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The Science Fair!
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Introduction to project XXL 2017
Posted on by Jouke Verlinden
Our objective is to combine multiple 3D printers and let them work as one that can be used by consumers without the use of an expert. The Ultimaker XXL consists of two traditional Ultimakers rearranged and fixed in an external frame. It increases the printing area and heigth by four times. The printer operates by […]
Continue ReadingBackpack design
Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Intro The design objective for this project is to create a backpiece that is tailored for a persons back and keeps it perfectly straight. It also has to be able to carry various measurement equipment on the back, that will be attached through the means of an aluminium profile. Part 1: Backpack design prototype 1 […]
Continue ReadingCover Works
Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Part 1: Current situation and design objectives The printer is currently a mess of wires and electronics, the picture illustrates the chaos. To regulate the airflow for cooling the circuit pieces of paper and plastic are used as guiders. Also there is no dust protection. This is also true for the Raspberry Pi, no casing […]
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Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Before Our objective is to combine multiple 3D printers and let them work as one that can be used by consumers without the use of an expert. The ultimaker XXL consists of two traditional Ultimakers rearranged and fixed in an external frame. It increases the printing area and heigth by four times. The printer operates […]
Continue ReadingOverview Week 1+2
Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Overview week 1+2 objectives The first week mainly included orientating ourselves on the project ahead and thus learning everything we can about the XXL Ultimaker. We learned a lot and decided upon the main goal of our project: To combine multiple 3D printers and let them work as one that can be used by consumers […]
Continue ReadingOverview Week 3
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Overview week 3 objectives This week was a very busy one, we started a lot of new projects and continued the ones from the pervious week. We made great progress with the post processing program and fixed a lot of bugs. Furthermore we had a special appointment with Mattijs, he also works on a similar […]
Continue ReadingLight it up!
Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Part 1: LED upgrade We added a LED strip to enlight the printing surface. Especially with longer prints (which is exactly what our printer does best) the printing time can take multiple days, thus resulting in overnight printing. Since the printer itself has no lighting, its progress is hard to follow at night. Furthermore the […]
Continue ReadingImproving the Overlap
Posted on by Liselotte Bormans
Part 1: Joining the body parts toghether We started this project to improve the ultimaker XXL: two 3D printers put upside down that together are able to print large objects. The first large project we started with was already underway, namely the printing of an entire upper body. Within the first week we finished printing […]
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