slodat's 3d printed shop projects

ub27Rocks said:
for a different project I recently ordered a BananaPi M5. there is also OrangePi and a plethora of other workalikes. The Octoprint.org site has instructions for installing on generic Linux.
Just match the board specs you buy to be somewhat like a Pi 3 or 4.
I have OctoPi running on a Rapsi2+ because I had it sitting idle. Works ok but a bit more horsepower would proably be good.
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Do I have to run Linux? I nothing about Linux. Or, are you referring to Linux on the BannanaPi or OrangePi? It appears I may have a lot to learn, which is fine.
Otherwise, yeah, I would love to look at other options because moving this SD card from the printer to the computer and back is truly a drag (nope, not kidding) and being able to monitor the print remotely would be awesome.
 
7milesup said:
Do I have to run Linux? I nothing about Linux.
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The RPi runs Linux but you need not know very much. OctoPi is an image with OctoPrint already installed. It is well worth it for a 3d printer.
 
jwmelvin said:
The RPi runs Linux but you need not know very much. OctoPi is an image with OctoPrint already installed. It is well worth it for a 3d printer.
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Ok, that is good to know. Rabbit hole... Here I come!
 
slodat said:
The OctoPi is worth the effort and expense.
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Except when you can't source the Pi in the first place :) Then any other board with 2-4GB of memory and USB/WiFi running Linux is a good alternative. OctoPrint even runs on Windows, it doesn't have to be a RasPi. Install of Linux on these things is simple, and so is the install of OctoPrint. After that you never need to concern yourself with Linux, which IMO is a good thing to avoid when possible. :)
 
Oh man, that's exciting stuff! Good job slodat!

Now I want a printer. How bad is the smell of melting plastic when they are printing?
 
PLA is barely noticeable, I haven't used PETG or ABS yet.
 
ABS can make a stink in the room your printer is in. It's not horrible, and it does better with an enclosure anyway. PETG is no big deal.
 
ub27Rocks said:
Except when you can't source the Pi in the first place :) Then any other board with 2-4GB of memory and USB/WiFi running Linux is a good alternative. OctoPrint even runs on Windows, it doesn't have to be a RasPi. Install of Linux on these things is simple, and so is the install of OctoPrint. After that you never need to concern yourself with Linux, which IMO is a good thing to avoid when possible. :)
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Awesome! I am going to be pursuing this.
 
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