A coalition of obsessions.

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Small (35mm) fan for extruder cooling.

I've been looking around for a small fan for my extruder, but most of the cost about $10 + shipping which I felt was a bit too high.

But dealextreme came to the rescue with a replacement fan for the Nintendo Wii. It only cost $3.60 including shipping, and I just received mine. It is not the most powerful thing, and I have yet to mount it, but I thought this might be of interest to others.

Dimensions are 35x35x15mm and it runs off 5v. The black lead is negative/ground, and the gray is positive. It comes with a small connector which you remove by lifting (hacking off) the tiny tabs. There are mounting brackets on the side, but they can easily be cut off if needed.

First blog, first post, first print!

So, how do one start out one of these blog things? How about a historical event?

I hereby present Aida - my RepRap Mendel - and the first output she produced that did something else than not stick to the platform.

 We have low stiction levels.

And it stayed put the whole time, oh joy!

RepSnapper even predicted the strings.

Hi to everyone on #reprap. Thanks a lot guys, wouldn't and couldn't have reached this RepRap milestone without you!

So, why am I starting up this blog thing anyway? I have a fever, and the only cure is MORE REPRAP. So I went to my doctor and told him, and he gave me a RepRap Prescription. How's that for a blog intro? *insert wacky smiley face*

A proper introduction to Aida is appropriate, and is in the works, meaning I have not even started writing it.

Have fun, all my fellow reprappers, and everyone else.

-Nudel