3D Printer
Designed and built a 3D printer using scrap parts combined with new electronics. This project has gone through multiple upgrades over time. The original design used stepper motors and axes taken from recycled flatbed scanners. These were later upgraded to NEMA 17 stepper motors in order to improve speed and precision of the X and Y axes. The frame has been built from recycled metal, and an Arduino MEGA has been used as the controller combined with custom Repitier Firmware to control the printer and generate the G-Code used to print. Future improvements include replacing the glass bed with a removable magnetic bed to make removal of parts easier, and fine tuning settings to improve print quality.
