I was looking at their site, but it is down..hmm We make a variant in the US, with no printed parts (all steel carriage parts) It's sad to see trouble with companies and shipping these days.by MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
I've assembled about 30 of them, but then again, I'm a little biased! It's a kitbuilders' kit, there are some things you'll have to do to ensure proper fitment of the rods, but we hear that it's a solid kit from our customers! Feel free to email me with any questions via the contact form on our site! Good luck with your research! Hope to be hearing from you soon!by MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
Just wanted to get a thread started here for the MakerFront i3PRO XL. We have over 100 of the standard i3PRO kits out there and running strong, this one's 50% larger on the Y axis. Released officially today! Manuals and firmware are here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B_KUgGb2XPIXRXZ0QzgxT19wR00&usp=sharing We did a pretty good job on manuals and from our feedback, our service isby MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
The pinouts on the motors are different between the extruder and all the other axes. Try this: Swap the center pins on the black connectors for both motors. Should clear it up. Another fix for stripped holes on the motor is using the other set of holes on the motor (rotate the motor 180), but this may require some cable lengthening for the extruder motor. Let us know if we can help out any furby MakerFront - Stepper Motors, Servo Motors, DC Motors
We (I really ha ha) have 10 Prusa i3's with extended beds (200x300) a regular Prusa i3, a Kossel Mini, an i3PRO (all steel i3) and a Printrbot Simple Metal. So, that's 14 printers...yeah, I would say I have a problem..by MakerFront - Reprappers
Quotechris33 is it open sourced id like plans i may build one your in us so id like to get my local cutters cut frame and pieces The design we based off is here: So, yes, it is open source and free to use!by MakerFront - For Sale
QuoteAndrewBCN i.e. how to copy an Open Source design (the P3Steel) and not provide proper attribution to the original designer (Irobri). By the way you have 30 days from the present date to provide the DXF files for your printer, unless you want to infringe on the terms of the open source license under which the original P3Steel was released. We attributed credit on our product page and attriby MakerFront - For Sale
Just thought I'd get this out there.... Available here: The i3PRO is MakerFront's first 3D printer kit! There are NO PRINTED PARTS on this printer! Sturdy 22LB weight for stability in high speed print moves! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Retail kit will be shipping May 8th! Specifications and Features: All steel 3mm frame construction made in the US, cut and powder coated rigby MakerFront - For Sale
All I'm saying is that this is the way the printer was when the manual was created, we were contracted to create a manual, we did and apparently some things have changed. We have corrected some of the mistakes (config manual was a wrong screen shot on my part) but I have no control on how the manuals are handled when I give them to the customer (FT). I apologize about the tensioning springs, butby MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteVanbot QuoteDriftyDave @Vanbot: Can you explain what you mean when you say it goes nuts when you try to print? What movements are made? The printer head moves forward right off the end of the bed. Or rather the bed moves backwards until the extruder is no longer over the bed. Then it makes a blob of plastic. Before I changed the way the end stops were plugged into the RAMPS it would alsoby MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteVanbot Quoteroto I had a similar problem and this post helped me figure things out: http://forums.reprap.org/read.php?4,405576,459583#msg-459583 Also in your host software, be sure to set whether your home positions for each axis are at maximums or minimums. Having those wrong in conjunction with an incorrect endstop configuration were causing me a bunch of grief with real unpredictable priby MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteVanbot Quoteimqqmi Did you setup the print bed size correctly in repetier (menu config, Printer settings, Printer shape tab)? Also check the start g-code in the slicer settings. See if it tries to move beyond your actual print bed size. Everything is set up exactly the way the Folger Tech instructions describe. I am wondering though about setting up the Printer Shape settings in Slic3r/Repeby MakerFront - Reprappers
They seem to have had an issue with their endstops lately, I put together 10 of their machines and had to re-crimp 2 of the 3 wires on the black connector side of the end stop cable. I had to do this for 12 out of 30 end stops.by MakerFront - Delta Machines
I'll have to do some testing on that aspect, I understand about not skimping on quality, that makes sense. I have 3 other printers where critical load bearing parts are held in place the same way as this and I've never seen sacrificed quality of prints or stability issues. This may be in the form of a post-release upgrade kit for this printer, along with some other upgrades like precision lead sby MakerFront - Reprappers
