CNC machines like 3D printers all need cable chain (aka drag chain). There’s always some wire that has to be loose so it can connect to things that are in motion. Loose cable could catch on something and is an accident waiting to happen. Cable chain only bends one way. It can keep those wires out of danger by making them only move in a safe zone. Here’s how I did mine, with video of it in action.
2016-08-29: This post is out of date. For the latest instructions please see the product pages for the Makelangelo 3 and Makelangelo 2
The M3 box assembly instructions have just been updated thanks to the generous help from Miguel over at PancakeBot. He made a beautiful series of step-by-step illustrations.
There are now 786 Makelangelos around the world. Wow! I wonder who will be the next to turn a Makelangelo into a 3D printer?
Happy Winter seasonal festive time to you all. I wrote another new instructable to help you stay sane through the holidays: a full-color LED message ticker. You can change the message without reprogramming anything.
Check out the RGB LED scrolling message tutorial on instructables.
Imagine it in your xmas tree!
Now that I’ve got the M3 to Prusa i3 out of the way, my new priority is a gearbox I’m going to need to build my next robot arm. From January to end of March I have three university students helping me build the arm. Around that as I have time I’ll be programming my first custom PCB and bringing out another new robot that’s still deep under wraps.
Maybe after all that I’ll take a break for summer. LED art to Burning Man 2015, anyone?
Sorry for being so quiet lately. I’ve had my head down working hard to transform a Makelangelo into a 3D printer. Find out why & how
I’ve been teaching Arduino LED programming classes as VHS and now MakerLabs here in Vancouver. Together we learn how to write a simple Arduino program that introduces conditions, loops, variables, and methods. It seems to go over pretty well.
Yesterday made an LED light grid and programmed it with an Arduino with @marginallyc. My first Arduino project! pic.twitter.com/SRfw2PhDNA
— Graham Jans (@Ipsquiggle) December 8, 2014
At the end of the class I told people I would post a 201-level example of a dynamic scrolling ticker marquee. Word is bond, yo.
– Upload this code same as in the class.
– Open the serial window.
– Set baud to 57600 and “send newline”.
– type a message at the top of the serial window and hit “send”. Your message appears on the marquee.
– Read through it to see how it be like it do.
Following us on Instagram. We’re posting updates every day about our robot work. It’s the best way to stay on the cutting edge.
