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Take a gander at the part of this extruder head which looks like a chess pawn. It's the mounting bracket for the hot end and it's made out of ceramic. [Ed] came up with the idea to use ceramic to mount the hot end when trying to improve the design while keeping it rather simple and easy to assemble. The concept uses the thermal properties of the ceramic to insulate well enough to operate the … [Read more...]
[John] found an old Kenmore electric heater at a junk store one day, and thought it would look great in his bathroom. The only problem with the unit is that it was built back in the 1940s/1950s, so it lacked any sort of modern safeguards that you would expect from an indoor heater. There was no on/off switch, no fuse, no thermostat, and no tip switch - though it did have a nice, flammable … [Read more...]
[Buddy Smith] sent us a link to Open3DP which he calls "REAL 3d printing hacks". Open3DP showcases the projects of the Solheim Rapid Prototyping Laboratory at the University of Washington. They're working on 3D printing in materials that can be commonly acquired and to that end they publish recipes for powder printing in materials such as sugar, ceramic, and glass. Take a look through their … [Read more...]
[mightyohm] put together a nice piece of lab kit. It's a PID controlled hot plate. The plate is capable of reaching 500F, hot enough to do SMD reflow soldering. The large chunk of metal has a hole drilled through the center to contain a cartridge heater. A thermocouple is used to monitor the temperature of the plate. Ceramic standoffs separate the plate from the rest of the device, but he still … [Read more...]
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