3D Printers

[Quote: From Jed]

3D printers can print all sorts of plastics. For your application you could use PLA or PETG or ABS, I don’t think it would be necessary to do any of the really fancy stuff like Poly-carbonate, Flexables, or nylon. Here is a page with just specialty filaments [matterhackers Specialty Filament]

3d printers don’t get a lot less expensive when they get smaller. I’d recommend buying one that is a “standard” size. Right now that seems to be 200×250(8″ x 10″) or so. There are a lot of places that sell garbage as well, so you will want to be careful if you buy a kit. I’d recommend going to [prusa3d.com] and checking that out. I’ve heard good things about [cetus3d.com]

The features to look for are a heated bed that can go to 100C and a “all metal hotend”, even better if it is a genuine e3d.

I have a couple printers,

Taz 6 [lulzbot taz 6] ~2500
This one was the first one that I bought. It is fairly expensive, but it has a quite large build area(11.02 in x 11.02 in x 9.8 in). It prints quite well, and has all high quality components. It has a fairly large nozzle which limits it’s ability to print small details.

Prusa MK2S [prusa3d i3 kit] ~700 [forum]
This is the one I like the best. It prints well and reasonably quickly. It has a slightly smaller nozzle than the Taz so it can do detail better.

Monoprice Maker Ultimate (No web address, as I don’t recommend it at all) ~800
Doesn’t print well without constant management. Prints slowly with that constant management.

Sketch: WIFI Works

#include 
SoftwareSerial ESPserial(2, 3); // RX | TX
void setup() 
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  ESPserial.begin(115200);
  ESPserial.println("AT+IPR=9600");
  delay(1000);
  ESPserial.end();
  ESPserial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Ready");
  ESPserial.println("AT+GMR");
}
void loop() 
{
    if (ESPserial.available()) { Serial.write(ESPserial.read()); }
    if (Serial.available()) { ESPserial.write(Serial.read()); }
}

5$ Arduino WiFi Module!? ESP8266 mini Tutorial/Review

[esp8266 forum]

[ESP8266 ARDUINO TUTORIAL – WIFI MODULE COMPLETE REVIEW]

[LGDEHOME 4Pcs ESP8266 Serial Esp-01 WIFI Wireless Transceiver Send Receive LWIP AP+STA]

[spec]

[Arduino to ESP8266 By Serial Communication] changed to the factory 115200 baud.

[Arduino outputs garbage values on serial monitor with ESP8266]
[ESP8266 shows garbage in serial monitor]

[ESP8266 SDK]

[8266 Flash Download Tools]

Ready
AT+GMR
AT version:1.2.0.0(Jul  1 2016 20:04:45)
SDK version:1.5.4.1(39cb9a32)
Ai-Thinker Technology Co. Ltd.
Dec  2 2016 14:21:16
OK