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Re: Sci-Fi table lamp - 2 years ago

Very nice

by Shank man - Look what I made!

Re: How can you do 3D printing without a traditional nozzle - 2 years ago

What a stellar idea! How much time did it take you to figure out temps and print speed to get those great prints?

by Shank man - Mechanics

Re: MPCNC - New Primo - 3 years ago

I chose the Primo version for my third build. I really like the redesigned parts and think they give the machine a sleek and refined look. With this new design there are a few differences between the Primo and the Burly. The Primo uses 10mm GT2 belts instead of 6mm ones and integrates the belt tension adjusters into the corner pieces. All 608 bearing idlers have been replaced with 20 t

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: layer shifting - 3 years ago

Overheating stepper drivers, make sure you have a fan blowing on them . too much or too little motor current can lead to shifts. Belts or pulleys that are too loose. Binding carriages/bearings all contribute to layer shifts.

by Shank man - Reprappers

Re: extrusion - 3 years ago

Is your hot end fan turning? Is it pushing air in the right direction? Usually there is a small arrow on the fan that shows air direction.

by Shank man - Reprappers

Called Process Error while compiling 020007 - 3 years ago

I think Windows is to blame but I'm not sure. I'm using Visual Studio 1.49.3 / Platformio on a Windows PC that originally came with 7 and was upgraded to 10 the default configh file and 2560 board compiles fine but when I change the board to the Robin Nano it throws up this error. any help or suggestions are appreciated

by Shank man - Firmware - Marlin

Re: Power supply required for prusa mk2 - 3 years ago

Quotexenialouna at the point when the current draw surpasses what the flexibly can deal with and in the event that it has security highlight it will closure with an over-burden. To sum this all up it "crowbars"

by Shank man - Reprappers

Re: MK2B Heat Bed, 12V 30A power, ramps burn - 4 years ago

Another easy solution is to run the power to the head bed through a relay. These automotive cube type relays are rated for millions of cycles and are relatively quite when activated. You would need to enable Bang-Bang mode in the firmware and it never hurts to add a fly back diode across the relay coil. The wires to the relay coil are hooked up to the terminals on the controller that you would no

by Shank man - Reprappers

Re: KEEVO V2.0 - 4 years ago

It's a beaut, great job!

by Shank man - CoreXY Machines

Re: Modify Marlin 1.1.x for endless loop - 4 years ago

I know I'm off base by mentioning this but Teacup has a Canned Cycle built into it where G-code commands will be executed over and over until the reset button is pushed or the power is killed. It's used for exhibitions

by Shank man - Firmware - Marlin

Re: Failed print layer synchronized time lapse - 4 years ago

I've had that happen a few times but never that long into a print. That's quite upsetting. After the 3rd time I bought a refurbished UPS from the Micro Center. I calculated it should keep the printer running for 9 or 10 minutes more in the event of a power failure. It helped a couple of times for some momentary drop outs.

by Shank man - General

Re: Failed print layer synchronized time lapse - 4 years ago

It looks good from what I can see. How is it a failure?

by Shank man - General

Re: ABS.. what needs adjusting? - 4 years ago

In addition to the nozzle height, printer speed could be contributing to that bad 1st layer. It looks like it was printed too fast. Try adjusting to 50% when the print starts and adjust up from there.

by Shank man - Printing

Re: ABS.. what needs adjusting? - 4 years ago

I see some "pillowing".Increasing the infill percentage would help.

by Shank man - Printing

Re: MPCNC - 4 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif Still procrastinating, have not finished the layout on my controller case. Have all the parts and know how I want them laid out on my case. Including wiring to the 8 pin mic sockets and plugs, similar to the CR-10 3D Printers. Still procrastinating testing how to add another stepper motor driver to my ramps 1.6 driver board so I can have a extruder tool for 3D Printing. And wa

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 4 years ago

This second MPCNC build was kept small as space in my apartment is limited. Some improvements were made over my 1st build. I left off the homing limit switches and made a waste board with more clamping points. All of the printed parts were done in black PLA+ at 300 micron layers and a 65% infill. I made a extra effort to ensure all of the tubes were cut to exact lengths. The overall build cost wa

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: Thermal Compound in E3D v6 - 4 years ago

I rebuilt a Chimera a couple of weeks ago and used what is called Premium Ceramic Polysynthetic Thermal Compound by Artic Silver. It was leftover from a PC build a few years ago. I've done some 11 hour PETG prints and have had no jams.

