Uploaded May 2013 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
This is the first (documented) dry run of Simpson. A RepRap 3D printer. There are some visible issues. The extruder will pitch and roll causing the extruder tip to be as much as 5mm from the expected position. I have ideas on how to fix that. Stay tuned. (Almost all the sound is coming from plastic pulleys grinding on plastic pulleys. I already have a redesign that should eliminate this. Additionally, the next source of sound is power supply's fan. I am going to crack it open and replace the fan with a more expensive one or a bigger one. If I can address those issues, the steppers with 1/32 micro-stepping are virtually silent.)
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forums.reprap.org/read.php?178,206458
This is the first (documented) dry run of Simpson. A RepRap 3D printer. There are some visible issues. The extruder will pitch and roll causing the extruder tip to be as much as 5mm from the expected position. I have ideas on how to fix that. Stay tuned. (Almost all the sound is coming from plastic pulleys grinding on plastic pulleys. I already have a redesign that should eliminate this. Additionally, the next source of sound is power supply's fan. I am going to crack it open and replace the fan with a more expensive one or a bigger one. If I can address those issues, the steppers with 1/32 micro-stepping are virtually silent.)
Development Forum:
forums.reprap.org/read.php?178,206458
