In other posts from this series, I’ve shown you how to install Octoprint and how to make your printer more silent and precise. Since these modifications to my own printer, I’ve found an issue with my heated bed. The built-in control circuitry was not up to the task of precisely controlling my heated bed temperature […]
Upgrade my printer – firmware and Octoprint
I’ve talked about my printers before, and it’s no secret that I’m a fan of Anycubic printer. This Shenzhen based company produces affordable, good printers. Their printers have a low prince point and you get more than your money’s worth, but there is room for improvement. I decided to upgrade my printer and I found […]
How to modify your 3D models with Meshmixer
Time for another 3D printing tutorial, I’ll teach you a few tricks in Autodesk Meshmixer. Meshmixer is a free program that will allow you very easy sculpting and modification of 3D STL files. Meshmixer is my program of choice for modifying STL models that I get from places like Thingiverse. For this tutorial I’ve used […]
How to get started with 3D printing – using an FDM or FFF printer
So, you bought a FDM machine (or are in the market for one), and now you want to know how to use it? Look no further, this is your basics guide to FDM printing. More info on different printers here and here. This is “How to get started with 3D printing – using an FDM […]
Innovation engineering – Prototyping
Finally, we can build something. Ideation and prototyping are 2 methods from the Design Thinking process. These 2 methods are iterative, and become more powerful with each cycle. I will highlight these 2 very powerful methods, and tell you how combine them with research and use them to quickly create a viable concept or Minimum […]
Topology optimization or “How to let your computer design your products”
I’ve recently made the switch from Autodesk Inventor to Fusion 360 for all my CAD work. I couldn’t be happier about this, and one of the things I started playing with is topology optimization. Topology optimization is a method in which the computer creates an optimized design based on the forces and contact surfaces which […]
Find EARFCN for LTE IoT devices
Just a quick post today. I was helping some students mess around with an LTE IoT device (Pycom GPY in this case). This particular chip has an easy to follow tutorial found here. There’s two aspects that are important to get right for the device to establish a connection. First the cellular network band, and […]