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Tyson Parks exhibition on 3DPrinting using an EchoRap 3D Printer:
“Technologist and winter resident of Eastern Bloc Tyson Parks possesses a DaVinci-esque curiousity for examining how things work. Inspired by 19th-century literature, modernist art movements and cutting edge technology, he tackles the ideas of abstraction, dimensionality and motion with his latest project, Mnetractoscope: Squint.” More in CultMtl

INTRO TO 3D PRINTING

Workshop lead by Stéphane Rousseau
16 February, 1pm – 5pm ($35 – $25 for members)
Introduction to 3d printing workshop on the first locally designed and built 3D printer in Quebec, by Stéphane Rousseau from robotiquesequencing.com .

From design to prototype, this workshop will cover all aspects of 3D printing in order to get you started on prototyping and creative printing. We will go over the software required, the parts involved, workflow. By the end of the workshop you will have all the information to get started on your designs. The cost of the workshop covers animator fees and an invitation to come back with your design to have it printed.

Stéphane is the designer and creator of the EchoRap, the first 3D printer designed and produced in Montréal. Stéphane holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s degree in math and computer science. His interests are in 3D printing, firmware design, Arduino and AVR, VHDL, Open Sound Protocol, Python and functional programming. At the Eastern Bloc Lab, he explores various add-ons to 3D printers in order to expand the 3D printing process to other materials.

To reserve your spot, or if you have any questions, please send an email to lab@easternbloc.ca

more information on Eastern Bloc Web Site

Last week, EchoRap 3D printer made it first print after it has been shown at “Montreal Mini Maker Faire” at the Olympic Stadium Esplanade.

The EchoRap is a simple and robust reprap designed by Robotic Sequencing at EchoFab in Montreal.

The design allow builders to build it as reprap or as repstrap, all parts can be printed or cut.

Structure is made with tubes and simple coupling assemble like an Ikea product.

Table size allow standard Mendel or Prusa heated bed.

Gen7 Electronics or other reprap electronic can be used.

This week, the Gen7 rev1.3.1 board was corrected and all solders were verified. The first print were missing some steps on the Z axis. Pololu A4988 potentionometer was adjusted and Z axes works as it should.

These are the first two 40mm test boxes printed by the EchoRap.

The firmware needed to be ajusted to reduce the amount of PLA filament extruded by the EchoRap.

After some trials, the first to the specifications printed parts were made:

These two 30mm square boxes, on with a bottom and the other hollow are produced.

Quality is very good even if the EchoRap is in it’s first steps.

Now it’s time to begin the “Reprap Process”.
“Reprap process” is the action of a 3d printer reproducing the parts to make a new printer.

You can see the process on YouTube:

The first piece of the printer, the EchoRap ”P6 Z Right mount” is produced.

You can see the parts produced using the RepStrap and RepRap methods shown together:

Time to continue with EchoRap “P1 Y Nema Mount” part, we added tape on the plateform to reduce warping when removing the part from the printer.

L’EchoRap low-cost solidified variant of the RepRap.

Robotic Sequencing currently develop in collaboration with EchoFab.org this new 3D printer.

The first prototype will be shown this weekend at the Montréal Mini Maker Faire.

Come and see us there

http://www.makerfairemontreal.ca/

http://www.echofab.org