Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 13, 2016 08:31AM |
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You said it works manually - was that using the LCD controller or Repetier/Pronterface? Does your computer show the MEGA as a device?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 16, 2016 01:14PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 17, 2016 12:14PM |
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Hi folks,
Is it normal for the heated bed to take several minutes to reach the 90C temperature for printing with ABS?
I feel something is wrong here.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. the hot end takes much less to reach 245C
Thanks a million.
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 18, 2016 08:36AM |
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mfisch
The mega would show under Devices and printers in control panel for windows.Since your manual control was via the computer, it is seeing the mega.Maybe your comm settings are off and you are dropping characters or commands.
It seems like mine is dropping characters or commands. I will have to try using the sd card.The Pi came in so I have been trying to get that setup with Octoprint.
It is booting to a command line.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 18, 2016 04:41PM |
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mfisch
The mega would show under Devices and printers in control panel for windows.Since your manual control was via the computer, it is seeing the mega.Maybe your comm settings are off and you are dropping characters or commands.
It seems like mine is dropping characters or commands. I will have to try using the sd card.The Pi came in so I have been trying to get that setup with Octoprint.
It is booting to a command line.
Also try octopi.local in a browser. This should get the interface as well.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 18, 2016 05:09PM |
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mfisch
The mega would show under Devices and printers in control panel for windows.Since your manual control was via the computer, it is seeing the mega.Maybe your comm settings are off and you are dropping characters or commands.
It seems like mine is dropping characters or commands. I will have to try using the sd card.The Pi came in so I have been trying to get that setup with Octoprint.
It is booting to a command line.
Also try octopi.local in a browser. This should get the interface as well.
This octopi.local will only work if you have bonjour working, which is a Mac/Apple thing or some say if you have itunes or Safari working on your PC. Neither of those worked for me.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 04:06PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 04:35PM |
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Can someone help me and tell me what is wrong has my prints move up they seem to be getting smushed at the top closer to the base they are fine(minus the poor bed adhesion on this one) Printing in PLA at 195c. I am kind of lost on what this could be. I have checked my Z steps and they are moving in the right increments.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 04:40PM |
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Can someone help me and tell me what is wrong has my prints move up they seem to be getting smushed at the top closer to the base they are fine(minus the poor bed adhesion on this one) Printing in PLA at 195c. I am kind of lost on what this could be. I have checked my Z steps and they are moving in the right increments.
It looks to me to be a temp issue. PLA needs time to cool before laying down the next layer. On the part pictured, since it gets rather small at the top in comparison the the rest, it looks to me like there is not enough time for cooling between layers. The best solution is to add a part-cooling fan. This blows on the part as it's extruded. (only use for PLA, you would keep this off for ABS). If a part fan is not possible at this point, then most slicers have settings to slow down the print on layers that take longer than X seconds. You can try increasing this value, and see if that helps. I've also heard of people doing something as simple as getting a desk fan blowing on the printer, however if you are running heat on the bed, this will likely cool the bed too much.
--Andrew
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 04:55PM |
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Ares2189
Im having an issue with my printer. all my prints are coming out good however they are being printed in mirror image. if the print is the same on left as it is on right the print will come out perfect. its hard to explain, say you have a mickey mouse figurine that you want to print. For some reason you want mickey's right ear to be larger then his left ear. my print will come out with his left ear being bigger then his right.. so if i am printing am camera mount and need a hole on the left it comes out with the hole on the right. how do i invert this?
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 05:53PM |
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karimm
Hi folks,
Is it normal for the heated bed to take several minutes to reach the 90C temperature for printing with ABS?
I feel something is wrong here.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. the hot end takes much less to reach 245C
Thanks a million.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 08:00PM |
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karimm
Hi folks,
Is it normal for the heated bed to take several minutes to reach the 90C temperature for printing with ABS?
I feel something is wrong here.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. the hot end takes much less to reach 245C
Thanks a million.
I believe that this is normal. I've seen several posts with similar questions and no solutions other than trying to insulate the heating bed while it is heating. Mine takes several minutes to hit similar temps.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 19, 2016 10:02PM |
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mfisch
The mega would show under Devices and printers in control panel for windows.Since your manual control was via the computer, it is seeing the mega.Maybe your comm settings are off and you are dropping characters or commands.
