Project Development

1. What is the deadline? How much time do I have left?

I write this part during 16 June.I will do the presentation of my final project the 18th of June. I just has 2 days to do my finial work.

2. what tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?

I finish the following working

• Mechanical design
• Laser cutter for the frame
• Process the aluminum block
• Assemble the part
• Electric design and production
• Code test in arduino and my finial board

The following tasks I need to do in the last day

• Install coolant system
• Test material (different Sn allay)
• Test the nozzle temperature and stepper motor speed
• Video and slide

3. what has worked? what hasn't?

• The finial board for every part (NTC, hot nozzle ,stepper motor) test is OK;
• The material melt and extrude need to test soon;
• The coolant system need to add soon;

4. what questions need to be resolved?

Now I need to test the material and find the best material

5.what will happen when?

At last I want to extrude metal from hot end according to my control.

6. what have you learned?

• In Mechanical: I system learn computer control cutting ,CAD ,CNC,3D printer and it update my knowledge
• In electrical:I learn eagle , make the PCB board, the information of component ,solder, and test board ,it's very helpful for me from 0 to a new project
• In project manage:I learn how to use git to manage my project and build web page
• In material: I learn how to find material which can fit me

Last but not least , I learn the FAB system. I can find many resource and friend from here and it will push my innovation forward