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It was followed by the Thing-o-Matic which fixed many of the problems associated with the Cupcake CNC. | It was followed by the Thing-o-Matic which fixed many of the problems associated with the Cupcake CNC. | ||
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==The Start== | ==The Start== | ||
I bought a Cupcake CNC in September 2009. I received Cupcake 224 from batch #6. I quickly assembled it and attempted a test print all in about 24 hours. It did not work. I could not get it to extrude plastic through the MK4 Plastruder reliably, when it did extrude I could then not get it to stick to the acrylic build platform. I left it be for a couple of years annoyed with what seemed a wasted purchase until January 2012 when I bought a MK5 drive gear from [http://kd85.com/ KD85], the closest European distributor. I also added a heated build platform to my order to ensure the extrusion would stick to the bed. | I bought a Cupcake CNC in September 2009. I received Cupcake 224 from batch #6. I quickly assembled it and attempted a test print all in about 24 hours. It did not work. I could not get it to extrude plastic through the MK4 Plastruder reliably, when it did extrude I could then not get it to stick to the acrylic build platform. I left it be for a couple of years annoyed with what seemed a wasted purchase until January 2012 when I bought a MK5 drive gear from [http://kd85.com/ KD85], the closest European distributor. I also added a heated build platform to my order to ensure the extrusion would stick to the bed. | ||
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Replaced the nichrome wire on the hot end with a heater block and power resistor. | Replaced the nichrome wire on the hot end with a heater block and power resistor. | ||
[[File:Gregs_Extruder_mounted_in_cupcake.jpg|thumb|150px|The Gregs extruder setup.]] | [[File:Gregs_Extruder_mounted_in_cupcake.jpg|thumb|150px|The Gregs extruder setup.]] | ||
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However after all these modifications I must still get this printer working and am currently attempting to tune this configuration into a working printer. | However after all these modifications I must still get this printer working and am currently attempting to tune this configuration into a working printer. | ||
