Rostock Printer

Okay.. so here’s the research on the rostock printer.  I’ve talked with some friends and will be documenting this little journey here.

I will be using a ball joint variant that is here on thingieverse.

https://plus.google.com/photos/102205917688348138845/albums/5794445797670248865

https://www.google.com/search?q=celcon&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Get ball joints here (traxxas part number 5347)     $9.99 at Mike’s Hobby on I35
http://www.royshobby.com/index.php/77-welcome/68-newwelcome

410/1000 Carbon Fiber Rods  $4.99 / rod at Mike’s Hobby on I35

Smooth Rods (Fasekn

Things to print:

Cheapest nema 17 stepper motors I’ve found yet that have been given good peer review by the reprappers.

Electronics.  I found this and so far has been the best deal I have found.

Home Depot:

  • 2’x4’x1/2″ Birch Plywood
  • 2’x4’x1/4″ Birch Plywood
  • Rostock Jig here

 

Shopping List

Subtotal:  $310.00

 

Pics of a built rostock

 

Spool hanger

imagePosted 12/03/2012:
I finally got tired of having to manually spool filiment off the spool that was on the ground, and then have to “untangle” it after every print.  So.. design these brackets to hold a wooden dowel rod.

 

Posted 12/4/2012:
After letting it run overnight unattended, I have concluded it doesn’t take much tension at all to make the extruder start to dig into the filiment and stop extruding.  I didn’t waste much plastic, as the print stopped around the 4-5 layer of two prusa feet.  But to wake up to unfinished feet was disappointing.

Ripping 3d Models

There are a few ways to do this.

NifSkope (link) targetted mainly to cryengine based games

3D Ripper DX – http://www.deep-shadows.com/hax/3DRipperDX.htm
This program works with Direct X 8 and works extremely well with Emulators like Dolphin which is a emulator for Wii and Gamecube games. There are also Emulators for the first XBOX which this program also works with as long as you have Direct X 8 you can use this program it will not work with newer versions of Direct X.

3D VIA Printscreen – http://www.3dvia.com/products/3dvia-printscreen/
This program works the same way as 3D Ripper DX except for that it does’nt matter what version of Direct X you use. I am still learning with this program so I will teach here as I learn myself.

A Video On How To Rip Models –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL2eejJoWI8