That is a good point! Maybe the zip ties will stay on this guy. I might even open up the holes to thicker zip ties can be used. We're using the standard prusa i3 config for this, so both Z motors work together to raise the gantry. I attached a beauty shot of the 99% finished prototype in bare steel. (waiting on one more part to be cut for it) QuoteZerker My understanding is that Zip ties are uby MakerFront - Reprappers
I'll look into that, I'll probably order some of those IR sensors and give them a shot too!by MakerFront - Reprappers
Quotedougal1957 QuoteMakerFront Quoteggherbaz Pibot website have the for 5 dollars, and they look pretty good. I suppose I could give it a try, it's too bad they don't publish the detection accuracy. Most of the other's I've looked at were not even close to accurate for a 3d printer. You could check out DC42's implementation tho it isn't cheap. DC42 dual differential IR Probe Don't know the cby MakerFront - Reprappers
Any thoughts on FSR sensors? I've used them on a Deltaprintr and they seemed cool, but I'd have to rig up some sort of mount between the bed and frame for them. I didn't want to compromise the strength of the bed frame with flimsy assemblies.by MakerFront - Reprappers
Quoteggherbaz Pibot website have the for 5 dollars, and they look pretty good. I suppose I could give it a try, it's too bad they don't publish the detection accuracy. Most of the other's I've looked at were not even close to accurate for a 3d printer.by MakerFront - Reprappers
Quoteggherbaz Just one question in general, not to you in specific: why people keep using zip ties for the linear bearings? It is such a flimsy method and any rigidity you can get from the frame is killed there. I thought about that, the V2 version will most likely have all the bearings sandwiched between 2 plates. In testing this one, we found no rigidity loss as the zip ties hold tight againsby MakerFront - Reprappers
Can you point me in the direction of an accurate/cost effective IR sensor? Thanks!by MakerFront - Reprappers
This is coming out, we just finished prototyping it this week, prints like a champ, smooth and quiet! I'm looking for input on an autolevel setup for it, we'd like to add it, but servo/switch setups seem cumbersome and an induction sensor is not an option due to the PCB bed and Glass build plate. Thoughts?by MakerFront - Reprappers
We are a local supplier of kits and parts! Mostly online sales, but local sales can be arranged. We will be getting more inventory all the time as well as kitting and supporting our own printers! Let's revive the Albany Area RepRap group! makerfront.com store.makerfront.comby MakerFront - New York, Albany and Greater Capital District
Quoteilotam QuoteMakerFront Quoteilotam Hello everyone. I just finished building my Kossel with custom dimensions, using 2020 profile. While exploring for firmware, I came across of this forum and decided to use FolgerTech_kossel_firmware_V2 for 20 tooth (modified for 16 tooth pulley). After manual calibration for surface flatness and correct Z travel (I changed steps/mm because the calculatby MakerFront - Delta Machines
Quotewidespreaddeadhead You were right! Thank you. Giving it another go now. I apologize, I gave FolgerTech the updated manual (with that part corrected) they never posted it but I keep updated manuals in my drive. (links in my signature)by MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
Check your printer's Front and Left settings in the printer config in RH. They may be set up the wrong way.by MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants
Quoteilotam Hello everyone. I just finished building my Kossel with custom dimensions, using 2020 profile. While exploring for firmware, I came across of this forum and decided to use FolgerTech_kossel_firmware_V2 for 20 tooth (modified for 16 tooth pulley). After manual calibration for surface flatness and correct Z travel (I changed steps/mm because the calculated value using formula aboveby MakerFront - Delta Machines
Quotegrisina If you use D9 for the fan, see my earlier note on this same thread. Using the files at Blomker, you actually have to know what you are doing, it's not plug and play. You have to make sure the arm's length, end switches (TRUE or FALSE), stepper motor speed, etc are properly entered. Otherwise, this could take you hours to configure and tweak. Also the files for Repetier and Marlin areby MakerFront - Delta Machines
Quotejuicev85 Can someone confirm the extruder motor specs that come with the kit, even better can you give me a part number? I am curious what the holding torque and step angle is... Should be this motor:by MakerFront - Delta Machines
Quotewidespreaddeadhead QuoteMakerFront You can wire the fan directly to the power supply or wire it to D9 and control it in the slicer to be on 100% during printing. It's really a matter of preference. D9 is fried However, thanks for the tip about connecting it to the power supply, got me printing again! Might be a cheap fix though, you could replace the MOSFET for D9, which is probably whatby MakerFront - Prusa i3 and variants