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#WinterBuilds Contest - 3 prizes! {Congrats to our Winners}

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  1. MaryD

    MaryD OpenBuilds Team

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    Winter is the perfect time to hibernate in the workshop and get some of those projects completed.
    Show us what you’ve been building or cutting this winter for a chance to

    win a Genuine OpenBuilds T-Shirt!
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    >>> 3 Prizes! 3 Ways to Win <<<

    MANY WAYS TO ENTER:

    Enter 1, 2, or all 3 ways for more chances to win!

    1) OpenBuilds.com - Post your photo in thread below to enter the contest.

    2) INSTAGRAM - Follow/Tag OpenBuilds then
    Hashtag your pic #WinterBuilds for a chance to win the contest.

    3) TWITTER - Follow/Tag OpenBuilds then

    Hashtag your pic #WinterBuilds for a chance to win the contest.


    Multiple entries are permitted.

    WHO WILL WIN: There will be 3 lucky winners. Each winner will receive 1 OpenBuilds T-Shirt as follows:
    (1) OpenBuilds.com winner
    (1) Instagram winner
    (1) Twitter winner

    RULES: Open to all registered OpenBuilds.com members, Instagram and Twitter followers. No purchase necessary to win. Contest runs from February 15, 2017 through March 1, 2017 at 23:59:59 Eastern Time. Winners will be randomly selected. OpenBuilds will publish all winners on OpenBuilds.com, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ OpenBuilds accounts. Winner must provide valid name and shipping address to receive prize. OpenBuilds is not responsible for non-delivery of prizes due to invalid address or other technical failures. Winner assumes all responsibility for any taxes and fees associated with prize. Winners have 7 days to redeem prize from the time winners are announced by OpenBuilds. Contest is in no way affiliated with Instagram or Twitter.
     
  2. Marmil

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  3. Garrettcompston

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    Here's my custom cnc build excuse the mess lol
     

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    WP_20170108_14_39_05_Rich.jpg Just another 3d printer!
     
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    Wired up for an open build
     
  7. Anthony Bolgar

    Anthony Bolgar Journeyman
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    Does this count? ;)

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  8. Rodm

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    Nice looking project! A very ambitious DIY project. hope all goes well. Should be room for a great workshop in there somewhere.
     
  9. Rodm

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    Hi,
    It's not much but I just got the openbuilds bug in January! This used to be a cluttered up corner of my basement. I'm realy liking the way the workshop is shaping up. So anet a8 is not an impressive build but it's up and running. I have my cnc control box started and on table. Other parts in the mail and finalizing a OB parts store order to be placed this weekend. I hope the sale discounts are HUGE!
     

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  10. BeTrue3D

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    I've been working on my BeTrue3D Printer the last 1-2 months - planning started in the christmas holidays, when I had a lot of fun (was bored) at my inlaws for a few days, hehe.

    From planning to exection:
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    I am blogging about my progress on my BeTrue3D blog: Projekter – BeTrue3D
    Latest blogpost was about mounting my PEI-Coated aluminium bed
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    Before that, I had a huge post with lots of assembly photos, and a section dedicated for the extruders, which I've designed myself.
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    I'm using Duet WiFi and Duex5 for this build, where the hotend is going to be a prototype of the 5way Diamond Hotend!
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    Small, almost daily, update are put on my facebook page: BeTrue3D | Facebook
    The build is also listed here on OpenBuilds BeTrue3D Printer but need to update it some.
     
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    Wauw! whish I had a place like that! :) I'm just cluttering up a corner of our living room (behind a pillar though).
     
  13. Rodm

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    Thanks,
    But it's not where but how well you do it!. Looks like you can do good anywhere.
     
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    Still at the 'spaghetti everywhere' stage . . build detail to follow

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    My wife likes to make a lot of stuff with yarn especially in the winter time. So I made her a yarn swift with the machine that I recently completed. swift.png mycnc.jpg
     
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    As long as it's a project.

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    There, that should qualify. A stick built clock stand. :)
     
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    Can the prized t-shirt come in XXL? I'm asking for a friend... :)
     
  19. Anthony Bolgar

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    I wish I was really building that house, I would doble the space I have for my hobbies! (Currently using 800 Sq ft of the house)
     
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    True Up Glide 3d printer completed and bloomin wonderful it is too!![​IMG][/URL][/IMG]
     
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    True Up Glide 3d printer completed and bloomin wonderful it is too!!

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    Hot off the CNC(actual pictures coming soon). Project details and DXF plans in the Project Resource tab.
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    OneZ i3! First build I have ever done and not the last!
     

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    A Colt m1911a1 (my first double-sided cut).

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    -Jamie
     
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    Hi Craig,

    This was my first shot at it but it went fairly well. I learned a few things that I will try next time.The trick for me was to have very square stalk (I spent some time with this). I also had milled some of my spoiler board away to give me relative to the machine X and Y positioning "ledges". I had already done this when I was testing my machine's setup. Using a piece of 3/4" MDF as a spacer to accommodate for the rounded spoiler board corner, I fastened it down in the corner with a few screws. With my stalk dimensions in hand, I started working away in Fusion 360. I configured the CAM to "float" the model in the center of the stalk. After milling a series of cuts for one side, I unscrewed the stalk, flipped it over, re-fastened, then changed my origin in Fusion 360 to the inverted corner. I created new toolpaths then began milling again.

    Lessons learned: I haven't built a touch plate yet and my zs were off a little bit after the flip. This was because I had to reset my TinyG after it (or I) messed something up, post flip. Theoretically, I shouldn't have had to so do this but if I had had a touch plate it would have much easier to correct / reset. I am using Fusion 360, Chillipepper and TinyG. I like Chillipepper with the exception that it seems to loose communication intermediately with the TinyG (about once every 3-4 hours but it varies). I'm not sure what is taking place but I suspect the JSON server or Chrome being pushed to it's limits. Chrome and Chillipepper get sluggish and very RAM intensive with large G-code files. I may take a swing at writing a standalone executable in the future. Mach3 doesn't support TinyG...

    Another thing that I would have done differently, is cut my spoiler board to a "sharper" corner for positioning (this would remove the need of the MDF offset).

    Finally, I would have waited for more end-mills to arrive in the mail. :) The smallest that I had on hand was 1/8". 1/16" or even 1mm would have made for some amazing detail. Maybe for round two in maple or walnut...

    Cheers,
    -Jamie
     
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    Stock... not stalk... lol!

    This:
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    Not This:
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    :duh: Oupps.
     
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    Not a lot of OB parts, but the plates were cut with my OX! :) The project isn't completed yet, I'm still waiting for more parts to arrive
     

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