Category: 3D Printing
Archive of MeowFire’s MeowTech blog posts on tricks, tips, solutions to problems and other stuff related to printing in 3D printing with plastic.
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Sewing Hem Helper
When making the MeowNuka Market Totes and MoJo Bags Liz noticed she was spending a lot of time measuring hems. We went to the local sewing shop to see if there was a foot for her machine to make this task easier. Sadly, no feet existed that were the size that we needed. After some… Read more
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Reuse spools for sewing on Elfa
Of all the shelving solutions I have tried, Elfa from the Container Store is the easiest to set up, most versatile and expensive ( but worth it ). In creating 3D printed products like Kitty No and Tabby Tabs, we have an abundance of empty 3D printer filament spools. Liz had a clever idea to… Read more
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Random Klipper USB disconnects
Random Klipper USB disconnects In building the MeowFire print farm we have come up against an AMD Ryzen 7 4800U micro PC that would experience random Klipper USB disconnects. After days of searching and testing we stumbled upon the issue causing these random disconnects. First a little background. We run Kilpper and Moonraker on dedicated micro PC’s that are… Read more
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Installing Klipper on Ubuntu
Installing Klipper on Ubuntu Here is how we at MeowFire install Klipper on a standalone mini PC, such as a Dell OptiPlex Micro. Installing Klipper on Ubuntu is super easy thanks to KIAUH. Installing Ubuntu on Dell OptiPlex This post covers installing Klipper on Ubuntu with a spare PC or laptop you most likely have collecting dust. This… Read more
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background paper page holder
When taking photos of smaller parts sometimes you only need a curved sheet of paper as a background. I try to get the cats to act as a background paper page holder for me, but I need at least 2 of them to hold each end and that is asking a bit too much. So… Read more
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Klipper firmware on Flying Bear Reborn2
In this post we use KIAUH to install Klipper firmware on a Flying Bear Reborne2 3D printer with the stock Makerbase Nano6 v3.2 (MKS Robin 3.x variant) controller board. This is a stock Flying Bear Reborn2 3D printer with no modifications. We will need to clone KIAUH to a git directory using: Building Klipper firmware on stock Flying Bear Reborn2 To build the… Read more
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Flying Bear Reborn2 panel brackets
The side panels on the Flying Bear Reborn2 were loose and we created some brackets that attach to the existing bolts on the bottom frame. The brackets require to drill holes in the side panels so that the panels can be screwed to the brackets. You are welcome to download the Flying Bear Reborn2 panel… Read more
