Reprap development and further adventures in DIY 3D printing

Hello Everyone, It's fair to say that 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone.  I almost didn't write this blog post, but I wanted to finish off 2020, looking forward to a better 2021. W...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2020/12/2020-year-in-review-3d-printing.html

COLORFABB LW-PLA (EXPANDING/FOAMING PLA) FILAMENT FOR FDM 3D PRINTING - PART 1 Hello everyone, Richard here - In this blog post I'll be looking at a new and unique 3D Printing material for th...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2019/04/colorfabb-lw-pla-expanding-foaming.html

THE E3D #TOOLCHANGER - PART 2 Hello everyone, In part 1 I introduced the concept of a ToolChanger as a 3D printer. In this post, I'm going to be building up the E3D Beta30 reference kit. In...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2019/02/the-toolchanger-part-2-assembly-of.html

THE E3D #TOOLCHANGER - PART 1 Hello everyone, and welcome to a new year and an exciting step forward in the world of 3D Printing and in this case  > ‘desktop manufacturing’ < I’m de...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-toolchanger-part-1-e3d-reference.html

REPRAP HANGPRINTER WORKSHOP @ E3D WITH TORBJØRN In this blog post and video I'm going over how we got on at the recent HangPrinter workshop at E3D in Oxford (UK). The HangPrinter worksh...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2018/05/hangprinter-workshop-with-torbjrn.html

Mixed Materials 3D Printing experiments For Valentines 2018 I wanted to try making things with the family. Not just 3D printing, but a combination of 'mixed materials'. In this blog post and ...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2018/03/valentines-2018-mixed-materials-3d.html

Let's discuss the fear of 3D Printing filament tangles. And how best to avoid them. Before I bore you all to death with more MasterSpool related content, this is probable going to be my last...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2018/02/avoiding-3d-printing-filament-tangles.html

DIY HEATED DRYBOX In this blog post and Video I'm showing you how to make a simple heated drybox for your 3D printing filament that you can use whilst 3D Printing. With just a few basic it...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2018/02/diy-heated-drybox-for-3d-printing.html

#MasterSpool *Edit* - Updated Jan 28th 2018 - The Original STL files for MasterSpool had a few problems for some people - the final export was a little messed up, sorry about that. I have ...

https://richrap.blogspot.com/2018/01/masterspool-proposed-standard-for-3d.html

REVIEW AND OVERVIEW VIDEO OF THE DECEMBER 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE, TIPS AND TRICKS. For every day of December 2017 I 3D Printed a part of the 2017 ...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS *DAY #25* HAVE A FANTASTIC & FUN FILLED DAY EVERYONE Completed - Magic ! Christmas Day - Star in Glow-in-the-dark PLA from Prusa Research. Green RepRap lo...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 23 & 24 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Day #22 (Christmas scene) was printed in ...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 22 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #21 (Abstract Apple) Pri...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 21 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #20 (Scaled Benchy) I pr...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 20 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #19 (little jeep) was pr...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 19 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #18 (Popsicle (Ice lolly ...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 18 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #16 (Christmas 'Unicorn' P...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 17 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - Day #16 (Mistletoe Holly leaf and...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 16 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - For Day #15 Post (Severed foot!)�...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 15 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - Day #14 Post (LEGO brick) was p...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 14 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - Days #12 & 13 were printed in a v...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAYS 12 & 13 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Last time - Day #11 Post (Potjie - coo...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 11 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Yesterday - Day #9 Post (Trumpet) was print...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 10 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Yesterday - Day #9 Post (Trumpet) was print...

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DECEMBER ADVENT CALENDAR - MODULAR CHRISTMAS TREE 3D PRINTING ADVICE #DAY 9 For the background and introduction - Day #1 Post click here Yesterday - Day #8 Post (BEMO - Handheld game...

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