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Re: Laser cut delta rods - 11 years ago
Quotethetazzbot Bummer. But laser cut wont make any difference if assembly is not accurate. The issue is the rod ends and those will be replaced so it should solve that problem.by quillford - Reprappers
Re: Laser cut delta rods - 11 years ago
The length on them is consistent. I was not paying particular attention to the rod ends aligning with each other on either side, so two of my rods have misaligned rod ends.by quillford - Reprappers
Laser cut delta rods - 11 years ago
Are there any designs out there for laser cut delta rods/arms? I currently have CF rods with traxxas rod ends, but I screwed up on some of them and the traxxas rod ends are misaligned on a few. Are laser cut rods even practical?by quillford - Reprappers
Re: How to fix mirrored X axis on Prusa i3 - 11 years ago
Wiring is all correct. X endstop is in the X min header, and the firmware is set to home to min. As for software, I use slic3r which is not the issue as I confirmed with gcode.ws. Marlin is the firmware.by quillford - General
How to fix mirrored X axis on Prusa i3 - 11 years ago
My X motor and endstop are on the left of the printer. It homes in the right direction, but prints are mirrored on that axis. Any ideas on how to fix this? A software solution would be preferable (and not mirroring the part in the slicer every print ).by quillford - General
Which pins can I use for an extruder fan on RAMPS 1.4? - 11 years ago
I want to have the fan on my e3d only turn when it is above a certain temp. Which pins could I use?by quillford - General
Re: D9 ground output problem - 11 years ago
QuoteMindRealm With a meter on the power input ground for reference, the positive terminal in D9 will always read around 12v, regardless of whether the fan is turned on in G-Code (M106). The negative terminal reading depends on the duty cycle of the PWM output of the Arduino, driving the negative (ground) through the mosfet. Technically, the output on the negative terminal is always at ground potby quillford - Reprappers
D9 ground output problem - 11 years ago
I am having an issue with my D9 output on ramps 1.4. The ground output on D9 seems to only give out ~2V while the positive supplies 12V. If I use ground from the incoming power and positive from D9, the fan will spin. How can I fix this? I am not well versed in electrical terms.by quillford - Reprappers
Help Setting Up Manual Bed Leveling Screws
- 11 years ago
My first printer, a Printrbot Simple, came with ABL on it, so when I built my Prusa i3, I added on a zprobe for ABL since I have never manually leveled my bed. Now the ABL is taking longer to setup on my i3 and is very finicky. How would I go about adding manual leveling screws? Here is my current setup. I have a glass bed and aluminum Y carriage coming in the mail. Any pics of your setup would bby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford QuoteAquaticsLive What does you printer look like? Maybe a quick picture would help. I have scoured the sites as well found few good ideas, but may need to be modified to use on your printer. If you give me an idea of what you would like I can draw one up for you quick in cad or convert one. My prinby quillford - Reprappers
Re: Adding a switch to an Xbox PSU - 11 years ago
Quotenophead Yes it will go into standby if you disconnect those.Perfect. Thanksby quillford - Reprappers
Re: How to install A new slicer? - 11 years ago
I would recommend using Cura directly. It is a great piece of software from Ultimaker.by quillford - Reprappers
Adding a switch to an Xbox PSU - 11 years ago
I have an xbox power supply that works, but I want to add a switch. Do I simply place a switch between the red and blue wires?by quillford - Reprappers
Re: Autoleveling - 11 years ago
QuoteAndrew Smith Capacitive sensors are better since they can read a glass or PEI print surface directly, whereas the inductive sensor will read the alumnium heatspreader or the tracks in the PCB heater. Which makes no practical difference for many users, but if you regularly change your print surface it might be an issue.Interesting. Does it work the same way in terms of configuring the firmwarby quillford - Reprappers
Re: Autoleveling - 11 years ago
