Chance Meetings

I start this with a learning experience. Always have a few business cards on hand, even if you think you won't need them. As someone who normally didn't carry cards around and as someone who is working to get their own business started, I missed an opportunity to hand out my cards to a few people last night at a local art show. I'm a polyglot software engineer that is working on a 3D printing business plan and didn't really expect to meet some folks at the event who would be interested in what I'm working on. So, even as an old boyscout, I wasn't fully prepared for the interest and the opportunity to exchange business cards with possible clients.

I will have a few cards with me no matter where I go now because a missed opportunity could mean a loss of business and that's a loss I do not want to miss out on again.

R2D2 Print

Printed out R2D2 last night.
Print Profile : n-vent mini medium settings from LulzBot.com with no adjustments.

Notes : Forgot to put down the PVA glue and had to spend some extra effort in getting on of the parts off. Print was pretty clean, some edges had a little curling near the top and I think it may be that the layer print time was to quick and did not allow the material to cool properly first.

Run time: ~4.5hrs

Cura Execution Output :

< Bed x: 0.00 y: 0.00 z: -1.36
< Bed x: 160.00 y: 0.00 z: -0.80
< Bed x: 160.00 y: 160.00 z: -0.80
< Bed x: 0.00 y: 160.00 z: -1.57
< Eqn coefficients: a: 0.00 b: -0.00 d: -1.41
< planeNormal x: -0.00 y: 0.00 z: 1.00
< Probing done!
< echo:endstops hit:  Z:-1.57
< < echo:Marlin1.0.0
< echo: Last Updated: Sep  4 2015 08:36:38 | Author: (Aleph Objects Inc, Mini-2015Q1)
< Compiled: Sep  4 2015
< echo: Free Memory: 4882  PlannerBufferBytes: 1296
< echo:Hardcoded Default Settings Loaded
< echo:Steps per unit:
< echo:  M92 X100.50 Y100.50 Z1600.00 E833.00
< echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s):
< echo:  M203 X800.00 Y800.00 Z8.00 E40.00
< echo:Maximum Acceleration (mm/s2):
< echo:  M201 X9000 Y9000 Z100 E1000
< echo:Acceleration: S=acceleration, T=retract acceleration
< echo:  M204 S2000.00 T3000.00
< echo:Advanced variables: S=Min feedrate (mm/s), T=Min travel feedrate (mm/s), B=minimum segment time (ms), X=maximum XY jerk (mm/s),  Z=maximum Z jerk (mm/s),  E=maximum E jerk (mm/s)
< echo:  M205 S0.00 T0.00 B20000 X12.00 Z0.40 E10.00
< echo:Home offset (mm):
< echo:  M206 X0.00 Y0.00 Z0.00
< echo:PID settings:
< echo:   M301 P28.79 I1.91 D108.51