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Re: Slic3r Tutorials and printing advice - 14 years ago

Thank you Rich - most excellent and greatly appreciated!

by thewaterengine - Slic3r

Re: Sprinter axis_steps_per_unit settings for SAE RepRap Prusa - 14 years ago

james glanville Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The reason these haven't been included are because > they won't be the same as everyone. What > pulleys/belts you use affects it, my prusa has > >200 steps/mm for X and Y because I'm using tiny > belts and pulleys. Also, you need to get the > steps/mm for e for your particular hobbed bolt, as >

by thewaterengine - Firmware - mainstream and related support

Re: recommended RAMPS firmware? - 14 years ago

yep, Marlin nongen6 is depricated/dead so his link willl 404 and I don't know of another spot to get it.

by thewaterengine - RAMPS Electronics

Re: Z-Axis/Pronterface Problems - 14 years ago

The baud default for the Marlin firmware set in config is much higher than other firmware and you must match it to the baud setting in Pronterface. Funky things happen when the baud settings do not match, but mismatch typically impacts more than just z-axis issues. On the other hand, Pronterface crashing/becoming non-responsive reflects it may be something on the config/software side rather tha

by thewaterengine - General

Re: Trouble with Z-step amount - 14 years ago

Hang in there The following is a pretty good calibration video although it sounds like you may something more fundamental to fix before calibrating Still Extruding: Calibrating XY&Z Step/MM

by thewaterengine - General

Re: Trouble with Z-step amount - 14 years ago

Source: wiki Calibration will ensure your motors are moving the correct distance each time they are told to move. Calibrating your Z initially involves determining three values and plugging them into a formula. The result of the formula is then used in your firmware. The following takes you step-by-step on how to do this. You will likely need to look up some motor and stepper driver data she

by thewaterengine - General

Re: Sprinter axis_steps_per_unit settings for SAE RepRap Prusa - 14 years ago

Thanks, hopefully they will add it to the config file comments. clarification: you have 2268 for Z axis, but that value depends on how many threads per inch you have on your Z axis rods (i.e., whether you are using 5/16-18 or 5/16-24 rods) and whether your stepping 1/8 or 1/16: Pre-calculated #define z_steps_per_mm: - For 5/16-18 rod lead screws set it to 1133.858 for 1/8 and 2267.716 for 1/16

by thewaterengine - Firmware - mainstream and related support

Re: recommended RAMPS firmware? - 14 years ago

BrazenArtifice Wrote: > Long story short, V1 didn't read thermistors right > on my RAMPS v1.4 > The non-gen6 version I linked to does. Thanks for the clarification Andrew. This is a bummer because it appears that the non-gen6 branch is not going to be maintained/updated anymore. Hopefully the problem will get fixed in the main branch.

by thewaterengine - RAMPS Electronics

Re: recommended RAMPS firmware? - 14 years ago

BrazenArtifice Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You need Marlin > nonGen6 for RAMPS, the V1 fork doesn't work on > RAMPS. Good news everybody, you do not need to use the non-gen6 fork for Ramps anymore - it is now all combined into a single beta v1 distro: "A new Marlin beta version is available. 1 version for Gen6, Ultimaker, RAMPS and SL." You can find

by thewaterengine - RAMPS Electronics

Amp Rating - 14 years ago

I am building a Prusa Mendel with Ramps 1.4 and a heat bed. I want to use my switched 12vDC 25A 300W power supply box. The site I purchased my pre-assembled Ramps from (ultimachine.com) has the following note: "• Min 12V 5A DC power supply required (up to 16A total required if heatbed is used)" I imagine a 25 amp PSU is not going to be a problem/cause damage - do I need a different 12vDC PSU t

by thewaterengine - RAMPS Electronics