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E Waste #D Printer How to

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concept from: EWaste 60$ 3DPrinter

Complete how to so anyone can fallow along and build thier own! along with links to purchase any parts,

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  • I'm sure you meant "3D" printer. There have been E-Waste printers in the past already. For example, taking cd drives and using them for each axis. Using e-waste parts would be useless if you needed to purchase them.

     

    With the different voltages in each electronics, different types of stepper motors, different sizes in smooth and threaded rods. A  complete "how to" would require explaining each type of parts and how to connect them to other types. This can be as detailed as taking a semester to an entire year in a college course. In the end, it is easier to just buy a ready to build kit than try to stitch together parts.

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    Start looking on sites like free cycle for any old computer parts people don't need. I have a computer museum nearby that sometimes gives away junk that they no longer need, so finding stuff is not to much of an issue for me. Just a thought, but would it be possible to reuse the built in drivers from the floppy drives, a bit like this: http://m.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Musical-Floppy-Drives/ . I have seen people use this technique a lot for music, and I think it might be possible to use as a substitute for a dedicated driver board.

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