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The MakerGear Mosaic 3D Printer – Part IV: The Z-Axis

The MakerGear Mosaic 3D Printer – Part IV: The Z-Axis

This is the fourth of eight guides in a series documenting my build of MakerGear’s Mosaic desktop FDM/FFF 3D printer kit. the frame the Y-axis the X-axis the Z-axis the extruder the build platform the electronics the first print   This part covers assembly of the Z-axis systems, including installation of the two hardened, precision […]

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Wind Lantern

Wind Lantern

In this project, we’ll build a small, vertical-axis wind turbine, or VAWT for short. These are not as efficient as their horizontal-axis cousins, but they are better suited to urban environments where wind can come from all different directions. Normally, when you give electricity to a motor, it spins. The same is true in reverse: […]

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