TinyBoy E8 : OLED, TF Card, Bluetooth, Wifi, 4mm Acrylic Case, 35 Stepper

TinyBoy 2 L10/L16 3D Printer released
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2682616

E8 - Extended :

• Arduino Mega 2560 + RAMPS + 4 x A4988 (full GPIO, SPI, COMM, I2C and replace parts individually)
• 1 x E3D Custom Hotend ( Fit for Tinyboy )
• 2 x 2GT 3mm 16 tooth Gear for X, Y (Integer setting from Marlin)
• 2 x GT2 3mm Belt for X, Y (Less friction on movement )
• 12 x Belt Bearing for X, Y (Smoother movement)
• 12 x LM4UU Bearing for X,Y,Z (Smoother movement)
• 3 x 35 Stepper 0.9 degree per step for X,Y,Z (Stable Movement )
• 1 x 3mm Washer for Z-Axis (0.5mm Pitch)
• 1 x Top Bearing for Z-axis (Smoother movement)
• 1 x 12V Power Switch (on/off from printer)
• 1 x 12V Power Socket (easy access)
• 1 x 98mm x 98mm x 3mm Aluminum bed 6061 with sand blasted (flat bed against heat)
• 4 x Bed Leveling using spring (Easy adjust)
• 2 x Hole for Carrying Belt (Portable)
• 1 x 4mm Thickness Acrylic Housing Case (Strong Framework)
• 12 x Nuts Replacement (Strong Framework, avoid breaking housing case)
• 1 x Acrylic Spool Holder (Perfect match)
• 1 x TinyOLED v1.2 1.3" OLED Display /w Tinyboy Splash Logo (Display Info with User Control)
• 1 x TF Card Module (TinyOLED - Offline Printing)
• 1 x Bluetooth support (TinyOLED - optional)
• 1 x WIFI support (TinyOLED - optional)

http://www.HKMakers.hk

Video :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWcV7VxOEKg&list=PLB07ZH9M_CfK8sEzlE4WAnBjoB-QnB4Yk

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1206754

TinyOLED by http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:816376
This module can be used on every arduino mega ramps 1.4.
with Marlin version.

Original design by http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:701548
Remixed from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:776896
and http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:880110

TinyBoy Website:
http://www.tinyboy3dp.net/

FaceBook:
https://www.facebook.com/tinyboy3dp

Supporting Organisation:

Hong Kong Creative Open Technology Association (HKCOTA)
Opensource Hong Kong (OSHK)
Hong Kong Linux User Group (HKLUG)

Less is more

The maximum size of printed object is 8 x 8 x 8cm , which is relatively small than many other 3D printer. However, it is already large enough for making things like figure and toy.

The gain from the trade off is the cost down of material and maintenance. Take out components for making large printed object , the design become simple and lean. The core material is acrylic sheet and connected by metal screw. Therefore , the cost of material and building can be minimized.

Easy to build / Learning by making

The process of making has the opportunity to transform education by inviting students to be something other than consumers of education. They can be maker of anything , moving from being directed to self-directed through the process.

Tinyboy is designed for easy to build. The assemble from kit can be done by just using a screw driver. We wish student can make their own machine. Then they become a pioneer whose may make another one for other people. So that the use of 3D printer can be spread out to more student.

The case of TinyBoy uses acrylic plane as the main material. Individual parts can be made by using cutter laser. Therefore, the manufacturing process is easy once you have a laser cutter. In fact , the price of an A5 laser cutter can be as cheap as USD $400. That make the cost of small amount production be reasonably low.

Specification

Size: 15cm(W) x 15cm(D) x 22cm(H) (excl. filament holder)
Printed size : 8cm x 8cm x 8cm
1.75mm filament / 0.4mm hotend

Contributors

Parker Leung (Designer)
Wan Leung Wong
Haggen So
Henry Law
TC Liu
Ben Lau (Honourable)