OK @SteveRoy, I got you now! So, I don't really know what is best for bed bolts with auto-level. Will do a research, but if you guys have any suggestion please let me know! About the nozzle too! I'm currently using a 0.4mm one, but being able to print more detailed things would be nice. Though the printing time is what makes me unconfortable: even now I don't like to wait too much for simple buby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Sorry @SteveRoy, maybe I wasn't clear: I meant the springs on bed bolts... You attached two pics about them: one with springs and one with what seems to be a 3D-printed spacer.. What is the difference? I thought springs were good to separate the heatbed frame mount (the x-shaped one, to be clear) and the PCB heatbed itself, so why using that?by slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Definitely going to switch to 1.75mm filament.. By the way, do you have suggestion on the extruder nozzle width? I already knew the design of the X-endstop you liked, the same designer made also the Y and Z ones: I've printed all of them for future use. About the auto-level, I decided to mount that for a more "man-indipendent" machine. To be honest, when I started using my printer I struggledby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteRoberts_Clif I looked at my post don't see an "A-axis"??? Maybe you changed it in an edit and I noticed it before.. Anyway, not important I don't know if the L bracket could help you.. It seems a good idea if that can make it more robust though. I personally have what you see in the pic attached and I liked it from the beginning! Never had a problem with it: I'll just add a little pad on aby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
With A-axis you meant Z-axis, right? If so, that's exactly what I thought to install: auto-level mechanism with a Z-endstop using a screw like this one or a BLTouch as you said, if I'll be able to get one. I don't really get the thing you said regarding the bracket, so I can't give you my opinion, I'm sorry.. Though from the images I think you're using profiles as frame? About the nozzle, I'mby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Nothing acrylic here! Nice and sturdy aluminium frame I have to say your comment sounds a bit biased to say the least, but why are you saying that? You're even saying Thingiverse things are all useless, deflating all designers and users on the website..by slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi all! I'm a proud owner of a Prusa i3 Rework I built a couple of years ago following a simple guide found on the RepRap wiki, and I'm currently thinking about making some improvements. So far the printing quality is good, I've managed to print even a GOT figure which is the longest (in time) and tallest print I've done (it almost didn't make it! ) I recognize there are some parts I could chanby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi! I'm currently printing with the settings said above in the firmware, and those you see in the pics attached here in Slic3r.. I originally used higher speed and acceleration, but then I slowed everything because I had some layer shifting problems at a certain height.. I know what you would say: maybe driver temperature or a slidiing belt, but neither of those was causing trouble, in fact I soby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
So, here I am once more! I've printed another temp tower, this time with 0.3mm layer height: as you can see in the pictures, it's better than before! I personally think 195°C is the best, but tell me your opinion So, lowering the layer height helped, as you said! I'm wondering if I could stretch it even more, what do you think? Anyway, the overall integrity of the structure (even if it was bettby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
So, first of all thanks for all your suggestions, of course! Second, my extruder calibration should be good, since I've tested it several times.. I guess it should be good to do it one more time.. But I have a question: would the multiplier setting compensate, if the steps are not exactly set? About the "curling", I can't see any test case similar to my situation in the link @Banana_Luke gave mby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
So, I've printed both a 20x20x20 cube and the temp tower today! Manipulating the gcode was easier than expected, so I have to be less lazy I guess! Anyway, I'm attaching some pics to support my explanation, as usual The cube was good in my opinion: it ended up being 20,1x20,2x20,2 millimiters (height*width*thickness). It still presents some "gaps" in the perimeter, as you can see.. Don't realby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi! Sorry for the late reply but I've been busy, plus I had to change filament because the last one finished without even noticing! Anyway, thanks for your suggestions! I don't know why I didn't thought about searching for the G1 Z10 in the gcode; I guess I still have to get the hang with everything concerning 3D printing.. Or maybe I was too lazy, and I have to change that! I'm gonna try to prinby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi there! I have something going on with my printed parts.. I'm going to attach some photos right below! So: the stairs-looking item (for who hasn't seen it before) is a calibration item. Do you think it's good looking? You can see other samples too, where I noticed that the first 10 layers (more or less, at least) are kinda strange, like melted or not consistent.. I thought about some over-extby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Well, that's disappointing.. I hoped it could be done easily.. I don't even know if and where to get new pellets, also I wonder how it costs.. Don't know, maybe I'll search more about that! If I find a way to get pellets that is convenient, I'll bring back this idea somehow, maybe.. I guess for now I'll just stick to the local recycling program.. That's a shame though.. Well, anyway, thanks!by slim71 - General