Quotejhondon @ zerodameaon : I didn't know about that enhanced G29, I'll give it a try after changing my M5 rods in z axis, they are wobbling extremely now. I will update later @quillford I'm thinking about implementing that, how does that induction proximity sensor works for you? is it really that reliable than the mechanical end switch?It works really well. I have not tried a mechanical switby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford QuoteAquaticsLive What does you printer look like? Maybe a quick picture would help. I have scoured the sites as well found few good ideas, but may need to be modified to use on your printer. If you give me an idea of what you would like I can draw one up for you quick in cad or convert one. My printer has a metal case with a nicby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
Quotedougal1957 Quotequillford QuoteAquaticsLive What does you printer look like? Maybe a quick picture would help. I have scoured the sites as well found few good ideas, but may need to be modified to use on your printer. If you give me an idea of what you would like I can draw one up for you quick in cad or convert one. My printer has a metal case with a nice lip on it, so I made a ratherby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
QuoteAquaticsLive What does you printer look like? Maybe a quick picture would help. I have scoured the sites as well found few good ideas, but may need to be modified to use on your printer. If you give me an idea of what you would like I can draw one up for you quick in cad or convert one. My printer has a metal case with a nice lip on it, so I made a rather simplemount for the stepper moby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
QuoteAquaticsLive I print Ninja Flex with my bowden, actually it prints it a little better with bowden, and I can run it a little faster. Not sure if you have tried it, but with my direct drive I set all the speeds at 15mm/s in slic3r and worked good, it was a suggestion I found online. Now with my bowden I print it at 20mm/s not great speed, but it really prints nice which is always my goal.by quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
Quotequillford I am going to try this one.Unfortunately, it did not even fit around the hot end.by quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
I am going to try this one.by quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
QuoteAquaticsLive What does you printer look like? Maybe a quick picture would help. I have scoured the sites as well found few good ideas, but may need to be modified to use on your printer. If you give me an idea of what you would like I can draw one up for you quick in cad or convert one. My printer has a metal case with a nice lip on it, so I made a rather simplemount for the stepper moby quillford - Reprappers
Re: E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
QuoteAquaticsLive check out this video A quick view of an upgrade that looks pretty good on a Prusa, decent ideas anyhow.Bowden is not really practical for me as I like to experiment with filaments including flexible.by quillford - Reprappers
E3D v6 Mount for Greg's Extruder - 11 years ago
I am looking for a printable mount for my Greg's Extruder and E3D v6. I am using the one here. I have scoured Thingiverse, but currently, its SEO is garbage. Thanksby quillford - Reprappers
Re: Folger Prusa i3 Kit from ebay - 11 years ago
The kit looks good if you get a decent hot end. I would recommend an E3D V6.by quillford - Prusa i3 and variants
Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 11 years ago
Quotevegasloki Quotequillford Can you link it? The only one I found is a GitHub client Octoprint Google Plus Octodroid Google Plus Thanks, but someone already personal messaged it to me.by quillford - General
Re: OctoPrint Alternative - 11 years ago
Quotezerodameaon I have given AstroPrint a try and I do like where it is headed. At the moment I do not find the split between local UI and the website based UI to be very friendly when I am working remotely. I still have to remote into a PC on my network to use the local UI or have my girlfriend start the print for me. Also maybe an expert settings panel for the cloud slicers as well as streaminby quillford - General
Re: Prusa i3 - Z Axis motor problem - 11 years ago
Quotesolomondg It looks like your Z feedrate might be too high. Try lowering your Z max feedrate to 3 (mm/s). I had the exact same problem as you, and just lowering the feedrate (and as such the speed) fixed it.It seems to have resolved the issue. Thanksby quillford - Reprappers
Prusa i3 - Z Axis motor problem - 11 years ago
Whenever I home my Z axis, the motors just start making a sound without moving. Which setting should I adjust to make this work? Here is what is happening. Sorry for the bad video quality, but it should get the point across. M501: echo:Hardcoded Default Settings Loaded echo: Steps per unit: echo: M92 X99.67 Y98.43 Z4000.00 E836.00 echo:Maximum feedrates (mm/s): echo: M203 X500.00 Y500.00 Z5.00by quillford - Reprappers