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Re: 12864 lcd screem not working correctly - 7 years ago
There's also a contrast adjustment pot under the LCD. I used a bent paperclip with a flatten edge to get under the LCD to adjust.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Stuttering axes - 7 years ago
are you actively cooling your electronics?by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Problem with the output of the filament - 7 years ago
typically that is caused by a partially blocked nozzle. You can try the fishing method to clean it out. heat the hotend to 160(PLA) 190(ABS) so that the filament get soft but not fluid. then use a peice of filament, by hand, and run it into the hotend and pull it back out quickly, do that a few times and see if you can remove the blockage. if not then you will need to disassemble and clean it.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: oops, can it be fixed? - 7 years ago
Thanks Tim..read that a little fast I guess..by cat.farmer - General
Re: Instead of the paper test why don't we use feeler gauges? - 7 years ago
I'll add everyone owns a sheet of paper. Junk mail finally has a use.by cat.farmer - General
Re: oops, can it be fixed? - 7 years ago
A 5 amp power supply is too small for a heatbed. You need at least 15 and more likly a 20 amp. PS. If you are talking a but the yellow ( I'm assuming there yellow) fuses. They are poly fuses and are self resetting, unless you've really damaged them. I would check the mosfets and to use the heatbed you will need to get a bigger power supply.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Distortion of igus Drylin bearings - 7 years ago
My guess is the dimensions are off causing the bushings to be slightly out of place. I have had that problem more the once. You can try to clearance the mount, until they fit correctly.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Print stopping issue - 7 years ago
sounds like your electronics are over heating. do you have a fan on the ramps and heatsinks on the drivers?by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Need of a flat shaft on stepper motor? - 7 years ago
You can always file the flat on the shaft.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Weird Heating Issues - 7 years ago
what is the MAX temp you have set in the firmware? It is a 4 degree difference, which I would assume is the normal heating cycle.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Can't get stepper motor to turn - 7 years ago
Check the wiring. Just becaue they have the same plug doesn't mean they are wired the sameby cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: Massive problems with endstops in Marlin 1.0.2 - 7 years ago
Maybe a bad ramps board?by cat.farmer - General
Re: Partial PTFE hot end liner - 7 years ago
The e3d v6 lite does it. PTFE actually runs to the tip.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Heatbed warping causing ridging? [HELP] - 7 years ago
The hotend should not wobble at all. That will cause way to many errors in your prints. you can set PID on the Heatbed, I have I have no real proof that that works to correct the Z axis issue, but have read and heard that solution many times. I would also check and make sure your settings are correct for you Z axis steps, it maybe making a correction if you do not have that configured correctly oby cat.farmer - Printing
Re: uncontrolled bed temp - 7 years ago
you can open them with notepad. Pronterface has an editor under tools. you are looking for M140 Sxxx.by cat.farmer - General
Re: uncontrolled bed temp - 7 years ago
Did you look in your gcode to see if bed temp is told to increase? That will give you a better idea of the where the problem is.by cat.farmer - General
Re: E3D lite - 7 years ago
I only used it for a few days. It was the hotend choice for a custom printer I built and sold. I use the e3d v6 on my printer, but trust that e3d is going to put out quality. It did not skip a beat during calibartion and testing. If I had anything bad to say is the ptfe tube needs a good straight cut to meet the tip, other then that a big thumbs up.by cat.farmer - General
Re: E3D lite - 8 years ago
It is a very good hotend for the price. If you don't plan on going above 240c, you will be pleased.by cat.farmer - General
Re: Connecting model parts automatically - 8 years ago
Print them on a raft?by cat.farmer - General
Re: First Layer Rippling problem - 8 years ago
The picture is not so clear, but it looks like your bed or x axis or both is not level.by cat.farmer - Printing
Re: Filing parts without leaving a mark - 8 years ago
I use an hobby knife and scrape it across the part.by cat.farmer - General
Re: one stepper +5 filaments = dog box shifting! 
- 8 years ago
Quoteo_lampe To drive 5 extruders with a bowden concept, you couldn´t use RAMPS/Mega combos anymore. -Olaf Not true, I am currently working on a 5x extruder that does work with RAMPS/MEGA/Marlin. just takes a firmware tweak, and a daughter board.by cat.farmer - Developers
Re: PCB Drawing on I3 - 8 years ago
This is for milling, but the principle is similar.by cat.farmer - Reprappers
Re: What's wrong with the hotend? - 8 years ago
either the hot end is loose or it did not seal. Cheap hotends suffer from that often. Take the hotend apart, clean it up, and wrap some teflon tape ( plumbers tape) around the treads. Reinstall the parts according to manufactures instructions.by cat.farmer - General
Re: prusa i3 z axis home inaccurate - 8 years ago
could also be that one of your Z motors is skipping.by cat.farmer - General
Re: My reprapdiscount 128x64 lcd mod - 8 years ago
I just took a paper clip, pounded a flat edge on it, bent the tip to 90 degress, and slid it between the LCD and board.(powered off of course). gave it a turn, hooked it back up, and repeated until it looked good. no need to try and ruin the board.by cat.farmer - General
Re: E3D V6 Bowden Coupling - 8 years ago
E3D does sell them. Look under the parts section. I have looked for them else where, and could not fine anything. On-line search netted nothing. I thought maybe an LED holder might work, but the sizes are incorrect. If someone knows where to buy these in bulk I would love to know.by cat.farmer - General
Re: What do I need to know? - 8 years ago
I went down the same road, I knew I wanted a 3d printer, but knew very little about them. I started reading the WiKI, and the forums. looked at all of the designs, and took in as much information as I could before I even started thinking about what to build. I would say I spent 4 months just researching and reading. pay attention to other peoples failures, and the advice they get, this will helpby cat.farmer - General