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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
* 3D printer to print with liquid chocolate on food support.
 
* 3D printer to print with liquid chocolate on food support.
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* It's not to print 3D things in chocolate, it's to draw 2D texts (or images) on flat support.
  
 
== Goal ==
 
== Goal ==
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== Obstacles ==
 
== Obstacles ==
 
A list of potential obstacles
 
A list of potential obstacles
* High torque for seringue extruder
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* High torque for syringe extruder
 
* Power management
 
* Power management
 
* Hardware design
 
* Hardware design
  
== Component ==
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== Components ==
* Transparent plexiglass for hardware parts
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* Arduino
 
* Arduino
 
* Arduino CNC Shield
 
* Arduino CNC Shield
* Shafts, Belts, Couplers
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* Shafts, Couplers
 
* Bolts and nuts
 
* Bolts and nuts
 
* Seringue
 
* Seringue
 
* Stepper motors
 
* Stepper motors
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* Linear bearings
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* Belts
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Pending:
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* Transparent plexiglass for hardware parts
 
* ATX Power supply
 
* ATX Power supply
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== Progress ==
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To do:
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* Power management
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* Syringe extruder (possible solution: http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Syringe-Pump-Rack/)
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* Text to gcode (or stl) processing
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Ongoing:
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* Hardware design (60%)
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Done:
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* Order hardware parts
  
 
== Schedule ==
 
== Schedule ==
* Deadline: 27.06.2015
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* Deadline: <s>27.06.2015</s> TBD...
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* First release to be done in MDF
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* Prototype validation
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* Final release in Plexiglass
  
 
== Draft ==
 
== Draft ==

Latest revision as of 01:16, 9 July 2015

Description

  • 3D printer to print with liquid chocolate on food support.
  • It's not to print 3D things in chocolate, it's to draw 2D texts (or images) on flat support.

Goal

  • Design the hardware
  • Code the text to gcode processing

Obstacles

A list of potential obstacles

  • High torque for syringe extruder
  • Power management
  • Hardware design

Components

  • Arduino
  • Arduino CNC Shield
  • Shafts, Couplers
  • Bolts and nuts
  • Seringue
  • Stepper motors
  • Linear bearings
  • Belts

Pending:

  • Transparent plexiglass for hardware parts
  • ATX Power supply

Progress

To do:

Ongoing:

  • Hardware design (60%)

Done:

  • Order hardware parts

Schedule

  • Deadline: 27.06.2015 TBD...
  • First release to be done in MDF
  • Prototype validation
  • Final release in Plexiglass

Draft

ChocoPrinter draft.jpg

Participants