eMaker Huxley Build – part 1
Adjusting the frame So, the EMaker Huxley arrived the other day. This Sunday, my brother and I started putting it together. Building the frame, we encountered some minor issues with the instructions...
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Second night of building. X and Y axes are almost done. A minor hickup with the X-axis ends. The clips for holding the Igus bushings should really not be printed to look clips, please update to full...
View ArticleeMaker Huxley – Soldering
The work on assembling the eMaker Huxley 3D printer has been slowed down by other commitments, but now things are moving again. After some five hours of soldering (over several nights) the electronics...
View ArticleEMaker Huxley Wiring
I’ve finally found the time to wire up my EMaker Huxley 3D printer. Let me summarize the experience – trust the images, not the words, sometimes. At other times, the instructions explicitly states that...
View ArticlePLA and Temperatures
The eMaker Huxley 3D printer comes with a roll of while PLA from Faberdashery. A material that is new to me (I’ve only printed ABS before). PLA operates at a cooler temperature, but it requires a phase...
View ArticlePrinting at Home
If you would have asked me two years ago if I’d have a cheap, reliable 3D printer at home, I would have laughed. And yet, here I am, waiting for a print to finish. The printer in itself, a Huxley from...
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