Hacked up some code to directly generate GCode for a little fun stuff: creating multiple screws that can nest into each other. The screw-configuration (e.g. number of threads and how thick they are) can be configured.
These screws are not sliced into layers, but printed in one go in a ‘vase’-like print. Multiple screws fit on the same build-platform. Since they are built in sequence, they are diagonally staggered so that the hotend doesn’t knock over the previous piece.
Have fun.
Very cool. Nice work
What do you think of your type-a?
It is a wonderful machine, @Joe_Spanier . Nice solid construction, very large build-volume and their all-metal hotend is a step up to other hotends I have seen - no clogging so far but just nice and even extruding.
It has a BeagleBone Black inside, so runs a complete Linux inside; connects to your wireless (or ethernet), and preinstalled @OctoPrint makes it easy to use right out of the box. No more fiddling with USB serial interfaces, just sending stuff from your browser to your printer somewhere in wireless reach.
