Category: 3D printing

  • A Modified Bin Lock For VR100

    A Modified Bin Lock For VR100

    Design of a better lock for the Vorwerk robot The vacuum cleaning robot Vorwerk VR100 is among the best ones, since it offers safe navigation in the apartment and accurate cleaning of all areas, thanks to the laser mapping unit that ensures complete and uniform coverage. Other vacuum cleaning robots are available, for example Roomba,…

  • Estimation of Lead Contamination in 3D Printed Parts

    Will lead from the nozzle make 3D printed parts non food safe? Sometimes people talk about the presence of lead in brass nozzles of 3D printers and about the related “issue” of using 3D printed parts, contaminated with lead, in contact with food or beverages. But is it really an issue? or is it something…

  • Automatic Power-Off of a Raspberry Pi

    How to power off the system after shutdown My 3D printer is controlled by a SKR PRO control board on which which the firmware https://www.klipper3d.org/ is running. Klipper is a two-part firmware, which requires also another computer (typically a Raspberry Pi) to run the Klipper server. In my case the Raspberry Pi is powered by an ATX power…