Thank you I'll have a play and see if there's any improvement Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
I have been trying to get the filament reaction feature working in marlin and slic3r to try and stop my hotend leaving blobs and strings but i have not had any luck can any one tell me how to set it up Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
Yes there where making a grinding sound. I stripped one down last night and one of the balls had a flat side on it !by Nikki81 - Reprappers
Thanks from your link I found the perfect remix for what I need Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General
I am using pla at the moment I am struggling to find a duct design to fit my setup this is what I have at the moment.by Nikki81 - General
Thanks they are expensive I'll have to save up and pack the ones I've got with grease till thenby Nikki81 - Reprappers
I have been looking for a print fan duct design for my wades rework extruder and e3d hot end that will give me space to keep the e3d fan and was just thinking do you need to use one ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General
Where is the best place for me to get some quality lm8uu linear bearings. The cheap eBay Chinese ones I have used have already started to fail Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
I've found what it was a thermistor with less than 5 hours work had gone bad. I have swapped it and I am back printing. Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
I have just noticed that it is now reading low when before it was fineby Nikki81 - Reprappers
my printer has started giving me a thermal runaway message after a few minuets of printing but i am not sure why ? 16:00:03.873 : Error:Thermal Runaway, system stopped! Heater_ID: 16:00:03.873 : 9by Nikki81 - Reprappers
Feeling a bit stupid now am not very good with numbers and not sure if i have worked out the steps per mm correctly the measured steps per mm in marlin 430 measured 50mm extruded 30mm measured 21.87 after calculating it i think it is working out at 589 steps per mm is that correct ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
The first photo is the side of the lcd case. I think I've found the problem looking at my firmware there is no setting for reaction how do I go about updating the firmware without losing my settings ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
I have been tweaking my settings all day and I am not able to get it to stop it getting blobs and strings everywhereby Nikki81 - Printing
Thanks Ill check my extruder setting again can you recommend any settings for 1.75 pla in slicer ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
Just done my first print and the layers are not sticking together it is like there just layers of string. I have checked my extrude length and nozzle hight from the bed I am printing at 205c hotend and 70c heated bed Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Printing
Thank you ive found it and changed it. Ive taken note of the gcode for the endstops with any luck if the parts turn up in the post today i should get the printer build finished by tonight. Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
Thanks I have a standard prusa i3 size headbed I'll have a look at the extruder steps if I can find it in the file ! My head go,s code blank lol Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
I am not very good with software and am wondering if i have configured my marlin firmware file correctly for the following on my p3steel: m5 z axis threaded rod 20 tooth x-y pulleys gt2 belt ramps 1.4 full graphic controller no atx psu e3d lite6 hotend Gregs' wade geared extruder heatedbed with 100k thermistor Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
yes but that's would be to easyby Nikki81 - General
Thanks I've managed to cobble together a tempary fix till I get my printer runningby Nikki81 - General
my reprapdiscount lcd had very bad contrast so after a tare down i found a small potentiometer on the back of the lcd....Time to get the drills out started off with a small pilot hole Then Very Very carefully enlarged the hole so it butt up against the track. Then with a razor blade scraped back the pcb mask and fluxed and tinned the track to reinforce it Then i insulated it with some kaby Nikki81 - General
I am trying to get some endstop brackets printed for my p3steel where is the best place to get them done ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General
I've just started on wiring my p3 is there a right side up for the heat bed ? Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
Thanks just to be safe I have removed diode 1 and I'll run the ardrino separately Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
I have built my ramps but I am not sure which connection to use the 5a or 11a and how do you plug the usb in without over powering it ? I want to be able to connect it to usb to update firmware etc and also be able use it stand alone from sd card. Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - Reprappers
Thanks I will go down the ramps road till I have more experience the other boards do look tempting though! Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General
I've finely got my money saved up to by the electronics for my p3steel and thinking who makes/sells the best quality ramps board Thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General
Where should i put my y axis end stop at the front or the back of the bed or is it not important ? thanks Nikkiby Nikki81 - General