Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 02:06PM |
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What are the advantages of therippa firmware?
It's not really *my* firmware, I just took the latest version of Marlin and merged in all the Folgertech-specific settings. But the advantages are all the new things added (like autolevel) and bug fixes.
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What are the advantages of therippa firmware?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 02:12PM |
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I'm on the forked firmware from therippa, going to get to the servo + auto bed leveling tomorrow, hopefully.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 02:17PM |
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I'm on the forked firmware from therippa, going to get to the servo + auto bed leveling tomorrow, hopefully.
I would really recommend moving your x-axis to where it should be, on the left side, while you're doing this upgrade. It will solve a bunch of problems, one being able to run G29 successfully. If you need any pointers you can view the diffs on the branch I actually use for my setup (I use inductive autolevel, but the settings are similar) - [github.com]
Also, as soon as Marlin 1.1 is officially released, I'll put out a new release with the folgertech settings
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 02:45PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 03:47PM |
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Thanks for posting. Lead screws on the Z are on my list as well.. slowly but surely.
How do you like the buildtak? How often do you find yourself re-applying it?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 03:55PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 05:37PM |
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That is a pretty awesome set up upgrades therippa! Could you point me to details on how to install/implement the auto-leveling? I saw a post way back where you linked to a thread/diagram in German, but that was not enough for me to follow. I'd really like to add this feature...
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 06:12PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 08:39PM |
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Hello. I have managed to patch my broken thermistor while I await the replacement. I can now get the extruder up to temp and I am working on printing my first object but my extruder motor does not appear to be working. How do I test the extruder motor other than printing something?
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 10:06PM |
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Wire cleanup, ended up buying a crimper and redid all the connectors (looks good enough for me)
Got a link to the crimper and pins or what they are called? I want to shorten those wires too.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 10:12PM |
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Ok thanks, it's feeding the right way now. It feeds for about 200 mm before it gets stuck. I'm guessing I need to adjust the feed/flow rate. What's the difference between the two?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 23, 2015 11:12PM |
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Ok thanks, it's feeding the right way now. It feeds for about 200 mm before it gets stuck. I'm guessing I need to adjust the feed/flow rate. What's the difference between the two?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 01:11AM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 01:14AM |
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I had my challenges with missing parts on the build, and the issue with crimped thermistor + broken wires on the hot end.. however.. have been printing and am super satisfied with this printer. I've been printing exclusively ABS. Information is power on these printers... I did a ton of reading, did all the calibration, and basically hit the ground running.
Anyone I've emailed at Folger Tech has been super nice and responsive, and replacements have gone out no questions asked and quickly. I'm a patient tinkerer and don't expect perfection. Really recommend this kit as a great base for 3d printing and especially Folger Tech's service.
I'm on the forked firmware from therippa, going to get to the servo + auto bed leveling tomorrow, hopefully.
Great thread. Hope I can contribute as much as I've taken from it
I had the same issue with the thermister. they crimped the coupler so hard the thermister was shattered.
I too am using the lasted firmware by therippa too!
I've been just running pla right now and same as you after she is dialed in, it works flawless so far!
I'm new to all this 3d printing stuff and am still learning. I'm having a ball. I already have ideas of making my own rep rap just from ideas I got off building this kit.
Led light enclosure I downloaded from thingiverse. I modded the switch box in my cad program so it had a clip to slide onto the shelf like the light.Next time im going to just join it right to the light clip.
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 08:23AM |
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That is a pretty awesome set up upgrades therippa! Could you point me to details on how to install/implement the auto-leveling? I saw a post way back where you linked to a thread/diagram in German, but that was not enough for me to follow. I'd really like to add this feature...
First you need to get an aluminum build plate, and this sensor
Then you need to build a circuit that handles the switch connection, since the probe runs on 12v, but the RAMPS board needs 5v. It's just this guy...
You need to order a 4k7 resistor and a 10k resistor, some terminal blocks, and a PC817 optocoupler, and wire it as it is in the diagram.
Once you get it all together, you can follow Tom's video on adding autoleveling/autotramming.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 10:03AM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 02:54PM |
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Here's the left hand X End stop that I notched to be able to clear the add-on X-axis tensioner
[www.thingiverse.com]
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 06:15PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 06:58PM |
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Anyone have a pic showing how the belt tensioners get installed?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 07:04PM |
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Anyone have a pic showing how the belt tensioners get installed?
The belt tensioners they include are pretty much useless, but here ya go
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 07:39PM |
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Anyone have a pic showing how the belt tensioners get installed?
The belt tensioners they include are pretty much useless, but here ya go
Why are they useless? Just curios as I have one on my Y axis and it's been working just fine......
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 24, 2015 08:26PM |
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