It seems like mine is dropping characters or commands. I will have to try using the sd card.The Pi came in so I have been trying to get that setup with Octoprint.
It is booting to a command line.
Also try octopi.local in a browser. This should get the interface as well.
This octopi.local will only work if you have bonjour working, which is a Mac/Apple thing or some say if you have itunes or Safari working on your PC. Neither of those worked for me.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 20, 2016 12:01PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 20, 2016 03:40PM |
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Ares2189
Ok, I adjusted the code in my configuration.h file. Now my extruder is printing off the bed. Is there a way to readjust it's positioning? It is trying to print off the bed. When I kill print it would usually park it self in the center back position. Now when I kill the print it is parked off center. I tried to change the code back to its original form to see if would go back to how it was originally. This did not work either. Still all out of whack.
Any help would be appreciated.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 20, 2016 07:04PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 21, 2016 01:00AM |
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here is my config.h ...
#define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,4000,90}
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 21, 2016 09:01AM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 21, 2016 02:33PM |
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Ares2189
The issue with attachments is it tells me file is too large when I try to attach. 614kb allowed.
Will make those new adjustments today when I get back from work. Thanks
Just to let you know the printer has been printing very well for 6 months now, just mirrored which I didn't notice on 95% of the prints.
PM your email or text I will send you pics of the ramps
Thanks for your help
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) September 22, 2016 08:04AM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) October 01, 2016 03:25AM |
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Hey guys, I have a question I am hoping someone here has already experienced and solved: I am using mostly stock folgertech settings. I am trying to nail out some quality issues, and subsequently am printing out a bunch of 20MM cubes. In that process, I notice that no matter what I set the speed settings in Slic3r to, the print takes roughly the same time to print. Even when I set everything to something fast like 300mm/s.
The pattern I am noticing, is that it seems the top and bottom layers move as fast as I set the settings, but the vertical walls of the cube move at turtle speed (which is 90% of the print, and why it doesn't seem to change the print times, or estimated time in repatier). Unless I am missing something, the vertical walls should just be considered "perimeter" and "exterior perimeters," right? But the head moves on these layers ultra slow... I am assuming there is something in Repatier Host, or maybe firmware that is overriding the speed settings in Slic3r? But, I am honestly having great difficulty figuring it out. =/
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) October 01, 2016 10:54AM |
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Hey guys, I have a question I am hoping someone here has already experienced and solved: I am using mostly stock folgertech settings. I am trying to nail out some quality issues, and subsequently am printing out a bunch of 20MM cubes. In that process, I notice that no matter what I set the speed settings in Slic3r to, the print takes roughly the same time to print. Even when I set everything to something fast like 300mm/s.
The pattern I am noticing, is that it seems the top and bottom layers move as fast as I set the settings, but the vertical walls of the cube move at turtle speed (which is 90% of the print, and why it doesn't seem to change the print times, or estimated time in repatier). Unless I am missing something, the vertical walls should just be considered "perimeter" and "exterior perimeters," right? But the head moves on these layers ultra slow... I am assuming there is something in Repatier Host, or maybe firmware that is overriding the speed settings in Slic3r? But, I am honestly having great difficulty figuring it out. =/
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated! Thanks!
I noticed that behavior with Repetier Host b/w Slic3r too. Try using Slic3r separately from Repetier Host or use Cura. Save the G-code using the slicer independently, then use Repetier host to load the G-code and print. I think it had something to do with how Repetier host communicates with Slic3r about settings and profile configurations.
On a hollow calibration cube, you might want to keep it slightly slow so that you don't overheat the part.
Also! A bit of advice I wish someone gave me. Print a big calibration cube. I printed some 20mm cubes, and measured 20.00, 19.99, and 19.79 in X, Y and Z respectively. I thought that deviation in Z was because I had leveled the bed kind of close for the first layer. Nope. My Z steps weren't right, and it was printing short. I only figured this out after I had printed three Kossel motor mounts, and the motor mounting holes wouldn't line up with a NEMA17. I printed a 50mm calibration cube, and found a ~1.5% error in Z. If I had printed a big cube, I would have found that error several kilograms ago.
Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) October 02, 2016 03:33PM |
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Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) October 02, 2016 06:23PM |
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