I use a BTT Pro 1.1 (w/Klipper) with my Delta... I love it. This CoreXY version makes me want to pull my old Cubex out of the closet.by Dancook - General
Thanks, Firefox3D... I literally beat my head up against the wall trying to figure out how to print without the rounding errors... I ordered one of the stepper/lead screw combos as you mentioned... it'll be here tomorrow, so hopefully I'll get perfect prints tomorrow. Did you get a NEMA 17 version? I didn't see any NEMA 23 versions.by Dancook - General
Hey guys! It's been a while since I've looked through this thread... my Cubex is still printing away... I've had some issues lately with Z-banding, and had to come back here to figure out what size lead screw these things use. I've been using 0.2mm layer heights for my prints, and it turns out that's going to cause a layer issue every 7-8 mm... The Prusa layer calculator says that 0.195 and 0.210by Dancook - General
QuoteKmanOz Has anyone documented any of the connectors and wiring harnesses anywhere. I guess I can trace all the wring back to the controller but clearly it's been done before many Kman Kman, I would suggest getting a new controller... we've documented several kinds in this forum... Smoothieboard, Duet, Replicape, etc... I'd certainly go with a 32 bit option. Danby Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue For the most part I'll probably use the printer out of the housing unles I start using it for ABS. It's in the housing now because I had to bring it home from the fire station. I probably won't have time to mess with it for awhile at home so for the time being I'll leave it in the housing to protect it. I think that Pro housing looks really nice, and Digital Dentist is spotby Dancook - General
That happens with any print job, filament, multiple slicers, multiple temps, it's basically going to happen... so I'm thinking it's physical. My only other thought is maybe PIDs, since the hot end is the only other thing that's constant? But I'm thinking that's even a long shot. It's more of an under extrusion kind of like a missed step... I can pull prints apart some times. You can see the ear iby Dancook - General
See if this works:by Dancook - General
Quotethe_digital_dentist I don't see any lines in the Z axis of prints made on my CubeX. I don't think it's the screw. It happens in every print... I've sliced with three different slicers (Cura, Slic3r, S3D) with the same results... different resolutions... It has to be something physical with the printer... I also considered "heat banding" from the bed, but that kitten was printed without heaby Dancook - General
I've been getting a nasty Z-line in my prints about every 9-10mm... it's consistent enough that I'm questioning the Z screw... I'm about 90% finished with my delta printer... mainly just waiting for the new touchscreen. I'm probably going to give the FrankenCube an overhaul. The thing has litterally been printing every night for 8-9 months... Any suggestions on my issue?by Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue Anyone have, or thought about adding a blower/ radial fans to to replace the 3 large print cooling fans? I was mainly interested in it as a possible way to clean up the carriage and give better view of the print area. The three fans that are there now are too powerful as it is (at least for me). I had to wrap my E3D volcanos with silicone in order for them not to send a fauby Dancook - General
It's "Toggle"... It's Replicape board specific... we are developing a new screen as well.by Dancook - General
Quotethe_digital_dentist QuoteDancook My Duo has been very fickle lately about the bed leveling... not sure why... one print, it's fine, the next, I'll get the dreaded extruder clicking because the bed is too high. Maybe it's the crazy weather and my (probably too thick) cork bed? I ordered these for the Kossel I'm building: I'm excited to get it built... maybe I'll retire the Duo... Early onby Dancook - General
Quotethe_digital_dentist Why autoleveling? Autoleveling is great for machines that can't maintain the bed leveling, but these Cubex machines are stable and don't require releveling once they are set up (at least mine hasn't). My Duo has been very fickle lately about the bed leveling... not sure why... one print, it's fine, the next, I'll get the dreaded extruder clicking because the bed is tooby Dancook - General
Cubex is almost back together... currently printing corners for a Delta.by Dancook - General
Here's a quick video of mine printing when I first got it set up... I've since added a new heated bed since that one fried itself. The cooling fan on the E3D V6 is notoriously loud... actally the loudest part of my printer.by Dancook - General
Quotecozmicray I am planning on electronics change --- when it pisses me off! I got my Cubex Duo for roughly the same price... sadly, I have no prints to show from the original electronics, because they were all shit. The original hot ends clogged and jammed constantly... the software sucked. I ripped the board out and yep, spent about 12 weeks working on it, lol... I kept all the steppers asby Dancook - General
