Currently we have two sponsored 3D printers available in the Nuremberg office. Both are located in a lab - which makes it hard to access them. Both also need some (hardware) maintenance.
This (hopefully short) side project should make the printers more usable and accessible for others.
Plan:
- One additional RasPi with OctoPrint (network needed!)
- Replace heated bed surface
- Move printers out of the lab
- Create a "printing area" somewhere (potentially in the 1st floor of our office)
Looking for hackers with the skills:
This project is part of:
Hack Week 19
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almost 6 years ago by dannysauer | Reply
Do these have a webcam already? As a remote worker on a different continent I can't really get to the office to pick up a print, but it'd be nifty to have a web site where other people can maybe see a live stream of printing, and perhaps an archive of finished prints.
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almost 6 years ago by lrupp | Reply
Update:
- Both printers are now in floor 1.3 and available for every employee. Thanks to Oliver (from facilities) for the space!
- Thanks to Adrian, we have now 2 octopi instances up and running (one for each printer), that allow to manage the printers remotely. But: both interfaces are currently only reachable from the development network inside SUSE. Let's see how many people from other network segments want to make use of it (please ping).
- Both printers are now in floor 1.3 and available for every employee. Thanks to Oliver (from facilities) for the space!
- Thanks to Adrian, we have now 2 octopi instances up and running (one for each printer), that allow to manage the printers remotely. But: both interfaces are currently only reachable from the development network inside SUSE. Let's see how many people from other network segments want to make use of it (please ping).
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