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ROBOTS, GADGETS

& EXPERIMENTS

Kevin Mercer

More Clay Prints

This vessels are ready for their first firing. The students and I transitioned from a 2mm nozzle to a 4mm nozzle and began printing cups...

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Clay Printer

#clay #clayprinting #ceramicprinting #digitalceramics #clayprinter #Arduino #digitalfabrication #cnc #diy #prototype

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The Clay Printer Functions!

This red stoneware cube was the first successful test of the clay pump and auger extruder. I began designing parts about a year ago, but...

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First Tests

I did some testing, but the clay consistency just wasn't right. It was too wet and mushy. I think it should be more of a paste. When I...

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There's your problem...

This funnel-shaped cap is not meant to leak like that. Will have to strengthen the model and reprint with more infill and thicker walls....

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Clay Pump, V1

This pump is made up of 3D printed components, an aluminum extrusion, and a very powerful stepper motor. As the motor turns, the lead...

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Paste Extrusion, 3D Printing

These are various iterations of a paste extruder for printing pastes with an existing printer. Each time I print a component, I find some...

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Paste Extrusion, 3D Printing

The paste extruder is working nicely with the 3D printer, but it needs to push just a little faster. After swapping the lead screw with a...

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Paste Extrusion, 3D Printing

John W., a current student and Fab Lab assistant, helped to wire-in and test a paste extruder with our stock Monoprice Mini V2. John...

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Update: Clay 3D Printer

This is an updated design of a clay extruder. I made some changes to the auger and the portion of the frame that will attach to extruder...

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Update: CNC Pen Plotter

Assembly begins! 2020 aluminum extrusions, 3D printed components, stepper motor, & belt. I will eventually post a full bill of materials...

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Update: Clay Auger Design

I think the auger needs fairly aggressive threads in order to push clay, so it's getting a redesign. This should work better. #3Dprinting...

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Clay 3D Printer

This is the first prototype of an extruder made specifically for clay. A stepper motor will mount above the extruder and will couple with...

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Update: CNC Pen Plotter

3D printed housing for the Arduino and CNC shield/stepper drivers. I remixed this design from https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2379541/f...

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CNC Pen Plotter: Early Stages!

I have begun to 3D print components for a CNC pen plotter. If all goes well, it will be able to create a drawing up to approximately 25 x...

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CNC Pen Plotter: Selecting the Brain

An Arduino board seems to be a pretty straightforward, affordable option for driving the plotter. For this build, I am using a Keyestudio...