Comments on: MakerBot CupCake: Print from the SD Card http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:19:24 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Michael Cook http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27822 Michael Cook Mon, 23 May 2011 16:23:30 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27822 MakerBot's aren't native USB, they just use a serial bridge. They are, at most, 115kbps, not the 1+ meg you'd expect from USB. In reality, they probably run slower. It is, for all intents and purposes, a modem. I've been using the SD card with my Thing-O-Matic, simply because it means I don't have to keep my laptop within a few feet of my machine all the time. Not having to worry about print quality due to using my laptop is just another plus. MakerBot’s aren’t native USB, they just use a serial bridge. They are, at most, 115kbps, not the 1+ meg you’d expect from USB. In reality, they probably run slower.

It is, for all intents and purposes, a modem.

I’ve been using the SD card with my Thing-O-Matic, simply because it means I don’t have to keep my laptop within a few feet of my machine all the time. Not having to worry about print quality due to using my laptop is just another plus.

]]> By: James Adams http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27751 James Adams Tue, 10 May 2011 01:51:10 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27751 I had completely forgotten about this comment till I just posted to another entry. Actually all is not lost for going to a stepper extruder check out http://www.makergear.com/products/motors (At the time of writing the motors are currently sold out) All Makergear is using for their stepper extruder's is slightly modified brutstruder with a custom built gear housing. Try this link when looking for upgrades http://www.thingiverse.com/tag:makerbot_upgrade_part I had completely forgotten about this comment till I just posted to another entry.

Actually all is not lost for going to a stepper extruder check out http://www.makergear.com/products/motors (At the time of writing the motors are currently sold out)

All Makergear is using for their stepper extruder’s is slightly modified brutstruder with a custom built gear housing.

Try this link when looking for upgrades http://www.thingiverse.com/tag:makerbot_upgrade_part

]]> By: Aaron Double http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27642 Aaron Double Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:29:41 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27642 If you have an SD card reader, you can build the file to the card on the computer side and it'll take around 30 seconds. Once the build is put on the card, eject it and then put it into the makerbot and then print. It'll save you a heck of a lot of time. If you have an SD card reader, you can build the file to the card on the computer side and it’ll take around 30 seconds. Once the build is put on the card, eject it and then put it into the makerbot and then print. It’ll save you a heck of a lot of time.

]]> By: Keith Neufeld http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27633 Keith Neufeld Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:27:50 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27633 James, I had seen that when it was published but forgot about it when doing my recent search; thanks for the link! It's great to see a replacement filament drive that would work on the CupCake, but I really have my heart set on a stepper design. You don't have one of those squirreled away in your memory or bookmarks too, do you? James, I had seen that when it was published but forgot about it when doing my recent search; thanks for the link!

It’s great to see a replacement filament drive that would work on the CupCake, but I really have my heart set on a stepper design. You don’t have one of those squirreled away in your memory or bookmarks too, do you?

]]> By: James Adams http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27627 James Adams Wed, 13 Apr 2011 01:23:05 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27627 Check out the brutstruder if your looking for something a bit more compact that will work with your hardware http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4036 it will work for replacing your current mk3 although I would recommend getting the mk5 drive gear. Check out the brutstruder if your looking for something a bit more compact that will work with your hardware
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4036

it will work for replacing your current mk3 although I would recommend getting the mk5 drive gear.

]]> By: equinoxefr http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313&cpage=1#comment-27500 equinoxefr Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:08:02 +0000 http://www.neufeld.newton.ks.us/electronics/?p=1313#comment-27500 Hi, Very interesting ! I'm using a CNC mill with EMC on Linux. It use a parallel port and a realtime linux kernel for more precision. I never seen a USB link to drive a good CNC bot ;-) Pierre Hi,

Very interesting ! I’m using a CNC mill with EMC on Linux. It use a parallel port and a realtime linux kernel for more precision. I never seen a USB link to drive a good CNC bot ;-)

Pierre

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