8p2-8p6 "Assembling a 3d printer"67

List of 10:

No list of 10 Assembly project

Are you working by yourself or in a team?

In a team with me, Bentley, Darren, and Ericka

What materials will you need for your project?

A table, screw driver, and 3d printer assembly kit

What is your plan to create in this project?

A fully functional 3d printer

What unique qualities will your project have?

It will be able to print stls that students design

Day 1

Today we took the printer parts out of the box. We got to assemble 1 part of the printer. This will be a fun project

Day 2

Today we continued to assemble the printer. We added the z-axis motors onto the base plate. We also got some screws onto the plate to hold the motors in place.

Day 3

Today we added the base with the motors to another base. We also added screws to secure both of the bases together. This is comming so far

Day 4

Today we moved on to the next chapter of the assembly. We started working with some electronic parts. We made the parts that are in the picture today.

Day 5

Today we added the electronic parts we made yesterday to the base we made. We also added some fans onto the base. It doesn't look like a 3d printer yet

Day 6

Today we added the electronic base to the actual base of the 3d printer. We hadded some corners to the base that made it more sturdy. We also tightnened the zipties that held cords.

Day 7

Today we added a part that helped cover up the wires. We also connected wires to an electronic board. We also had to look for screws that we misplaced.

So far, I have learned how to connect wires to electronic parts, and you have to be patient with some steps.

8P3

Day 8

Today we addded cords to a magnetic plate. we used screws and nuts to get the cords to stay. We also got the parts for tomorrow.

Day 9

Today we added a part to the plate we assembled yesterday to help guide the wires to a certain point. We also started on a new part

Day 10

Today we worked a little more on the part we made yesterday. We could not move on because we ran out of time for the next step.

Day 11

Today we added the bed plate to the part we made yesterday. We also added parts to put this part onto the actual printer

Day 12

Today we added a part that helped the wires be all in one strand. We also added a cover to hide the wires. We then attached the part we made last week to the main frame we made.

Day 13

Today we had to take the part we made yesterday apart so we had to basicaly restart the part we made yesterday. We need to lock in,

Day 14

We made alot of progress today. We finished the part we made yesterday, and we worked on a new part today.

Day 15

Today we added a smooth part that can move onto the plate we started yesterday. The parts can move back and forth.

Day 16

start of 8p4:Today we added a part that connected the two pullies together, so they move together. We got the parts ready for Monday.

Day 17

Today we added belts to the pulley from yesterday. We had to take it apart because the belts were being fussy.

Day 18

Today we finally added the xy carrige to the base of the printer. We also fixed the belt because we put it on wrong

Day 19

Today we added the cords to the electronic box and then we put the motors on wrong so we fixed that

Day 20

Today we worked on the nextruder. we got alot accomplished today, and hopefully will get more accomplished this week.

Day 21

Start of 8p5. Today we added the nextruder to the xy assembly. We connected wires to the loveboard,also.

Day 22

Today we plugged in some wires to the main electrical board to the printer. We also think we may have put the X and Y belts on wrong, so We are going to look at that on monday.

Day 23

I was absent today because I was sick, But Bentley said we worked On our reflections today. I worked on them, too. See reflection below.

Day 24

Bentley finished the main frame for the printer. We added the frame parts and used screws to secure them I was sick today

Day 25

Today Bently worked on the filament sensor. They added magnets to it to make a lever type thing. I will be back tomorrow because I was sick today.

Day 26

Today we worked more on the filament sensor. We also started to put some upgrades on. We also discovered that the belt came undone, so we need to fix trhat

Day 27

Today we fixed the belt. We realized it wasn't around the motor.so we fixed it. We had to take the motor off alot, but we got it.

Day 28

Today we worked on covering the wires on the back. We also attached the camera, and started on the right side cover.

Day 29

Today we finished the right side cover, and attached the filament holder on the side. We also started the left side cover.

Day 30

Today we finished this chapter by attaching the left cover to the printer. We started the next chapter by assembling some of the plexi glass.

My Movie 10.mov

Video of the printer

This is a video of the printer so far. Although this video does not have the plexi glass or the main frame assembled

Day 31

Today we attatched the door and the screen. The door was able to be opend and closed and can latch to keep the door shut.

Day 32

Today we did all of the calibration tests. We had a few issues with the homing one, but we fixed it.

Day 32

Today we finished the printer. We then figured out the belt is twisted. We need to fix that tomorrow. It took a long time, but we did it.

Reflections:

Using a 3D printer kit, screwdrivers, zip ties, wires, and metal parts, we have begun to assemble a 3D printer. The assembly of the printer took a lot of days as it is a large project with lots of intricate steps to follow. We did finish the printer during this project, and we have made it functional to 3d print things.
During this process, I learned that we need to be careful when reading instructions. We read through them too fast, and we ended up missing important steps, like putting the belt on correctly. I also learned how to put plexi glass onto a metal frame. This made the printer enclosed in a space with a hinged door that opens and closes.
The 7 standards of the class are Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Knowledge Constructor, Innovative Designer, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, and Global Collaborator. My project ties to Global Collaborator because I am putting my website on the internet for the world to see. This project also ties to Knowledge Constructor because we had to learn how to do everything, and we had to follow.
A challenge I overcame on this project was the screws not going in properly. I was able to fix this by making sure that we had the right screws, and pushed a little harder. I also watched a video to see how to insert the screw and screw it in. This helped me get the screw in properly, and I was able to get the screws into the piece. We also had a lot of challenges in the calibrating. For example, we realized the belt was twisted, causing the prints to layshift. We had to take it apart and get the belt fixed. We also had alot of homing issues. We just kept trying and finally fixed it and it worked
Given a chance to do this again, I would change how messy our workspace was. I would change this because we misplaced a lot of stuff, and we had to reorganize our workplace a lot. I also would have maybe watched more videos on certain steps, because the instructions were a little confusing. I think that may have helped with us missing some important steps.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers Agriculture, Business Management, Computer Programming, Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Digital Multimedia, Engineering Design, Finance, Insurance, and Marketing. My project connects to the Engineering Design CTE at the high school. It ties to this CTE because they both involve building things.
This Project ties to carrers with 3d scanning operators. 3D scanning operators scan 3d models to make them 3d printable. This project also ties to 3D printing technicians because they have to calibraite 3d printers. We had to calibrate our 3d printer to make sure it was ready to print items.
I really enjoyed this project. I had prior experience with assembling a 3d printer by helping my dad assemble a Creality Ender 3 and a Bambu Lab A1 with AMS. We had alot of setbacks, but we eventually got this project to work.

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