Jolly Wrencher Down to the Micron - RepRap was the origin of pushing hobby 3D printing boundaries, and here we see a R... - https://hackaday.com/2025/04/21/jolly-wrencher-down-to-the-micron/ #3dprinterhacks #3dresinprinter #jollywrencher #microreprap #3dprinter #reprap

I don't suppose anyone in or near #rdguk wants a #reprap #3dPrinter ?

I built mine years ago, and I've barely used it since. It worked well, last time I used it, but it needs a bit of fettling if you want to print over the whole bed area (there's a bearing mounting that needs to be printed and fitted).

Community, DIY, open hardware and software has been part of the commodity #3Dprinting world for over 20 years (#RepRap et al.). Open projects, with parts you can source yourself or via kits (e.g. #Voron).

What if—what IF!
We did the same for plain old #2Dprinting..? I’d build a 2D laser printer from a kit.

(To be fair, I found a few resources and it seems like a daunting talk: lots of moving parts, optics, etc. 3D printers almost feel simpler, they’re just robots that push out hot plastic.)

“Firmware update bricks HP printers”
(and toner/ink DRM, etc.)

#printers #enshitification

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/firmware-update-bricks-hp-printers-makes-them-unable-to-use-hp-cartridges/

https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/AutoBuildMarlin/releases/tag/2.1.64

This Auto Build Marlin update fixes wrongly hidden MMU options and more!

- Fix / improve cleanup for JS evaluation of conditionals
- Clarify that ConfigSchema data is grouped by section
- Fix ConfigSchema.getItems returning 0 results
- Fix evaluation of mixed-case options (e.g., DEFAULT_Kp)

Recently we began distributing binary builds for all the example configurations provided by the community.

Submit yours to the Configurations repo!

Each binary build includes the minimal Config.h file with only the options you need, which you can tweak and use to build a new firmware from source.

Marlin 2.1.3 (beta 1) is a major update focusing on stability, performance, and user interface. Over a year and a half in the making, this release is recommended for all users.

https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Marlin/releases/tag/2.1.3-b1

Example Configurations for many machines are posted at: https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/Configurations/releases

Binaries of this release are available at: https://github.com/MarlinFirmware/MarlinBuilds/tree/release-2.1.3-b1

A Journey Through Craftsmanship and Design, Led by Open-Source 3D Printers | ShinKougeisha and Hiroshi Mitachi
#3dprinting #printables #prusa #reprap cc @AdrianBowyer

https://blog.prusa3d.com/a-journey-through-craftsmanship-and-design-led-by-open-source-3d-printers_104681/

Not that often I have three printers going at once. But with Marlin 2.1.3 right around the corner this stuff needs to be put through its paces! #RepRap #3DPrinting #OpenSource

Vik Olliver on 'RepRapMicron' #RepRap #3dprinting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh-NxJnNLas&t=3772s

Funding may be tight but spirits are always high, so let’s all pitch in where we can to keep this ball rolling! Thanks to you all for being a part of this amazing community of creators, innovators, and enthusiasts! https://www.patreon.com/posts/108323025?utm_campaign=postshare_creator #OpenSource #3DPrinting #RepRap

Marlin 2.1.2.4 is a maintenance release to fix a few issues affecting certain kinds of setups, such as those with self-tramming beds and multiple endstops. Recommended for all users!

https://marlinfw.org/meta/download

Posted my e3d Revo/duet smart effector dual 30mm blower mount before #rmrrf I'll have my example at the show as well as some mag arms.

https://www.printables.com/model/848965-revomicro-dual-fan-for-duet-smart-effector

"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." – Hunther S. Thompson

If the central protection from machines evolving to eclipse humanity is the lack of a means of reproduction, we might well be fucked.

When I first read this I thought about #reprap, and mechanical machines that are capable of reproduction. This was a little spooky, but it's pretty indirect, and there's all sorts of wrinkles (most repraps can't reproduce their electronics).

But then I thought about software. If we think about software as machines (and I imagine the author would have if it had existed when he wrote this) then we've recently crossed this line with gusto, perhaps first with the general availability of Github's autopilot and then accelerated from there with several products which are fully capable of allowing software to reproduce and mutate without human intervention.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_among_the_Machines

It may be of interest to some but after 10 years of dormancy the #RepRap blog is alive again with a new project, μRepRap which aims to make micrometer #3Dprinting a thing.

RepRap: Blog
http://blog.reprap.org/?m=1

μRepRap: Taking RepRap Down to Micrometer-Level Manufacturing - When the RepRap project was started in 2005 by [Dr Adrian Bowyer], the goal was to... - https://hackaday.com/2024/03/10/%ce%bcreprap-taking-reprap-down-to-micrometer-level-manufacturing/ #3dprinterhacks #microreprap #openflexure #3dprinter #reprap #news