Someone under nickname The_Great_Moo redesigned Kyosho Blizzard SR remotely controlled snow blower toy part, upgraded the performance and made it almost fully 3d printable.
Everything is 3d printed except metal nuts and bolts
He printed it on his Da Vinci 1.0 3d printer in some 40 hours.
I couldn't find the files but hopefully they will be released...
Here is video of it in action... it is small but it works:
XYZPrinting is well known for their Da Vinci machines just released three new machines, Junir with smaller volume, SLA Nobel and Food Printer which extrudes pastes or chocolate and makes food decorations.
Da Vinci Junior technical specifications:
Print Technique: FFF
Printer Size: 42 x 38 x 43 cm
Printer Weight: 12kg
Build Envelope: 15 x 15 x 15 cm
One Touch Setup
Eco friendly power consumption of just 75 watts.
Features: SD card support, HFC technology used to detect low filament, one-year warranty.
Price: 349 USD
Da Vinci Junior 3d printer
Here is video review of Da Vinci Junior:
Nobel 1.0 SLA 3d printer technical specifications:
Print Technique: Stereolithography
Printer Size: 28.2 x 33.7 x 60.5 cm
Printer Weight: 20 lb/9.1 kg
Auto resin refill
Complete cover to ensure dust and pollutants do not spoil the print.
Onboard LED Display of 5” with a Touch Panel.
Connectivity of Device: USB 2.0 , Host/Client , WiFi
Here is a video overview of Nobel. Tests or reviews are not yet available.
XYZPrinting Food 3d printer technical specifications:
Printer Dimension 420 x 427 x 605 mm
Print jets multiple (50-100 cc*3)
Nozzle diameter 1/2/4/8 mm (optional)
Display 5" touch screen
Connectivity USB
Maximum creation size 200 x 150 x 150 mm
Layer thickness 0.8-6.4 mm
Software XYZware
Operating System Win 7/Win 8/Mac OSX 10.8
File Types STL and XYZ format
Price: unknown
Here is a video of food printer in action of extruding chocolate letters on a bread slice:
XYZPrinting also presented some sort of food growing cube with salad growing inside it. Looks like some sort of hydroponics or growth medium desktop / indoor plant growing setup. There are no independent test or reviews of any of those machines yet.
Seems that the 499$ da Vinci 1.0 was a success. XYZprinting announced two new models with inspiring names: 2.0 and 2.1 ...
da Vinci 2.0 model features dual extrusion heads that allow the user to print multi-colored objects with ease. The build volume is a little smaller at 150 x 200 x 200 mm (5.9 x 7.8 x 7.8 inch). Each printer houses a 0.4mm nozzle. XYZprinting says the printer can achieve a resolution of up to 100 microns per layer, same as the da Vinci 1.0.
da Vinci 2.1 has all the features da Vinci 2.0 has, with extra cloud database access, Wi-Fi connectivity, 5-inch color touch panel, multi language display and remote control via mobile app. The da Vinci 2.1 retails for $999, with cartridge spools of filament costing $28.
On personal note: I think that proprietary filament cartridges are bad business model ...
New day, new low cost printer from Asia. The bad thing about many new devices as this one, in my opinion, is that it uses some sort of custom cartridges (update: the cartridges can be hacked now and counter reset: look below) and custom software. But on other hand, some people like that.
Da Vinci 1.0 technical specifications
Technology: FFF (FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION)
Maximum build volume (WxHxD): 7.8W X 7.8H X 7.8D INCH (20 X 20 X 20 CM)
Printing Mode: FINE: 0.1 MM (100 MICRONS); STD: 0.2 MM (200 MICRONS); SPEED: 0.3 MM (300 MICRONS); ULTRA FAST: 0.4 MM (400 MICRONS)
Print Head: SINGLE NOZZLE (dual extruder models are announced by the company in the future)
Nozzle Diameter: 0.4 MM
Print Speed: 150 MM/s
Filament Diameter: 1.75 MM
Print Material: ABS
Panel Type: 4 X 16 LCM
Language: ENGLISH, JAPANESE
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Net Weight (Cartridges included): 51.9 IB/23.5 KG
Price: 499 USD
File Types: .stl, G code, XYZ Format
OS Supports: Windows XP (.Net 4.0 required), Windows 7+, Mac OSX 10.8 64-bit +
da Vinci proprietary filament can be reset and cheaper common standard filament used with cartridges and make the daily operation much cheaper. Here are tutorials, guides and software used for the procedure.
Da Vinci announced that hey will start to sell cheaper user replaceable ABS refill filament for their custom cartridges. It will be their filament and they will deliver it with a chip enabling the printer to recognize new spool. The refill will be sold in 25 - 27 USD range for 600g. The company also announced that they will start to sell PLA filament also.
