youtube were just 360p. This should really, really be high def. If I want to freeze frame to see which small hole a bolt is going though, it's necessary to have high def so I get a detailed picture instead of a blur.
  9. The number of zipties was off from the video & my version of the jellybox. Not a big deal.

See Also

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