by Shank man - General

Re: Nozzle cleaning - 5 years ago

All metal hotends, which sounds like what you have, are better suited for the higher temperature plastics like ABS. Also removing the filament right after the print finishes and before the hot end cools down helps. I add a snippet of gcode that retracts the filament about a 100 mms at the end of each print. Just enough to clear the hot end but not enough to suck the hot plastic into the Bowden t

by Shank man - Printing

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif Hello again;; I discovered today that the longer Stepper motor cables I purchased from California. Are in fact being shipped from mainland china, so it will be quite some time before I see the parts if ever. How is it that E-Bay continues allow this to happen, as many times as we have all complained this should have stop. May have to buy spares from somewhere else to be able

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

The work pieces are held in place with 5/16 bolts screwed into T-nuts embedded in the spoil board. Using 5/16 bolts is a bit overkill but it eliminates any chance of the work piece moving around when the engraving starts. I put spacers between the work piece and the spoil board when I'm doing cuts. This keeps damage to the spoil board at a minimum when the cutting bit reaches the end.

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif Thank you Shank man for Posting your progress. I am still looking for a Control case, the one I found and 3D Printed is in fact a horrible 3D Printing Control case, it is so thin you can virtually see thew it. And I do do want to waste my time with such a horribly Thin Control case, in fact do not believe it would survive very long and not protect the controller. I have found

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

I added some cable chain to run the motor wires and limit switches for homing the X & Y. I don't think a MPCNC this small really needs auto squaring. The Z home is set by eye from job to job because of the differences in the thickness of the wood I've been using. A added lighted E-stop button cuts power to the Dewalt and the 12 volt power supply in the case of a emergency. And there have b

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif I will do you one better, here is a sharable link to my Marlin 2.0 MPCNC firmware Just a reminder That Marlin 2.0 requires a Arduino IDE 1.8.8 or newer or PlatformIO to compile. . Thank you, It compiled. Now I have the right firmware to work with

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: Biceps, a two headed 3D printer - 5 years ago

Quite impressive to say the least. Obviously you have a high degree of mechanical and electrical expertise. Is the purpose of having a vacuum hold down to allow a quick change out of the build plate?

by Shank man - General New Machines Topics

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

I have the Marlin 2.0 Firmware working perfect on my MPCNC if you need any help with it. / Thanks I'll give it another try and post my error messages. Could you post your configuration? When I tried to compile it threw up a error message about not being able to recognize the 2560 board. Also are you using end stops for homing? It seems odd that they aren't a integral part of the design ot

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif [ I see you are using Slic3r to do some testing, what did you use to generate the Peace sign G-Code. I have been fumbling with learning to operate EstlCam through the minute delays before it will allow loading saved projects or slicing any G-Code for any project you are currently working on. Have not actually cut anything Still procrastinating my final printing accessories Powe

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: MPCNC - 5 years ago

When I placed my order for the Dewalt cut out tool I also ordered some 1/8" end mills and V-bits. The package arrived but there were no contents in the V-bit container. Either it was sent out from the manufacturer empty or someone working at Amazon took them. I'm a little disappointed because I was looking forward to engraving some text. At least I have the end mills to work with. I manag

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

MPCNC - 5 years ago

I went with the more compact 24" x 24" version. This thing is going to need a dedicated spot and I haven't quite figured out where I'm going to keep it. There is quite a bit of printing involved with making all of the parts. Including the cable chain and Dewalt tool holder it has to be close to 170 hours of print time. I broke up the workload amongst 3 printers. I'd rather have a printer doi

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: V1 Engineering's Piper - 5 years ago

QuoteOhmarinus QuoteShank man Have you decided on a spindle yet? Will it be switched on/off through the software? I was thinking of powering a relay through the fan connector on the RAMPS board to control the power to the spindle motor. What do you think? I'm not sure of that's a good idea. Would you be able to use PWM for the spindle speed that way? I was thinking more along the lines of using

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping

Re: V1 Engineering's Piper - 5 years ago

Have you decided on a spindle yet? Will it be switched on/off through the software? I was thinking of powering a relay through the fan connector on the RAMPS board to control the power to the spindle motor. What do you think?

by Shank man - CNC Routers, Mills, and Hybrid RepRapping