Nate Chapman's Blog

3D Printer called "Buzz Lightyear" Part 3 A mix of a lot of things

2015-04-04T19:47:43Z

Its been some time since I've had time to do a blog. As some of you may of noticed i haven't been active on the 3d printing forum but am starting to get some free time and trying to get back into things. So last time i wrote a blog i was ...(read more)

3D Printer called "Buzz Lightyear" Part 2 Marlin Firmware Mechanical Endstops (Ramps)

2014-02-05T19:23:33Z

I was asked to help get a Cartesian style printer up and running and noticed that the Marlin Firmware was not set correctly for the Mechanical endstop configuration the users had selected. This doesn't really fit into my printer setup but t...(read more)

3D Printer called "Buzz Lightyear" Part 1 Marlin firmware Define Motherboard(Ramps)

2014-01-29T20:22:14Z

Over the last couple of weeks my son and I started to print the parts we needed and ordered others we couldn't make. With the new mods to the machine the Marlin firmware will have to be updated and I thought I would start my post on explain...(read more)

3D Printer called "Buzz Lightyear"

2014-01-13T19:44:23Z

Being to damn cold here in Wisconsin lately and not being able to go outside I was looking for something to do with our oldest son. He has one of my old Prusa Mendel's in his room that he plays with so I thought why not do some upgrades to it.&...(read more)

Kids Christmas Gift

2013-12-06T19:19:58Z

I know this is kind of off topic but thought I would post it to hear to see your comments/improvements.My wife and I bought the kids a 12V John Deere Gator for Christmas and I was thinking why not make it better than it is. So some ideas I was ...(read more)

Pi Atrix Project

2013-06-26T15:10:45Z

My son who is almost 3 years old wanted a computer that he could play on but also talk to me when I’m on the road for work. I had and old Motorola Atrix Labdock laying around and have read that people are using these with the Raspberry Pi.&nbsp...(read more)