Kevin Mercer
Clay Printer
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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...
Kevin Mercer
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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Clay Extruder Iterations
Even before a proper test, I am finding things to improve within this clay extruder design. As I modify components, I keep the previous...
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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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Prototyping Circuit Boards, Adding Laser Cut Display
This is a sample for a project in a brand new class I'm teaching called Tech Studio. It combines traditional art making practices with...
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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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Another Resin Print
A 3D scan of crawdad remains printed in grey resin. With approximately 2,000 layers in this print, they become nearly invisible....
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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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Obstacle-Avoiding Arduino Robot
This robot was built by a student assistant during the inaugural OPEN Space Art Immersion Experience at Hastings College. For one week,...
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Resin Print
There are nearly 900 layers in this little 1.5'' high skull. The resolution is amazing! Printed on an Anycubic Photon. This was the very...
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Early 3D Scanning Results
Capturing high quality 3D scans can be challenging, but I am experiencing some pretty good results with an Einscan scanner. Even on...
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Laser Cut RC Tank
Download the plans here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2756604 Cheap to build (if you have access to a laser cutter) and fun to...
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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...
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Gearing RPM to Torque
A little inline gearbox for reducing RPM and, hopefully, generating a little more torque. To be laser cut and 3D printed. Designed in...
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