cm0002@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoEngineer turns old 3D printer into a tattoo gun that you definitely shouldn't use at homewww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1100arrow-down12cross-posted to: hardware@programming.dev
arrow-up198arrow-down1external-linkEngineer turns old 3D printer into a tattoo gun that you definitely shouldn't use at homewww.tomshardware.comcm0002@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: hardware@programming.dev
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI’m a bit surprised that the thigh bubbling up in the frame didn’t cause any z-axis issues. Probably benefitted from being a small tattoo.
minus-squaremctoasterson@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoThey made a custom mount attaching the tattoo gun to the toolhead that included springs or something with extra give to accommodate a slightly irregular surface. They also used a small patch of skin on a relatively flat area.
minus-squareskilltheamps@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoYes, although I think auto “bed” leveling with a bltouch-style probe could work to compensate that
I’m a bit surprised that the thigh bubbling up in the frame didn’t cause any z-axis issues. Probably benefitted from being a small tattoo.
They made a custom mount attaching the tattoo gun to the toolhead that included springs or something with extra give to accommodate a slightly irregular surface. They also used a small patch of skin on a relatively flat area.
Yes, although I think auto “bed” leveling with a bltouch-style probe could work to compensate that