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prusa_mendel [2016/05/29 11:43]
John Benedetto ↷ Page name changed from hardware:3dprinter:reprap to hardware:3dprinter:prusa_mendel 		prusa_mendel [2017/03/24 00:05]
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-====== RepRap ======+====== Prusa Mendel ======
  
-<WRAP info> +<WRAP info round> 
-THIS CONTENT IS HISTORICAL: This printer **CAUGHT FIRE** and was rebuilt by Ben Kuttesch and Morgan Gangwere in Mid-to-late april.+**THIS CONTENT IS HISTORICAL**: This printer caught fire and was rebuilt by Ben Kuttesch and Morgan Gangwere in Mid-to-late April 2016.  Components from this printer were used to create the [[prusai3|Prusa I3]]
 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-The RepRap was a [[:hardware:3dprinter|3D printer]] built by Alfred in 2013. It came to the end of its life in 2016 when the head caught fire. It was replaced by the [[prusai3|Prusa i3]].+The Prusa Mendel was a [[:3dprinters|3D printer]] built by Alfred in 2013, and modified a //number// of times by various members over the next few years. It came to the end of its life in 2016 when the head caught fire. It was replaced by the [[prusai3|Prusa i3]].
  
 ===== History ===== ===== History =====
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     * Alfred - Custom Air2 XL (Cochren Mod)     * Alfred - Custom Air2 XL (Cochren Mod)
     * Jeremy - Customized [[http://reprap.org/wiki/Air_2|Prusa Air 2]]     * Jeremy - Customized [[http://reprap.org/wiki/Air_2|Prusa Air 2]]
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 ==== Links for more information ==== ==== Links for more information ====
   * [[http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options|RepRap Options]]   * [[http://reprap.org/wiki/RepRap_Options|RepRap Options]]
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 ===== Details / Current configuration ===== ===== Details / Current configuration =====
   * .4mm [[https://www.hotends.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88|J-Head]] taking 1.75 ABS   * .4mm [[https://www.hotends.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=88|J-Head]] taking 1.75 ABS
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   * 12 Volt   * 12 Volt
   * Temps - bed at 90c, ABS at 225c   * Temps - bed at 90c, ABS at 225c
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 ===== Work path ====== ===== Work path ======
   * Take STL file into slic3r and configure layers, infill, cooling and other settings -> export to gocde   * Take STL file into slic3r and configure layers, infill, cooling and other settings -> export to gocde
     * Now that there are two printers, make sure you have the proper printer and filament type selected     * Now that there are two printers, make sure you have the proper printer and filament type selected
   * Take export gcode into Pronterface, connect to printer, heat printer, load file and print   * Take export gcode into Pronterface, connect to printer, heat printer, load file and print
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 ===== Parts used  ===== ===== Parts used  =====
   * X Carriage - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:67855   * X Carriage - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:67855
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   * Herringbone gears - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18379   * Herringbone gears - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:18379
   * Quelab fan grill - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:452504   * Quelab fan grill - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:452504
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 ===== Log book ===== ===== Log book =====
 * If you make a change to the printer itself or fix something, please document it here * If you make a change to the printer itself or fix something, please document it here