Quotecozmicray Are we suppose to mine meld and know your printer situation? Would help to know what printer configuration. Yes its a CubeX. What mods? what hot end, PLA? Firmware? Firmware settings, slicer settings, bed temp, extruder temperature. Argh Print is crappy --- don't know anything --- fix it????? Get a note book -- take notes --- annotate --- that didn't work adjust one paraby Dancook - General
Is it overextruding as well?by Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue All this may or may not get worked on tomorrow, as hopefully my wife gives me my Christmas present tonight which will be the duet wifi board. My mother in law(wife probably ordered for her) got me 2 E3D volcano extruders and hotends. Only issue is I think they got the 12V, which I wanted 24V. It's fine for now, and perhaps for good, I can upgrade to 24V extruders later ifby Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue Anyone want to send me their cubex filament cartridges? Even if empty I ended up smashing mine when the filament clogged for the umpteenth time one day... JK... but I did saw off the bottom corner to stick into the sensor slot before I did my conversion.by Dancook - General
Quotethe_digital_dentist I've been using DesignSpark Mechanical, but starting to learn Fusion 360 because it has CAM capabilities built in which means I can use it to run the Tormach mill, the CNC router, and CNC plasma cutter at the makerspace. I just started using Fusion 360 as well... loving it so far.by Dancook - General
I just set mine up so that when my Y endstop at the left rear triggers, the printer knows it's at 0.270... soft end stop to the front is -0.030... (-0.030 to +0.270 = 300mm) For X my endstop is on the left side, so it triggers at -0.030 and the soft end stop at far right is +0.270... Also = 300mm... That puts my X,Y (0,0) @ the front left corner of my plate... My Z end stop triggers at the botby Dancook - General
Aye... I replaced all of my end stop switches. It took me a while to figure out the homing and 0,0,0 coordinates... and like DGF said, I had to figure out the negative X,Y coordinates of the front left corner so that 0,0 was at the corner of my build plate. Certainly a hard hobby to figure out all of the little technical things like that on your own!by Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue I got one. Haven't modified it really tho. It's just as reliant on the proprietary filament as all their printers. It uses the optical sensor for z height.print quality is nice tho. Plan on keeping mine as is for now due to having a bunch of cartridges I got on the cheap, and also concentrating on building the cubex. I'd love to have one here at the office to tinker with.by Dancook - General
Quoteggherbaz Have anyone tried to do the same with a cube 3d 3rd. Generation? They are cheap on eBay and thinking on dive with one. Looks like it would be a fun little project... not sure how the print quality would be, and if they've made it as reliant on proprietary filament as our Cubex's... nothing a new controller won't cure :-)by Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue It literally appears all is there except the extruders. These guys may disagree with me, but the extruders are junk anyways... the best thing I've done so far is add my E3D Titan and v6...by Dancook - General
My Replicape was $99... I didn't have to worry about adding drivers... and as DD said 32 bit offers 256x microstepping, all adjustable within the code... it's so quiet I have to actually walk over to the printer to make sure it's still printing... all of the code is controlled in one local.cfg file. I can slice an stl without having to connect it to another computer since it's controlled via a Beby Dancook - General
Quoteadvancedrescue I essentially want to be able to have the hardware, but have it run as an open source. Would love to be able to get it running with simplified3d. I know y'all are individually working on your own setups but would be awesome to have a parts list and firmware setup to simplify. Anyways, I look forward to getting it, and being able to contribute to the thread. Thanks guysby Dancook - General
I'm using a Titan extruder mounted to the top of the X carriage... it still gets a lot of wobble without the case. The original assembly seems super heavy. I'm curious to see how the cable stiffeners work, although I plan to use the case as soon as everything is working correctly.by Dancook - General
Update on my FrankenCube... First actual print was a success with the E3D v6 and Titan extruder... I need to work on cleaning up the wires and mount the electronics. Also need to work on some cooling fans for the print. The printer is super quiet! Well, it was until I turned on the cooling fan for the v6 cool end... that things sounds like an F16! I'll be replacing it soon... the Titan and v6 arby Dancook - General