Adam Herring | Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 9:00AM My favorite slicing program has released its latest incarnation!
Bounce on over to Slic3r.org and grab Slic3r Version 0.9.9
Slic3r is finally offering a raft function.
Many new features, including a new simple mode, raft and the ability to use multiple layer heights in the same print, and optimizations for printers with Bowden extruders. And, of course, LOTS more.
-Adam
Adam Herring | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 6:44AM Take a look at this bad boy that a client made with custom ordered parts!
The red and orange parts were printed by me :)
EPIC!
Adam Herring | Posted on Monday, February 18, 2013 at 5:45AM The Infuriating Haphazard Release of OPEN SOURCE PROJECT X
- Based On Actual Events
An announcement is made by Project X's creators, "OPEN SOURCE Project X has been released, download the design files or buy a kit today!"
You, the industrious Maker lunge at the chance to... well... MAKE!
A quick read of preliminary documentation reveals that OPEN SOURCE Project X is made from Printed-Parts, Laser Cut Parts, Custom Machined Parts, and Vitamins.
Well well! You are in luck! You have a 3D printer, a laser cutter, and a lack of reasonable fear of fire!
You will have this thing built in no time! 
Let's see here...
Printed Parts:
-Some but not all of the printed parts (STLs) can be found on Thingiverse. 
-The missing printed parts can be found on Project X's github
-Project X's Github does not host the same STLs that Thingiverse does... Uh... moving on...
LaserCut Parts:
-The Laser Cut Parts (DXF files) are not on Thingiverse
-GitHub is hosting the LaserCut parts... for the previous generation of Project X... 
-Uh... these will work with this generation?... These don't look like the pictures...
Custom Machined Parts:
-It is apparent that there are a few important custom machined parts being employed in OPEN SOURCE Project X
-No Schematic Drawings. 
-No definitive descriptions on how one would make them, their shape or what they are made of.
-These bits don't look too complicated, but they are not for sale anywhere... 
B.O.M.
-What's a B.O.M.? 
Build Instructions
-These are the instructions for the previous generation of Open Source Project X... which were never finished/great to begin with...
AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
Here is the Million Dollar Question, Intrepid Reader: IS OPEN SOURCE PROJECT X ACTUALLY OPEN SOURCE?
My Answer: HELL NO!
Hop On Over To The RepRap Forum and Voice Your Opinion:
1. Honestly, if you can't find all the design files for a piece of hardware in one place is that design actually open-source?
2. If there is no B.O.M, is that design actually open-source?
3. If the design uses custom part x, which is available nowhere, and there is no schematic (details) for part x... is that design actually open-source?
FabberForge - Printing Happiness
Adam Herring | Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:52AM 
Nicolas was kind enough to make a youtube video of his Rostock made from FabberForge printed parts.
Embedding was disabled on the video, so you have to click the link to see the video :)
Adam Herring | Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 4:48AM 
Repetier 0.83 is available now.
This version comes with Slic3r 0.9.8 integrated into the program.
If Pronterface is the only Host program you have tried, you should check out Repetier. It is a more resource intensive program, but it gives you a 3D view of your G-Code as your print (it is pretty cool 
)
FabberForge - Printing Happiness
[www.fabberforge.com]
