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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Accidental Stress Test Of Backlash Band Hooks

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So, what's wrong with this picture?   Peer in and observe those little yellow hooks at the bottom of those bands. Now observe the diamet...
Monday, January 26, 2026

V0.05 Axis Driver Assembly Hint - Band Retention

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If you're assembling a V0.05 Axis Driver, insert all the nuts, then put the silicone bands on. You can hang them up out of the way on a ...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Back From The Land of Oz

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Back in NZ. μRepRap is in bits in the suitcase. It survived the outgoing trip well, and the Everything Open trip was a success. Might be doi...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

MAUS 'L' V0.05 On Holiday In Canberra

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  Time for a hotel room reassembly session. Updating the github wiki on V0.05 as I go. Fortunately I also took this photo of the RAMPS board...
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Thursday, January 15, 2026

Gold and Joysticks

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The gold has turned up. Small flakes rather than sheet, but we'll see what tests can be done. Also in the package was vark, or edible si...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Exploring Layer Failure Modes With Wrong Starting Height

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This image shows a 1000μm (1mm) long, 5-step staircase. The treads are 200μm square. Each step is 5μm (notionally) taller than the step to t...
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Thursday, January 08, 2026

Kinky Probe, Gripping Things, And New Foil Slides

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To keep the angle of the point with the slide more vertical, I've put a kink in Probe 9. This keeps the width of the deposited line even...