You may be shiny but that's no match for being tiny. I'm tough, reliable and can do everything you can do...well, assuming you can do PLA.
Be seeing you soon...
You may be shiny but that's no match for being tiny. I'm tough, reliable and can do everything you can do...well, assuming you can do PLA.
Be seeing you soon...
Assembling a MakerGear product and have a question? Need help? Just want to talk printing? The MakerGear IRC channel is growing into an excellent resource!!
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is a chat room where you can communicate in real-time with myself and/or botters familiar with MakerGear products. If you are looking for an IRC client, here are some options:
Mac OS X:
Linkinus
Adium
Colloquy
Firefox IRC Add-on:
chatzilla
Oh, a lot of people on IRC are identified by handles (BotMaker, MendelDude, and stuff like that). If you use a handle and prefer not to have your real name used, please send me a private message letting me know you are so that I know what equipment you have - it really helps to know who you are talking to!!
The MakerGear Google Group is also a great resource!! Ask questions, post photos, give advice, fax mentis, incendium gloria cultum, et cetera, et cetera...
A version of the compact plastruder we've been testing...
(it is not available...yet...)
MakerGear is hosted by Shopify and they have been reporting a large scale DDOS attack on their network. As a result MakerGear access has been erratic :(
Update: it seems that site access is back to normal :)
We've been testing a new PEEK insulator that works with ABS and PLA. This new insulator is solid PEEK (no PTFE), super tough and extremely reliable. We expect it to be available around the end of the month (maybe sooner). The hybrid insulator we've been offering works very well but is very time consuming to make - each one is hand crafted. We'll continue to offer the hybrid insulators but the cost will go up. Using the new insulator we'll be able to offer compact, super tough and extremely reliable hot-ends. Compact hot-ends are great for standalone use and multi-hot-end configurations (multiple materials, multiple colors, support material, etc). We also have several new parts waiting to be machined including one-piece nozzle/barrels!
Put a fork in it!!
For a limited time these precision machined BigHead nozzles are only $5. Hurry!!
I saw a tweet that that the boys from Brooklyn were on CBS News. I started watching the video and...bada bing...a MakerGear Plastruder printing away! Sweet!! (If I'm not mistaken the bot in that segment belongs to @techknight)
