Ender – Sallee Technology

September 21, 2023November 21, 2023

Rebuild – Start

Ender Teardown, Rebuild

Labwork – Teardown Part 1

A few steps to crack open the Ender housing, replace extruder wires, internal fan wires, jumpers etc.

Check out the timeline below, quick editorial: Case removal, wires, replace section by section… replace covers. Voila! Step 2, coming shortly, the more difficult portion of the build as we are swapping extruders Bowden to Direct Drive, and back plate swap. Back plates don’t match, we will proceed with a salvaged plate (existing), harvest the plate, add new hardware… shouldn’t be to difficult.

I’ll post another update on the tool set I’ve recently added, Klein driver set… handy multitool to go with the new-ish Tekprem Torx set. Check back shortly as there is more to come in round two!

July 4, 2023November 26, 2023

Ender Print Issue Round 26: Vat Cover Print

Latest Ender Chaos

Lab Work – Humor Is The Only Way Sometimes

The Lead, 6 hour+ print, print – a Halot Sky Resin vat cover via an Ender 3 Neo Max… 5+ hours post starting time, we ran into issues. Lot’s of issues!

From missing hand (tension) screws, belts, PLA matter covering 40% or more of the printer/extrusion head, print matter splayed out around adhesion plate, off plate and more. Walked in on tension belt removing itself from the printer head (oh snap). I’ll share pictures below, anyhow, we have the printer head back together, PLA cleaned off, tension belts applied… next and not captured below, replace adhesion plate, tension screws, and machine restart for calibration. Look for update posts here in the next day or two.

Purpose of the print? I wanted to get a cover on the Halot Sky (V1) Resin vat… not sure where the original cover might have been misplaced, broken, scrapped or lost. Moreover, the print was lost, looks like the print didn’t adhere to the plate, ironing is off, and printer head was found plowing the print plate. By the way, not a great sound, tension belts releasing and printer head/plate friction. Anyhow, the print fix is in process, we will post more at a later date/time.

Next replace plate, hand screws, springs, restart/update firmware and calibration.

December 15, 2022November 26, 2023

Creality – Ender, Halot (Resin) or Prusa 3d

3d Printers/Resin Printers – Creality or Prusa

Gear – 3d Printers

With the holiday season in full swing, thought it might be worth while to do our research on a 3d printer… Extruded filament or resin? Which brand should we choose? Cost/Benefit?

We found one that fit our needs, more information once the device has been received, we’ll post an update on the device, 3d lab startup, first runs etc. Let me know in the comments below, do I go Prusa or Creality CR Series Ender series or Halot Series… There are a couple different models, filament types, series etc. to choose from; we are looking at the Ender 5 Plus, Halot Series (Resin) vs the Prusa I3 MK3S+. Perhaps some other tools to go with the printer as well, wash/cure, filament, bed, boxes/enclosures etc. Lot’s of etc etc. The point is we are looking for the best option for us, help us understand why and what might have been part of your decision to purchase a 3d printer. Should we choose something else? Dremel, MakerBot, Ultimaker, LulzBot… more out there, but we cut the list down to the two noted above.

As usual leave a comment below, let us know what you’re thinking?