ChocoPrinter

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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