BBP: making your 3d printer faster

A project in Bridgeport, CT by Paul Fontanez
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Want to make your 3d printer faster, we have something for you: the BBP
Backers: 246
Average Pledge Per Backer: $116

Funded: $28,591 of $10,000
Dates: Mar 10th -> Apr 9th (30 days)
Project By: Paul Fontanez
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April 4th - via: kickstarter.com
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A dragon printed by BBP and ultimaker

April 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A dragon printed for stability testing: Size:  152x148x176mm layer: 0.1mm print speed: 80mm/s fill density: 40% time: 28 hours  (Read More)

BBP is quiet.

March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to the author of this article http://cabristor.blogspot.tw/2015/02/drv8825-missing-steps.html  BBP is quiet now, not noise. :)  We will do more test and record a printing video to show you this improvement .  (Read More)

LCD cape

March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Got the LCD cape first prototype.  (Read More)

About the firmware

March 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Features:   queue based movement with linear acceration   high steprate   look ahead speed control   endstop support   sd card support   temperature oversampling   PID tunning   COREXY kinematics The following features are not supported yet:... (Read More)

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