Quotelouspinuso Ok, so I was giving some thought to my question above and I'm starting to think that Y negative should be moving the bed towards the back if X negative moves the bed to the left, based on a standard Cartesian plane. Which means that when the bed is all the way forward, the endstop at the front should be the max endstop (setting the back right corner of the bed as 0,0,0) and thenby Gannicus - Prusa i3 and variants
WOW Steve. All fantastic info...thank you. Turns out, the wiring on the ramps end of the stepper motor wiring was incorrect. Folgertech includes absolutely NO info on the electronics portion, for anyone who may have this issue in the future: The motor end ( white connector ) is correct as is: RED YELLOW GREY GREEN HOWEVER... the Ramps Side ( black connector) Is wired entirely different. It isby Gannicus - General Mendel Topics
Can anyone share with where to install the endstops? I installed them on the bottom of the Z ramps side, when I home Z, it goes...UP instead of down.. The X is on the back of the bed, and it tries to home to the front, and the Y is installed on the right, stepper side, and homes to the left. Da fuq?by Gannicus - Prusa i3 and variants
Well...because there really is no instructions on this kit, I'm kinda just flying by the seat of my pants. I've adjusted the steps in Pronterface, have no idea how to adjust anything on the board. I've tried turning the pot on the Y axis stepper controller a little to the left and right, and nothing changed. I kind of have the opposite problem. If I try one way on any of the axis, I get "axis haby Gannicus - General Mendel Topics
I just attempted to lower the steps for the X|Y to 80 within Pronterface from the default and it's clear what the sound is now that's doing it really slowly. It's literally just going back and forth. One step one way, then one step back the other way.by Gannicus - General Mendel Topics
Awesome! I would figure checking the power delivered to the drivers should be my first bet. I've got a multimeter in hand, what am I looking for?by Gannicus - General Mendel Topics
Just finished building my Folgertech Prusa I3... Despite the lack of instructions, I managed to get it built. Installed their version of Marlin, and after connecting to it with Pronterface, I've determined that the heat bed works, the extruder works, both thermistors work...the trouble is, when I try to jog any of the coordinates, the thing just makes a loud BZZZZZZZ. The stepper motors twitch..by Gannicus - General Mendel Topics
Quotedougal1957 QuoteGannicus Has anyone here bought the new E3d v6 hot end? Waiting to get my kit, ordered it with the graphical LCD, and think the E3D hot end looks to be the cats ass, could cure up a lot of the issues I've read in here. I have an E3D V6 (tho not on a folger but a very similar I3 printer) and can safely say that they are the Dogs Danglies if you get what I mean they are superby Gannicus - Prusa i3 and variants
Has anyone here bought the new E3d v6 hot end? Waiting to get my kit, ordered it with the graphical LCD, and think the E3D hot end looks to be the cats ass, could cure up a lot of the issues I've read in here.by Gannicus - Prusa i3 and variants
I haven't but I assume any part for the Reprap i3 would work as it's all the same right?by Gannicus - General
Ok, thanks guys! Can you recommend any other resources to read up on?by Gannicus - General
Prices have finally become reasonable on 3D printing, and I just learned about the Reprap a couple days ago. So excited. Ordered the Prusa Reprap i3 by Folgertech, and couldn't be more excited. My question is, what are the best, and most important upgrades to be looking to print once I get this dialed in? Thanks!by Gannicus - General