New project: JGAurora Wiki

Breaking my new year resolution and it’s only feb… 😞 a new project! I have been finding that I was answering the same questions again and again, so I put together a website to act as a resource for people to read and be brought up to speed. I present… the (unofficial) JGAurora 3D printer … [Read more…]

JGAurora A5 3D Printer Firmware & Manual

NEW: Please see the JGAurora A5 wiki for up-to-date firmware & instructions!   New year, new 3D printer! This one was kindly received for review from JGAurora. I do have an unboxing video here, but for the full review you’ll have to wait… but here’s something fun for the meantime 😀 In the mean time, … [Read more…]

Z-603S – Two years on.

Wow – time flies when you’re having fun…. I’ve now had this printer for over two and a half years now, so this is a short update of where things are at, and my perspective on the printer with the benefit of hindsight. Aside from the new buildplate, and the acrylic top enclosure, one of … [Read more…]

JGAurora Z-603S New Buildplate

One of the major issues with the JGAurora Z-603S (at the least the one I received in 2014…) was that the build plate had a signifiant amount of warp across the surface. I measured this warp to be about 0.2mm – this may not seem like much, but this is already up to 4 layer … [Read more…]

Pokemon Go Plus watch-style casing

I have stopped playing pokemon go, but during the frenzy I managed to purchase a pokemon go plus. The design of the device is hideous, so I decided to design a 3D printable replacement casing for it that would be more subtle and would allow me to use regular watch-bands on the pokemon go plus. … [Read more…]