We're doing a soft launch of a few t-shirt designs, just to test the water.
We're also going to fully embrace the
#DontPrintOnPlanes
tag, because why not?
I am so happy to be replacing my
@BambulabGlobal
printers with
@Prusa3D
.
After several back to back issues with Bambu support, we decided that moving to a platform with reliable support was the right move for our RnD team.
So excited to be part of the Prusa Family now.
WE'RE GOING TO OPEN SAUCE!
No April fools jokes here, we are proud to announce we're going to
@OpenSauceLive
2024!
Along with
@ldomotorsjason
, we are very excited to have been invited to exhibit this year.
Get your tickets at - SEE YOU THERE!
We want to give a shoutout to our Community Member Syn for their Pawsitron!
This adorable Pawsitron is of the Journey Maker branch of the original V3.0 design.
The community has been amazing in keeping the love of Positron Alive! Thank you Syn for sharing this amazing printer!
We didn't have a box to send back the Bambu A1, until now!
Now, we want to keep this box, but we can't turn up the excuse to send our Ex a photo of the new hotness. 😂
Loving the new
@Prusa3D
We've had many printers.
Absolutely nothing beats watching this thing out down first layers.
Literally, nothing.
If we see something cooler, we will admit to it - but if your add brain likes satisfying first layers. Just, enjoy.
Wish we could post longer videos of this here.
It's too long for a tweet without giving papa elon our lunch money.
So here's a snapshot 💙 Thank you to everyone who pre-ordered a Positron. It means the world to us.
Quick PSA:
We are very glad that The Positron is able to be brought on flights as carry on without issue, that's cool, that's awesome.
Please don't try to print on a plane without explicit permission from the airline and flight crew.
Thank you.
Hey, we heard you wanted CAD files, heard you, and we got you.
With help from
@LDOmotors
, and the Positron LT team, we are happy to finally be able to release the full CAD files of The Positron V3.2
Here's the live Fusion file;
Happy Tinkering 💙
So, we've been silent on this for a while, but now, Officially: DO NOT SOURCE POSITRON FROM
@FunssorTech
We have had MANY reports of low quality cuts, low incorrect milling, and terrible tolerances.
Funssor has claimed to be working with us, they have NEVER reached out.
We have another community shout-out!
3D Prince has been helping the Positron LT team with his coverage of the unit on YT, check out his video where he takes the Positron on a cruise!
Thank you 3D Prince for keeping the community thriving!
Here's the most recent completion of a Positron V3.3 kit.
Thank you to
@ZombieHedgehog_
and
@Polymaker_3D
for the ASA we used in making the kit!
And of course, this wouldn't be possible without
@LDOMOTORSJASON
😎
Community Shoutout!
@SarraceniaMason
is building a Positron out of PET, and has been providing a BEAUTIFUL build log! Look at how they organize all of these parts before assembly!
Enjoy a solid 2 minutes of Positron printing.
Also the filament is about to run out, this is satisfying to watch the way it's using it up.
Of note; no, there is not a rurnout sensor. One of the few things we had to cut to save size in this compact factor.
Seeing so many Positrons being built is amazing! Thank you to everyone who has provided invaluable feedback. We're so happy people are enjoying their builds! :D
We made some renders of Printed Parts colors that we're helping produce, which color is your favorite?
Positron Orange / Kralyn Purple / Nomad Blue
#TravelWithPositron
Let it be known - The Air Marshal will not appreciate the sudden scent of melting/burning plastic on the flight.
We like to make a ton of jokes, but this will be one of the few things we personally won't joke about.
If you want to print on a plane, please charter a private jet.
Another wonderful addition to our collection.
@rmrrf
was such an amazing event, and we had such an amazing time.
We genuinely can't wait for next year.
Who knows, maybe then Positron will have our own booth?
Holy cow. For once, we can't keep up with our notifications.
We woke up to so many wonderful people asking
@LDOMOTORSJASON
questions about The Positron Pre-Orders.
Please join our mailing list and our discord on our website and we will answer everything.
Whelp -
@Fabreeko_Hector
,
@West3DPrinting
, and Levendig have sold out of Batch 1.
We're really taken aback. The amount of support everyone has shown towards The Positron has blown us away.
Thank you to everyone who has purchased a Batch 1 Positron.
@BambuLabSupport
LOL
No.
NEVER advise someone leave your official support ticket system. This is literally how people get scammed.
