Tag: upgrades
Custom stepper towers for Mercury one.1
I have had to make a variation of the stepper motor towers for the mercury “one.1” 3D printer. Its an awesome design, and iI have found it to be a brilliant 3D printer. However when I turn up the speed, I found the belts have on occasion rode up the idlers on the metal dowel…
PEY print surface tests
I’ve seen a few posts about using the new micro textured print surfaces that give coloured reflections on the surface of the print. Given the efforts converting the Ender 5 into a ZeroG, it felt it would be worth the investment. As you can tell by the results, it’s rather impressive! The only downside is…
Gearing up
My 2016 VW Tiguan’s gear knob’s leather was getting worn and felt rough, it’s not a big deal but it’s irritating me enough to do something about it. A friend offered to retrim it, providing the option to customise it, but I’m still playing with the idea. However, I would have to buy another anyway…