ChocoPrinter

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:

• Power management
• Syringe extruder (possible solution: http://www.instructables.com/id/3D-Printed-Syringe-Pump-Rack/)
• Text to gcode (or stl) processing

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

Participants

• User:Nemen
• User:Freestorm