Hugo411, If that is PLA then the temp should be more like 185 Good luck Mylesby Myles - General Mendel Topics
Lindsay i have used the attached bearing guide, and also twisted the belt, this works for me. mylesby Myles - General Mendel Topics
korzy I dont know if this will help but I have loaded it into FreeCAD and then exported it and have attached the new file. hope it helps mylesby Myles - General Mendel Topics
Korzy, The Mendel stl files can also be found on thingiverse I think. I'm not sure if they are for the new colour Mendel though. Myles Ps, here they are on GitHub,by Myles - General Mendel Topics
Sim, I also have a RepRapPro Mendel and have been printing for a few months now. I am using 1.75 mm PLA, with a .5 mm nozzle, the first thing I would say is reduce the hotend temp to 185. Addressing your questions in order, I would suggest 1. Increase the extruder feed rate, mine is usually around 880( M92 E880 ) experiment, if the extruder sounds like it is straining set it a little lower 2. Ifby Myles - General Mendel Topics
Still printing parts, any enquiries please send me a PM as I don't check the forum regularly Cheers Mylesby Myles - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Those are fantastic Steve, 400 layers in 20mm, how many days does that take to print ? I wish you all the best with your improvements , I guess the finer one tries to go the more complex the settings get. Good luck and thanks for the help Mylesby Myles - Printing
Hello all, I have a Mendel printer and am willing to print parts. I am new to 3d printing but producing good quality and will not charge unless you are happy. Any enquiries welcome Mylesby Myles - Job Shop: I make stuff!
Hey Steve, Many thanks for your advice, both your posts contained massively helpful info, I am slowly getting my head around the settings, after taking your advice I reduced the above settings to match my .5 nozzle and with a big decrease in extruder feed rate, I achieved great prints. The only drawback is the increased print time, but with your .25 nozzle and your settings, you must be able toby Myles - Printing
Thanks Steve, Bit of a noob here, is extrusion width called something else in skeinforge ? I have .5 nozzle with . 3 layer height and get quite nice .5 mm walls ? My prints are improving and now quite functional, but I would like to pretty them up a bit Appreciate any help Many thanks Mylesby Myles - Printing
Hello all, I have been messing around with settings in skeinforge and improving my print quality, However, I can't seem to get the quality the same as the parts that came in my kit, a Mendel There seem to be little missing gaps at the beginning of each layer, and as per the photos, not perfect fill Can anyone recognise what I have got wrong Many thanks in advance Myles Reprappro Mendel, PLA 1.7by Myles - Printing
Polygonhell, I think you have hit the nail on the head. I decided to start from scratch with installing pronterface skein forge etc It seems that I missed something in the setting up. Now all reloaded I have tried a file and the E is now 4512.716 mm of filament will be used Breakthrough! Will have to wait until the morning to start printing Many thanks for your input All the best Mylesby Myles - Printing
Hi Franklin, Many thanks for your reply Hot end 205 Extruder works perfectly by hand and also G1 E5 F200 command, no jams When I load a .stl or gcode file the report states that 0mm of filament will be used. Thanks again Mylesby Myles - Printing
Hello all, have just completed my Mendel , and all tests are positive. When I load a file to print, all the layer calculations are done but the filament used is 0mm Press print and the axis move but no plastic is extruded After a week or so of building to get this far, I would really appreciate help with this problem Something I am missing ? Many thanks in advance Mylesby Myles - Printing