I made a reasonable request and your response is for us to contact you on TikTok!? This is a joke, right?
Our absolute mad lad of an engineer SampleName has confirmed that Positron can print ABS. Specifically, ABS-GF.
He did modify to have a PCB bed with insulation, but the Hotend is a LDO kit Hotend.
We advise against Abrasives, but we have some absolute insane engineers.
@elianarose66
@bantamtools
@WilliamOsman
@bantamtools
- What you did is a slap in the face to the maker community, especially those of us who work hard to design our own machines and be featured.
If you were truly sorry, you'd take down your posts used for exposure. Leaving them up shows you don't care you were caught.
As much as it saddens us to say, we've finally hit our limit.
There is far too many amazing people we want to follow, so we can't stay at 69 forever. On to 420!
I just spent all night designing an extremely low profile magnetic mount for probes, because we have about 2mm of clearance in this area.
But this area is also where we could make a probe dock, so I thought; why not!?
Files on our GitHub, enjoy!
We're all packed and ready for
@rmrrf
As we depart, we want to give a warm goodbye to our V3 kit, which started our journey over two years ago.
Thanks little buddy, without you, we wouldn't have made it this far.
Can't wait to show off more of the V3.2!
To Anyone in the U.S. who received a Batch 1 kit;
There's a small handful of issues such as cracked ceramic heaters, please check your kit for any issues, and reach out to Fabreeko if you need replacement parts. Fabreeko is helping anyone replace parts, even if bought elsewhere.
So, we didn't test ASA on Positron because we wanted to focus on PLA and PETG.
Our community has proven it can print ABS and ASA.
Our community has also reminded us why we don't print ASA on glass 😅
But that's okay!
@LDOmotors
just shared something at
#rapidtct
that'll help!
Seeing
@CanuckCreator
unbox the Positron live on stream was such a heart warming surprise. We had no idea he was going to!
Our team was overwhelmed with emotions, and
@NomadsGalaxy
teared up. We are so excited to finally see this start to get into the hands of the community.
Positrons are being delivered!!!
Holy smokes it's finally happening.
We are so excited for people to get their kits and experiment with the possibilities of portable printing!
We are adding the SV08 to our arsenal, thanks to
@MandicReally
!
But because our workshop cat Cali is a bit territorial, the kitchen is now a temporary workshop.
It came and went so fast.
It was absolutely amazing. When we get home, it'll feel like a fever dream.
We met so many amazing people, so many people who inspired us over the years.
Thank you
@breacor3d
for flying us out. And thank you to
@themitch22
for bunking up with us.
We are continuing to test the Positron! The testing never ends as we continue to match forward.
Today, we're having our printers print all the required parts for a OTF Comb, with The Positron working on the Spring.
Let's see how this turns out 🙃
Thanks to the amazing work by
@breacor3d
creating a profile for The Positron, and
@fever_soft
's amazing development skills, The Positron is officially included in Orca Slicer.
Currently it is in the Nightly Build, but this makes everything feel amazing!
Hey! We're going live with
@Polymaker_3D
soon on their show "Meet the Polymaker" - We're extremely excited to have been invited.
Join us on Twitch or Youtube at 7:00 PM EST.
This truly warms our hearts! We're so happy to hear you guys are enjoying the build.
We're very proud to say that the Positron build process is extremely straightforward, making it approachable for so many skill levels.
We can't wait to see how he makes the Positron his own!
Proud parenting moment. 😍 My son was putting together his
@Positron3d
this weekend and says; "The Positron is opensource so can I download the files, make changes, or personalize it, right?" Yes son, you can! 💪
#opensource
We promised we would release the file, so here it is!
MINI POSITRON! Don't wait for kits, just print your own.
The hotend on this micro version uses special 0.001mm filament. It's sold by the Zarknids of Zaphron 6 for 30 Zneckles a microgram.
Two years ago we were given
@joeltelling
's High Five Blue by
@Proto_pasta
, we didn't do much with it, because we wanted to use it for something special.
Now we're using it to make our Prusa Enclosure. Probably could have dried it a bit 😅 but we absolutely love this color.
After over A YEAR! We finally ran out of the materials that
@ZombieHedgehog_
and
@Polymaker_3D
graciously provided our team with to help us work on the Positron.
Quite befitting since we're getting so close to the finish line. We couldn't have done it without their support!
Thank you to
@elianarose66
and the whole
@CocoaPress
Team for their amazing Pride Extruder Pins!
