Hi, The best results I have had for printing PLA were under the following conditions: Bed: cold glass plate (2mm 150x150 @ 0,54€), using UHU Stick glue to ensure first layer adherence (using brim in Cura) Cold end: last iteration, screwed VERY tightly (the springs are nearly 100% compressed) Hot end: standard Huxley 0,35mm hot end (1,75 mm PLA), but isolated (using some plumber flame protectionby JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi all, Ok after changing my steel nuts for nylon and reprinting the latest Z-axis sliders (with the small "pads") - and filing the parts a little bit, my Z-axis has now no backlash anymore. Thanks for you comments. Cheers, Jérôme.by JeromePS - FoldaRap
Bonjour, On dirait que des caractères on été perdus sur la liaison série. Après chaque ligne de GCODE envoyée par l'ordi, l'imprimante est sensée répondre ok Ici on dirait les o ont été perdus. Première question: quelle est la vitesse du port série? (en Baud/s) Deuxième question (plus technique) l'alimentation 5V de l'Arduino est-elle bien stable (à vérifier à l'oscilloscope). Troisième questionby JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi, I have been using a RAMPS (a friend lent me) for some time and you can integrate it in the Foldarap. You have to bore additional holes in the bottom plate to secure it, but basically there is no problem. Jérôme.by JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi conoral11, Thanks for your clues, I'll check that and tell you what I see. Is the Z axis supposed slide down the whole way on its own when you disengage the threaded rods? Cheers, Jérôme.by JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi all, I just upgraded my Foldarap 1.0 to 2.0. I was really not confident in the X-axis rack concept, but it DOES seem to work, so I have to say: "congratulations Emmanuel!". But I do have a problem. I have nearly 1mm backlash on the Z axis (i.e., when I drive down to find my 0, I have to drive up nearly 1mm for the Z axis to begin to move). Has anyone else had this problem? How are you supposeby JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi Emmanuel, What is the current limit (the voltage) you set on the pots for your motors? On your Melzi board, do you have heat sinks? Cheers, Jérôme.by JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi, Here is another failure: - Laptop computer got unplugged (and I didn't notice) and I left after a few minutes. Some time later the battery ran low and the computer shut down automatically, but the hot end stayed on, at the same spot, for many hours. Consequences: a large black spot on the printed part where the head stayed, and a completely clogged hot-end. I could still retract the plasticby JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi Emmanuel, I am trying to edit the DXF files in order to fit my heated bed with resistors, but I cannot open them. What software are you using to edit these files? I tried LibreCAD, AutoCAD WS and Inkscape and can only open Reprap.org_4x20x160mm-plate_1off.dxf, the other files give me blank pages or errors! Thank you, Jérôme.by JeromePS - FoldaRap
Hi DeuxVis. After browsing the web, I found a few information about delamination. One of them was the advice to have slices no more than 60% of you nozzle diameter. Until now I always thought 80% was fine (and for PLA and on my Mendel with 110ºC heated bed it has been so far). Until now I had been working with 0,2mm heights, with my Reprappro 0,3 mm nozzle - BAD. So I changed my slicing height tby JeromePS - FoldaRap
I am trying to print ABS and so far have had mixed success. My first attempt was spending one week-end trying to print some red spool marked PLA which actually was ABS! What I managed to print in this first attempt was a bottle opener (Bottle opener, works nicely with a 10 euro-cent coin!) and a drill bit (M4 Drill bit ABS printed with Foldarap..) Other attempts suffered part not sticking to bedby JeromePS - FoldaRap