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Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
Know the feeling. It was almost a month before I found the time to finally finish mine after I received it. I'm interested to see how your experience goes. I'm very happy with mine so far.by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
What is a t-slot corner support exactly? Screw all that! I would just get it built and working and then add your upgrades later. You're missing out on too much fun waiting around . I have a scrap piece of thick MDF board that I'm going to use to bolt my printer to. Should work nicely. I thought about using an extra brace to support the frame, but in one of Marty's videos he has one instalby klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
How is your build coming Michaelj?by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
I leveled the bed with a piece of paper first but it still wasn't close enough. Eventually I tightened down all corners of the bed until the screws were just about fully compressed, then adjusted until the paper was fairly difficult to pull out. You aren't kidding about printing replacements of those parts. I broke my extruder idler a little bit before I even attempted my first print. It'sby klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
My first print! I have to say, I was surprised at how good it came out. It took a few readjustments of the z axis ems stop and compressing the bed springs almost all the way down before it started adhering, but once it did it worked well.by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
Yeah, it's the Stretch. Kit came with the jhead hotend and a generic psu that has screw terminals to attach wires. Not a computer psu. I manually fed some filament through the extruder and it looked fine. It was late so I didn't attempt a print yet. I will do that tonight. I'm not sure how close to the bed I'm supposed to get the nozzle though. Anyone have any suggestions for a good bed leby klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
Marty helped me get the lcd figured out. The contrast was just turned all the way down apparently haha. Everything is working correctly now.by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
It's going pretty well. I just finished assembly and plugged it in. The fan comes on and the lcd backlight comes on and I get a beep when I push the knob but there is nothing on the screen.by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
I have completed the Y axis and the vertical frame. Now I'm working on the x axis. My main issue is that the bearing holders are far too tight. It was impossible to force the bearings in. I put a file in my drill and filed the inside down a bit and was able to get them in but apparently I should have kept going. I noticed a couple very small cracks between a layer once I finally got them in.by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
Cool. I wasn't sure where to attach the bearings on the mdf so I emailed Marty and he updated the github with a new image showing the mount points and dimensions for the stretch. Mine is fairly loud and gritty feeling as well. I will try to start part 2 tonight or tomorrow. What upgrades are you planning?by klundry - General
Re: Starting my Wilson TS build - 9 years ago
I am also building a Wilson TS Stretch. In the couple weeks since it arrived I haven't had an opportunity to work on it much. I finally got a couple hours tonight to get into it and I got the Y axis done! No major problems so far and the parts organization and build videos that Marty provides are great. Keep us updated on how you're build process is coming along. If we're at about the same poby klundry - General
Re: Wilson TS First Build and Instructions - 9 years ago
Hi everyone. I'm enjoying following this thread. I will be ordering a Wilson ts kit hopefully by this weekend. It will be my first 3d printer experience. Glad to see more people are building the Wilson. I've only heard good things.by klundry - Reprappers