The Positron Team hoarded a few from RMRRF, and will be wearing them during the duration of
@OpenSauceLive
💙
Nonplanar printing on nonplanar printed „printbed“:
First I nonplanar printed a wavy part with PETG. Then I changed to PLA and printed nonplanar on it. So the resulting wavy part is nonplanar on both sides.
1/x
Words cannot describe how this made us feel.
Positron is proud to be able to donate books to help
@ash_in_wv
restore their library.
Libraries of all kinds, be it a building, or a small box on the sidewalk, all serve to better the community through education and shared knowledge
I run a banned books library in my community filled w/books for all ages & LGBTQ+ resources. The library was vandalized & most books had to be thrown out. Pages were shredded, some books had fecal matter in them. I’m hoping to restock this little library:
Are you going to
@OpenSauceLive
?
Do you want a Positron?
Well Guess What! We're Giving One Away!
Be sure to stop by the Positron x
@LDOmotors
booth at Open Sauce to sign up for our giveaway!
We'll be giving out two $200 coupons, and a coupon for a free Positron Kit!
Did you hear the whispers? Well if you didn't let us speak up;
WE'RE COMING TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN!
Massive Shout out to
@breacor3d
for Sponsoring our flight out!
Check out our latest blog post on our site for some additional details;
If you have questions about Positron at
@rmrrf
, find this guy!
@NomadsGalaxy
!
If you see him before the event, feel free to ask him anything. He likes to talk a bit too much.
We are very pleased to announce that alongside LDO, we have released the Board Schematics for the Positron 3.2.
LDO's custom PCB design is the heart and soul of The Positron 3.2, it is what has allowed us to remain extremely compact and portable.
Thank you to everyone who stopped the
@LDOmotors
booth yesterday at
@rmrrf
!
We're extremely excited for day two of the event. If you haven't had a chance to see Positron, make sure to see it today!
So, we sold out of Batch 1 in the U.S.
Seriously, to everyone who has bought a Positron, thank you so much! Your support means the world to us.
Starting an open source project is scary, but we know the community will love what we've made.
Enjoy!
#TravelWithPositron
We are happy to announce that
@LDOmotors
has delivered spare Ceramic Heaters to local distributors in all regions. If you receive a Batch 1 kit with a broken heater, contact your retailer.
Batch 2 will be shipping with spare heaters, and a slight revision to the assembly. (1/3)
We just stumbled upon one of our test batches of
@Fabreeko_Hector
's rails for the Positron!
I love the black rail, so I think I'm going to do a rail swap on my unit.
Well - It's happened. Pre-orders are live.
After a long 2 years, we finally are approaching the finish line. But we won't stop there. We will continue to support and develop The Positron for a long time.
We are so enamored with the love and support the community has shown 💙 TY
We were watching
@MandicReally
stream his Milo build, and they made a comment about helpful printed tools being helpful for assembly.
So we decided to print some tools that would be helpful during the Positron Assembly!
We designed a WirePick and a BeltClamp.
It took us a bit, but we got it working the way we wanted it to.
Right now it uses a cable to connect to the MCU, but it could use the magnets as connectors in the future.
The only email we ever got was them asking about the BOM for the V3 back in March 2023. There was no follow up, no offer of support, nothing.
As we move closer to releasing the V3.2, we urge anyone who wants to build a positron to wait for official LDO kits, or look at remixes.
We're heading to bed, but we're still live on
@MakerDeck
We've slowed the printer down to 15% speed just in case anything happens overnight.
Always be cautious when running experimental printers overnight.
The gremlins are heading back to their dens, which means we're heading back to Philadelphia after our trip to
@OpenSauceLive
, sponsored by
@LDOMOTORSJASON
.
Without LDO, we couldn't have made it out to all the wonderful people we met. Thank you everyone!
#DontPrintOnPlanes
Thanks to
@Prusa3D
, I was able to fix a bit of wobble I had on my Positron.
This little tool is included in all Positron kits (or, one like it), but as a unit built from the early beta, I didn't have it just yet. So my idlers were a little loose.
NO MORE LOOSE IDLERS!
We've heard the feedback.
As of April 1st, we will be righting the Positron, no more of this upside down hoo-ha.
Our hubris was too grand, and we flew too close to the sun.
All kits will include Bungie cords to hang your Positrons the right way up.
Gravity cannot be defied.