Cupcake155 is my first 3D printer. I bought the kit new, back in 2009; when home 3D printing was especially new. Mine is the 155th Makerbot. Originally it barely worked and I gave up on it entirely for years. It’s now a bit of a unique combination of parts and works reasonably well. It’s currently helping me bootstrap two new printers I’m working on.
Relevant Links
- My preferred RAMBo board
- I adapted an MK8 Extruder, from here specifically.
- Marlin Firmware Files on Github
- Octorprint for Raspberry Pi
- Illuminatrix; print-aware lighting system of champions
- Hackaday.io
Live Stream
I don’t always print, but when I do, I stream here
I have the same problem with that motherboard currently. Debating if it’s even worth fixing.
Became interested in building a printer after I figured out the issue, but i’ve also been sitting on this printer broken for a decade 🙂
Might harvest it for parts