BlogHide Resteemsboucaron (57)in printing3d • 5 years agoGandalf Testing Ender 3 Profile on ChopChop3D SlicerHi guys, a quick post about some testing for the Ender 3 Profile on ChopChop3D Slicer ( Core Profile, basic change performed only on the temperature and extrusion flow. Minimum amount of…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 5 years agoChopChop3D Slicer History in ImagesHi, Just a small timeline in images of few years of hard and crazy work ;-) 2014-09-28 Plane cut and generating first closed polygons, and debug in SVG No Gui, Nothing, Just Cmd Line stuff…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 5 years ago3D Printing Face shields -> Print quickly and reliablyHi guys ! First, I hope you are fine and your family too. I did not post anything since a long time. I dropped a few 3d printed parts to volunteers assembling face shields for people fighting…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer BETA forthcoming updateHi guys ! Long time I did not write something on the Slicer, there are several changes : Adaptive slicing aka Variable Layer Height: the main difference is that you can customize it reusing…boucaron (57)in technology • 6 years agoPlatform.io for embedded developmentPlatform.io for embedded development Hi guys ! A very short post relating my fresh experience with Platform.io ( ). To keep it short: it is pretty cool, easy to setup and simple to use …boucaron (57)in tutorial • 6 years agoTutorial: Setup an Apple MacOS Mojave Virtual Box VMHi, I needed a MacOS Mojave VM to perform some devel and tests. Follows my current recipe: First register on they provide clean/vanilla MacOS images for Hackintosh Download Mojave raw…boucaron (57)in steem • 6 years agoTutorial: How to backup all your Steem posts ?Hi guys ! With the recent "moves" on Steem, I thought how can I backup all the content I spent hours writing on Steem. I found this script written by @yuxi ( Give him some love for the good work…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoHigh throughput 3D printing with a regular nozzle ^^Hi guys ! First a late happy new year ^^, long time I did not write something. This afternoon, I was doing some cleanup and I saw my large tower under my desk. I cannot put the hoover under and…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoXMas stuff: OpenSCAD Vase/Bowl GeneratorHi guys ! It is nearly Christmas, you can have fun 3d printing your own math art vases. I found recently this nice little OpenSCAD script to generate vase/bowl. It is pretty fun to play with it…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer BETA_08 is out ! Having fun with the new Brim algorithmHi guys ! ChopChop3D Slicer BETA_08 is out. It is a bug fix release. Follows the changelog: Critical bug fixes at the supports crashing the slicer. Bug fixes to preview correctly the…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer BETA_07 is out !Hi guys ! ChopChop3D Slicer BETA_07 is out. New Features: New Brim algorithm "smooth pillow" , brim generalized to multiple layers, enabling better adhesion and increased robustness in…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer BETA_06 is out !Hi guys, sorry for this late post ^^ A new release of the slicer is out. Mainly changes on the Raft. All extruders settings for the Raft are now fully customizable whether you are using the…boucaron (57)in cryptocurrency • 6 years agoCryptomarket is down and I don't care because there is much more to come !Hi guys ! My main interest in blockchain is the technical side of the thing. I really loved the original bitcoin paper, so much that I start digging on what this thing is solving, the how, the…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer BETA_05 is out !Hi guys ! A new beta is out with a new feature to ease supports selection, you can directly paint on supported faces where you want to have supports. You just paint (or erase) where you need…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoPrinting Orientation Examples for a BustHi guys ! Long time I did not post anything on steemit, super busy. A short post on the printing orientation. Why it is really important ? the printing process used can be anisotropic (FDM…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 6 years agoDesigning a cantilever heatbed assemblyHi. A short post on a design that I am working for one of my printers. It is a new heatbed assembly to replace the worn and flexible assembly. The brass nut is very used, I am waiting for…boucaron (57)in maker • 6 years agoChopChop3D Slicer is in betaHi guys ! Very long time, very busy to deliver the first open beta of my baby: ChopChop3D Slicer. I worked on it for more than 3 years in monk mode. With good times, bad times, tough times. So…boucaron (57)in maker • 7 years agoForthcoming 25% Price Increase on many discrete parts for Makers (CN to US)Hi ! To keep it short: it looks like the New US Tariffs is mostly impacting discrete parts used by makers and small companies that are still producing in the US. So, if you need to buy such discrete…boucaron (57)in printing3d • 7 years ago3DPrinting, Big Nozzles are cool !Hi ! Very long time I did not write anything, super busy with the final work on the slicer. I performed some tests with a relatively "big" 0.8mm nozzle to understand a bit better what are the…boucaron (57)in technology • 7 years agoODrive: cheap, powerful and hackable motor controllerHi ! I discover the ODrive thanks to this video performed by this Gentleman. He is building 3D Printed gears and his current project is building a robot using such gears. The ODrive looks like…