Heated build stage

The new addition to UFObot, the heated build platform. making it easier to print, and prevent dreaded warping of prints! plus that ring of red LED's floating around in the middle of it doesn't look too shabby...

New nerf gun

So i enjoyed the last one i did so much that i decided to do another one. this time a little more awesome though. I attached a chain gun barrel to the front of it. kinda overkill i think, but totally worth it. Although i have been running into some issues with the design (the motor in the gun isn't powerful enough to turn the barrel. understandably so considering its around 8 pounds) so i need to fix that issue, but besides that it turned out better than i had expected!

IT WORKS AGAIN!!!

WOOO! so after a short break its back up and running again! I ran into a few problems with the coding, like in this for example...

G1 X-200 Y-200 Z59 F4826
M101
G1 X-200 Y8 Z59 F9240
G1 X-19 Y8 Z59 F9240
G1 X-20 Y5 Z59 F9240
G1 X-20 Y4 Z59 F9240
G1 X-20 Y3 Z59 F9240

So this is the code that tells the printers X Y and Z axises to go. Notice anything weird about it? In the first line it says X-200. Yeah thats an issue because the max dimensions of the printing stage in 100x100x100 mm. soo yeah. Not entirely sure what i did that fixed it, i just pushed some buttons..., and it works! yay. But i did accomplish a few things during that little hiatus. I built a new nerf gun. as well as updated the hardware on the bot.

UPGRADE!

So recently, in an effort to bring my batch one makerbot up to the standards of the newer ones, i built the heated build platform. Adding a much needed upgrade from the build platform i was using before (foam core squares attached to the build stage). With the addition of a ring of red led's between the build platform and the wooden stage making it look even more ufo-like. Ill post pictures soon