Hi Kristoffer,
I've used my Materia 101 printer so far for the follow creations:
- handy stuff like cable holders, an iPhone stand, jacket hook
- replacements for broken knobs, switches and cover plates for home appliances
- motor brackets, sliders holders, switchplates and other mechanical parts for a self-made 3d syringe printer
- and as tinkerer I've also made plates to stabalize an Arduino Uno, Arduino MEGA and RAMPS and board
In the nearby future I intent to also start exploring:
- stuff for robotics and smal electronics project
- art based on fractals and data sets collected by various sensors
- and where possible also handy stuff for daily life
My areas of interest would be the following
- how to setup an efficient process to design, slide and print things (Thinkercad > Slic3r > Materia 101)
- how the various printer parameter settings will influence the results (speed, nozzle, infill, ....)
- software tools that might be handy : Inkscape, Thinkercad, Cura
- how to implement usefull additions: auto bed levelling, heat-bed, 2nd extruder
- I've installed Octoprint to access the Materia 101 remotely and view progress by a WebCam
- how to 'hack' the Materia 101 and enable external devices to report progress
- option to for example extend functionality by placement of a power-LED laser for some laser etching
Manuals and description on the following would be highly appreciated
- simple step-by-step manual on the process to design>slice>print
- configuration.h file and which parameters are relevant for the Materia 101
- maintenance on clearing the extruder, extruder engine, bearings and sliders
- protocol to get and push data to the Materia 101 USB port... like Pronterface
You efforts would be highly appreciated.
Many thanks in Advance,
Bas
'Netherlands'
