Choco Printer uwu

Overview - Chocolate 3-D Printer:

This robot will 3-D print with chocolate

Current Project Status:

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3/6/18 - William finished troubleshooting the nozzle problem and found plausible nozzle types.
2/27/18- David brought a frame for the 3D printer. And William is trying to figure out a way to maintain the temperature of the nozzle for the 3D printer.
2/13/18 - Planning idea's for possible body to frame the printer.
2/9/18 - currently searching for the components, and finding a design.
1/25/18 - Started planning for print head, and how we plan to extrude the chocolate

Next Steps:
List all the current steps in order of priority. Mark "Pending", "In Progress", "Road Block", "Done"

1. We need to create a print head nozzle, I can design one in inventor and take the casing from the
Up 3D printer nozzle. "Pending"

2. Setup our software to work with the stepper motors- In Progress

Grbl is the program we are using to communicate with the Servo motors.

3. Get the base down for the printer- "In progress"

NEED TO FIND A CASE, I HAVE AN OLD 3D PRINTER CASE WE CAN USE. FIXED
Its confirmed i'm bringing in my old m3d printer to use as a case.

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Mechanical Configuration:

This has a print station located underneath the head, it has it's own platforms that will be used. We plan to use wax paper and the folding mechanism with the platforms to keep the table clean.

Components:

• 3 Stepper Motors (One for each axis.)
• Something to heat up the tip of the nozzle.
• Thermistor
• Arduino
• Hopper with a motor to stir the chocolate
• Display
• Control buttons
• Extrusion tip
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• Limit Switches

~We found a funnel thing that will be used for the project

Sensor Package: 

• Stepper Motors x3 
• Thermistor sensor

Data Sheets and Resource Links:

Here you will find links to any data sheets for components used on this robot platform.  Also links to any Instructables or YouTube sites

Source Code:

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Historical Team Members:

2017-2018 - Jim The STEAM Clown
2017-2018 - Willliam Diaz
2017-2018 - Sylvia Gonzalez
2017-2018 - Calvin Moralez
2017-2018 - David Torrez