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I just upgraded my orion from the previous model by adding the new injection molded carriages and ball joint arms. I read in the instructions that when upgrading carriage you need to change horizontal radius to 84.5 from 57.1. and when upgrading arms change radius to 89 from 57.1 also change diagona...

hi, system has passed pool testing and is headed for ocean tests
thanks

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here is updated dropcam design with recently 3d printed parts. have be using t-glase and recently esun petg for material with very good results. have printed parts with upto 90% infill (top and bottom rings on rail mount) for very strong parts. Things i would use to make out of HDPE sheet now i just...

I have printed several hollow cylinders about 3/4 inch dia and 1 and 1/2 inch high. the completed print looks good in
every aspect but there is a very slight lean to the vertical axis (like the leaning tower of pisa). can anyone comment of the possible cause and solution
to this issue.

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printed out super ultra low profile shroud and tested on orion delta with new seemecnc extruder platform and e3dv5 works for me
with 45mm standoff length.

just a quick note, the 45mm custom length i used caused the old stock layer fan to hang to low, and the length could stand to be a few mm shorter but doing so would bring the extruder fan shroud up against the base (tight fit) so i chose to stay with 45mm and mod the layer fan shrouds. will post my ...

Just installed this new mount on orion with e3dv5 and the new seemecnc base plate with 3 layer fans
modified the old layer fan style shrouds but trying out the ultra low profile from the previous link post.
using a custom length standoff for the mount of 45mm.

wow that is impressive and unexpected. I am making 3d parts (not life critical) to be used in seawater upto 200- 300 ft deep, and this is a good sign. also considering coating with http://www.smooth-on.com/index.php?cPath=1429&osCsid=3v1cbk36dlns1e75baj3pter00 for an even better seal. what do yo...

the drop camera has two ntsc video cameras at this point. one is mounted on a pan tilt platfom facing downward with fixed lighting, the other camera is facing out of the tube housing horizontally and pans only, the led light is mounted on a similar pan platfom about 12 to 14 inches above the pan cam...

got to love these 3d printers! printed two more servo pan units for LED light and a video camera placed in acrylic housing also decided to make a rotor vane type water current meter, worked out great, printed at 70 % infill will with black t-glase will use a coating to water seal. http://www.smooth-...

I had a question if anyone might have a idea what happens to a 3d printed part that uses say 40% infill to 70 % infill when put under high pressure water say 150 psi or submerged to 300 ft depth. Will the part remain intact and usefull just full of water or will it be damaged? I ask because i'm wond...

I will post more pics and info as it develops and time allows, If you have need for specific info let me know, i will try to accomodate. When complete iwas thinking of posting all files cad, code, pcb schematics etc on a file sharing. thought of using non-continuous servos with position feedback. Fo...

here is a cad rendering of vehicle with frame and payload less lights and a few sensors

oh no now you got me started!, The sub is almost an ROV, it is a drop camera that may be upgraded to an rov in the future by adding (4) BlueRobotics thrusters. It uses a 4.5" O.D. acrylic tube and dome housing by BlueRobotics. The tube is oriented vertically with the dome facing downward. The p...

I have tested the slip ring with color video camera ntsc analog signal and the servo power and signal at the same time without any problem. The slip ring data sheet says there are 12 rings so I placed the video power and signal next to each other and the servo signal and power next to each other ins...

here is a pan/tilt video camera platform i've been working on. uses RC continuous rotation servos for pan and tilt. still have to add some limit switches for tilt axis. has a rotary slip ring on the pan axis for continuous panning. Made using an orion delta and T-glase all around. This is the first ...

Hi, i am trying to print with taulman alloy 910 with an e3d v5 hotend, the thermistor is a EPCOS B57560G104F I can't seem to be able to set the extruder temp above 247 C either from the sd card gcode or external PC host, although it goes above and below that while trying to hold the 247 temp. Anothe...

thanks, now i remember like when you do those self car window crack repair, they have you pull the syringe plunger back to remove the air!

I have been experimenting with making low cost fiber optic splitter/coupler for underwater ROV/AUV project. Some researchers had made coupler/splitter with acrylic and a cnc mini mill. So tried it with an Orion instead, it works, though I'd like to improve signal loss performance https://www.dropbox...

Hi, I have been using T-Glase as my goto filament for many successful prints. I like its accuracy, strength, finish, low or no odor prints, bed adhesion, no jamming. etc. I have just read about the new alloy 910 and am considering trying it out and would like to know anyone else experience with it? ...

Thanks for the compliment!, Does anyone know what the best o-ring material is for this application, i.e. marine application o-ring material?

Well, as far as running depths go I was going to start with the local rec center pool 10-12 ft max. Have not really pressure tested it beyond my kitchen sink. Think I need some kind of pressure cooker modified for more testing.

I have never printed in ABS as my goto material is T-glase, I was concerned about ABS fumes since my printer not enclosed and in my living quarters. Smoothing out I something i might try, I remember seeing something online about a coating used on T-glase that makes it smooth and transparent.

Just wanted to share my experiment on how cheaply I could make a nice underwater thruster motor for AUR/ROV project I'm thinking about. The prop design is scaled of a stl file I found online to fit a film can size housing. The duct, prop adapter, and internal o-ring parts are my own design. Kids aro...

There is a infrared optical sensor in the water drop stream. When an individual water drop breaks the beam the controller board generates a delay, when that expires the UV strobe fires, illuminating the water drop. the delay is adjustable thus you can view the drop at various times in the event. Vie...