Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Gear lube for the Porsche 944 S2

On cold mornings the transaxel has been a little crunchy. I took it to the local oil change shop where they did it for free! I have no idea if the transmition fluid had ever been changed but it shifts like new again :)

Mileage to date: 108,000

Say Hello to MakerBot

Here is the UM3D Lab's new MakerBot; a $1,300 kit you put together yourself.  It took about 60 hours to assemble requiring some cutting, soldering and a lot of patience. Initially, the kit came with the MK-5 extruder which used a DC motor to drive the filament. This setup lasted about 2 hours before the controller gave up.  The MK-6 upgrade kit resolved the issue a new controller and stepper motor and includes the experimental 1.75 mm filament feed. IMHO, this is a huge improvement as the tension adjuster is eliminated.