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The Ben Heck show is hosted by revision 3 ( a YouTubeish Internet tv site) which seems to have no malevolent purpose.
The show plays fine for me in chrome with pop-ups turned off.
I expected crazy comments from you Sublime... about the design. I didn't expect you would find conflict with the manner in which the video was hosted.
This community (myself included) is full of nuts!
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Well excuse me for opening a gateway to pure evil. I regret every ill-conceived character I typed.
For those who are already tainted by darkness, there is a neat 3d printer video on the otherside of that link.
My iPhone did not melt when I watched it, so you will probably be ok... YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!
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it works out for him. He prints two squirrels at once at the end.
Not sure I understand why you can't watch the video. He is sponsored by element 14, but I am not sure why that creates a moral dilemma.
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He needs a filabot or some other type of 3D print recycler to save the plastic from botched prints
The amount of filament lost by a failed print just doubled otherwise.
Gotta give him props for the custom design and creative thinking.
He mentions he preferes acetal bushings over linear bearings. Your thoughts?
I know the long belts are different than we usually see, but is there anything in
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Check out Ben Heck's Double Decker 3D printer.
Video 3
He builds it mostly on camera in a 3 part video series
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perhaps the separate sections will have a capacitive effect on imperfect filament diameter keeping a more constant extrusion?
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richrap Wrote:
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> What hot-end is it and where did you get it from -
> it's not a J-head clone is it?
It is an eckertech all-metal hot-end. It seems really nice actually.
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I FIGURED IT OUT!!!!
It was the perfect storm of multi-variable problems lol
*My EkerTech Hot-End was partially clogged
(I was able to unclog it with the cleaning kit that came with it. It is a nice Hot End BTW!)
*My Chinese Stepper drivers did not have the "juice" to power through this, so I would turn up the stepper driver current slightly
*After turning up the current on the stepper
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pfinucan Wrote:
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> You may be printing at too low a temperature, or
> too high a feedrate. The hotend may not be melting
> the plastic fast enough, causing it to stop and
> stalling out the motor.
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> You are print PLA, at what temperature / feedrate
> / layer height? Is it always jamed or does it
> work for a little
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CdnReprap Wrote:
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> You might want to check the diameter of the
> fillament feeding your extruder.
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> If your hotend intake is drilled to exactly 1.75mm
> or 3mm, the plastic fillament your using might be
> over that diameter.
Filament that is under 3mm and filament that is over 3mm are both having the same problem
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I am printing in PLA. There is a fan attached in the back. It has a scoop that blows on the thermal break
I will try 200 mV (I have been in that ball park)
I will also triple check if the extruder is clogged.
I don't think the small gear is spinning, but at this point I will check everything
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the RepRap discount drivers I am using have some strange properties. When bench testing them, they had to be set to .1 volts to gain any control of the motors. Got a recommended voltage reference to try? Anything too low and the motor will click back and forth. Anything to high and the motor will run then stop, run then stop. I am guessing in the latter case that the stepper driver runs, get
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Hi All,
I am perplexed by the behavior of one of my extruders. Here is the culprit:
It is a NEMA 17 (Wantai 42BYGHW609) driven "Eckstuder," being driven by a RepRapDiscount Ramps 1.4 board and RepRapDiscount Clone Polu Driver.
It extruded fairly well for about a week, but I noticed it skipping every once and a while. But now it does not seem to have the strength to properly push the filame
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Slic3r 9.7 is causing pimples and spikes:
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Fabber Forge - Printing Happiness
I would like to announce that I am printing and selling any set of RepRap printed parts for $50. Shipping is $10 shipping inside the USA, $15 for shipping internationally. I conduct all transactions safely through PayPal. If interested, send me a private message here or submit a request on my site.
I get a lot of emails from folks asking for price quotes f
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Fabber Forge - Printing Happiness
I would like to announce that I am printing and selling any set of RepRap printed parts for $50. Shipping is $10 shipping inside the USA, $15 for shipping internationally. I conduct all transactions safely through PayPal. If interested, send me a private message here or submit a request on my site.
I get a lot of emails from folks asking for price quotes f
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I have an mdpc crimping tool, so crimping is an option
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Hi,
Does anyone have any favorites when it comes to plugs for stepper motors?
I am looking for a four prong plug for my steppers to use consistently on my projects.
Thanks for your thoughts!
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I am going to go out on a limb here and say that these guys who take time to drop unhelpful posts like "learn to 3D model" are dicks... ><
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Looking very nice
I am excited to see what you guys are offering.
Subscribed to your newsletter
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found it MyBeam
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I too would be interested in lego technic STLs
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@crispy see my "sick of slic3r" rant lol
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crispy1 Wrote:
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> Raft? No. What Slic3r needs in order to be taken
> seriously is a bug-free release.
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Hahahaha +1
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Slic3r 0.9.5 is out
Be sure to grab it! A big thanks to Sound for the new version.
I am looking to rally support for a raft feature to be added to Slic3r.
If you would like to see a raft feature added to Slic3r, please make a post on this feature request on Slic3r's GitHub page.
To me, 3D printing with a hobby-printer is akin to an art form (like clay sculpting).
In fact, silly as i
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Go to the Slic3r GitHub issue list and request a raft feature.
I have asked for one many times
Slic3r needs a raft feature.
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shouldn't any STL or 3D CAD file (drawn by an individual) fall under fair use?
3D design files are not explicitly for use in a 3D printer... each file is essentially a piece of artwork... if exchange of money never enters the equation, couldn't any STL be regarded as an artist's expression protected by fair use??
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Mirror bed from RepRap.me
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brnrd Wrote:
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> I used washers to level my Prusa2 bed front and
> back. You don't need springs.
Those were my exact thoughts
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