My first thoughts were about reusing it to make new filaments, but these are good idea too! QuoteDjDemonD I've seen a nice idea where you can make trays and similar by softening mixed plastics in metal molds (oven trays) That's a neat idea, it just should be experimented more I guess.. Don't have an actual idea of what to do though @scottybfg As I can see, the Filastruder is cheaper than theby slim71 - General
Hi there! After quite a long time (due to university commitment and other stuff ) I managed to get good printing results and I'm currently running the printer morning and night Maybe this is a recurrent question, but is there a way to recycle the wasted filament, that is produced after failures or due to skirts/brims? Right: I mean at home.. In fact I've read something about big machines to do sby slim71 - General
Thanks guys! Those are very helpfull suggestions! I will try to print 0.4 layer height (both normal and first layer, due to my extruder width) and 20% linear infill. I won't touch speed settings, as it seems these are good according with you. Maybe I'm just demanding too much from my printer after all I'll let you know if there's something new PS: sorry for the late reply but I just didn't havby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi there! I tried to search for this on the web, but couldn't find an answer enough precise, so I'm asking you for suggestions. I use a Prusa i3 Rework and I'm printing 0.2mm layer heights (0.3mm for the first) with a 0.4mm nozzle, using 40% infill. I'm attaching some screenshots of the main settings I'm currently using. I'm printing good enough for me, but I'd like to print a bit faster. Rightby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Some days later, I just want to update you about the whole thing. So, I finally achieve to print good, even if I haven't done much so far.. I've re-calibrate the bed for the (at least) third time, this time with the help of the "manual home position" setting in Marlin: this way I didn't have to adjust the Z endstop every time. I found a position where the melted filament exits the extruder in aby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Well, that's a good info! Yeah, I'm not so new to this kind of stuff, and also I always use the web before doing something I'm not sure about You did right to assume the worst, though Quotescottybfg The wall thickness that Supermec was talking about is the extrusion width in slic3r. Thanks a lot for that! So I just need to set it to an exact multiple of the nozzle diameter if I want a non-defaby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
I'm gonna try to drop the heatbed temp to 60-55 next time I'll use the printer: I hope it will help! But I don't quite understand how to set a proper wall thickness.. In Slic3r I haven't seen settings for that, is it calculated from other settings? Regarding the STL slicer to view all the layers, I downloaded Slic3r 1.2.9, 'cause it told me there was a newer version, and it does that now. Quotesby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
So, time as passed by since I last wrote something.. I'm sorry I haven't answer before, but I haven't done much these days.. Anyway, I think now things are going good First, to answer MCcarman: I'm using PLA filament, width 3mm, printing at 190°C (200°C for first layer) and heat bed at 65°C (70°C for first layer). Well, it was a pain to redo everything, but it seems it helped! After levellingby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
My bad: I forgot to add the pictures Just edited the previous message! Anyway, I've already calibrated my printer before, both the E steps and everything... But I guess I should look at your link, check and maybe do it again, thanksby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
So, I could try something just some minutes ago.. These are the results! First, I tried to print without changing any Slic3r setting and after another (of many) levelling of the heatbed: that was strangely hard, but I got away with something. I stopped the print after just the first two layers, because (as you can see) there was not enough filament extruded. So I went on changing the layer heiby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Thanks scottybfg, but I've already seen and tried that.. I thought there were more than one problem, so I tried several option listed there, but still haven't got any results so I decided to ask here.. Now I'm going to try what you said before, I'll get in touch later with some news (hopefully good)by slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
I'll surely try that tomorrow morning! Unfortunately now I can't.. Anyway, if I remember correctly I was having issues in the first tries with a 0.2mm layer height, though I don't know why.. Thanks in advance!by slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hi there! I have a Prusa i3 Rework done by myself and it seems I can't do a print that's good.. I mean: sometimes the plastic doesn't stick properly to the filament that's already on the bed (or so I guess it goes), other times some layers seem to miss or not to stick properly one to another, sometimes one or more layers are a bit off... I've tried and I'm still trying many things read on articleby slim71 - Prusa i3 and variants
Hello again! So: I was checking to be sure before answering and... Well, I remembered that after setting the target temperature for the extruder, the two lines were exchanging their tracking (ex0->target and targetEx0->actual temp) but... As you said, it turns out I was wrong! I don't know how it can be, but apparently I was remembering so wrong. Anyway, a part from this.. Yes, it's howby slim71 - General
Hi there, I'm new to the 3D printing world. I've just finished my RepRap i3 Rework and I'm now trying to begin printing. While I was calibrating and checking everything, I noticed that in Pronterface there's an error in the temperatures graph when I connect the printer. As I set the temps for the heatbed and the extruder, the "target ex0" line lies on the 0 level, while the "ex0" one is set to aby slim71 - General