Hi, we've just finished our Sells Mendel build - mechanically at least. Because we haven't gotten the Reprap host software to communicate with the printer on any PC, we're using SF 41 and pronterface to control the printer. There is just one little problem left with skeinforge, that is right before the extruder lays down the first bit of filament, it starts going backwards at ~300mm/min and reverses a good bit of filament out of the extruder, enough to get it into the hobbed bolt (if you're slow on the emergecy stop). I've tried picking around in the gcode but didn't get anywhere. SF and the extruder are set up as far as extrusion speed and direction goes, as we've been able to extrude plastic and "print" the first layer of the raft. Hardware: Sanguinololulolu 1.2 + Sprinter (recent) Software: SF 41 + pronterface (recent) Ubuntu 11.04 (if that matters) I hope someone can help us. We're a two man team and have both spent about 50 hours working on the Reprap. I just want to get printing! I'll post the gcode tomorrow. Thanks! -imitation- https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96941#msg-96941 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:33:30 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,98735#msg-98735 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,98735#msg-98735
Cheers!]]> imitation Skeinforge Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:14:55 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,97038#msg-97038 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,97038#msg-97038 > Heat up
> Get extruder going
> Reset
> Home
> Print

I'll try a more recent version of Sprinter or Marlin someday.
Now i just need to find a way to print ABS without a heated bed...


Thanks!]]> imitation Skeinforge Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:09:43 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96982#msg-96982 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96982#msg-96982 It has an option (enabled by default) to send an G92 E0 command before starting the print. (Under "Preface" Plugin)]]> ahmetcemturan Skeinforge Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:54:17 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96953#msg-96953 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96953#msg-96953 brnrd Skeinforge Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:37:32 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96941#msg-96941 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?154,96941,96941#msg-96941
we've just finished our Sells Mendel build - mechanically at least. Because we haven't gotten the Reprap host software to communicate with the printer on any PC, we're using SF 41 and pronterface to control the printer.
There is just one little problem left with skeinforge, that is right before the extruder lays down the first bit of filament, it starts going backwards at ~300mm/min and reverses a good bit of filament out of the extruder, enough to get it into the hobbed bolt (if you're slow on the emergecy stop). I've tried picking around in the gcode but didn't get anywhere.
SF and the extruder are set up as far as extrusion speed and direction goes, as we've been able to extrude plastic and "print" the first layer of the raft.

Hardware:
Sanguinololulolu 1.2 + Sprinter (recent)

Software:
SF 41 + pronterface (recent)
Ubuntu 11.04 (if that matters)

I hope someone can help us. We're a two man team and have both spent about 50 hours working on the Reprap. I just want to get printing!

I'll post the gcode tomorrow.


Thanks!

-imitation-]]> imitation Skeinforge Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:10:18 -0400