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Networked Ultimaker with Raspberry Pi (on linux)

 I got my Raspberry Pi yesterday! Installation of the provided Debian image is a breeze (just make sure you have an SD card and a micro-USB cable lying around). And I am happily playing with it right now. I didn’t have a real Plan to use it yet, so in the meantime I’m using it to control my Ultimaker over a network; Due to physical constraints, I have my printer in the same room as my main desktop system, but out of reach for any sane USB cable.

Networked Ultimaker with Raspberry Pi (on linux)

 I got my Raspberry Pi yesterday! Installation of the provided Debian image is a breeze (just make sure you have an SD card and a micro-USB cable lying around). And I am happily playing with it right now. I didn’t have a real Plan to use it yet, so in the meantime I’m using it to control my Ultimaker over a network; Due to physical constraints, I have my printer in the same room as my main desktop system, but out of reach for any sane USB cable.

Ultimaker

 So a while ago, I got myself an Ultimaker And while I do not want to degrade the usefullness by calling it a toy, I would like to say Best. Toy. Ever. It uses a printing technique called FFF, which I guess is just another term for FDM, which builds an object by depositing plastic one layer at a time. It is sold as a kit, and it took me two evenings (and part of a night) to build.

Ultimaker

 So a while ago, I got myself an Ultimaker And while I do not want to degrade the usefullness by calling it a toy, I would like to say Best. Toy. Ever. It uses a printing technique called FFF, which I guess is just another term for FDM, which builds an object by depositing plastic one layer at a time. It is sold as a kit, and it took me two evenings (and part of a night) to build.