I use octoprint to manage my printer. When I can, I batch print. I will literally print things back to back. But I also love the timelapse and we have all seen it…. But I have more robot stuff to print!!!! Settle down there smart guy. Nobody asked you! Ok, interruptions aside. Running octoprint on an original pi is a...

So awhile back I came across an instructables article regarding using some ikea lack tables to make a 3dprinter enclosure….. I love ikea…. So this was the project. http://www.instructables.com/id/3d-Printer-Enclosure-from-Upcycled-Furniture/ I went to ikea. Got 2 lack tables and put them together…. I want my printer...

So you have seen my woes.   I learned ALOT about 3d printers during the build and trials and tribulations.   But once I had it pseudo working the first thing I wanted to print…. UPGRADES!!!

“#$%^& YES!!!! Print your own upgrades!”  I yelled at the printer!

Wow, its been 6 months since I wrote part 1. I will show a few more pics of the build and then go into some MAJOR things I learned. Some links to really good resources and some pics of various prints I have done. This was the picture after I got a lot of the main support structure together. I thought I was getting...