Thanks for the tips. I have had a go at increasing the speed and it seemed to work well for a bit, but now the nozzle keeps blocking up part way through a print. It still does it even when reducing the speed again. Has altering speeds done this or is that coincidence? I can unblock it when the end is hot by just pushing the filament through by hand and it seems to work ok again for a while.by RichMo - Ormerod
Did I miss a mention of the jumper in the instructions? doh! Anyway I designed and printed my first file (see attached). It came out OK, but quite rough. I think I probably need to calibrate slic3r because the provided print for calibrating the axis came out perfectly. Is there some spec for the max speed, and min layer size somewhere? Like how many mm/s can it realistically print at, and whatby RichMo - Ormerod
I'm really looking forward to making things like gears and mountings for robotics projects! I have another newbie question though..... Is there a jumper I need to set to make the thing run without USB power? It works fine on the network as long as USB is plugged in too. Without USB, It does nothing but spin the fan. QuoteNOTE: The first 220 Ormerod (red plastics) printers supplied by RS Componby RichMo - Ormerod
Thanks everyone! I made the snowman, yay! Adjusted the tip a little lower then calibrated it. Updated the firmware and web interface which is much nicer to use. I feel much happier with it now and look forward to printing something interesting. Thanks again!by RichMo - Ormerod
QuoteWith Bossac.exe and bin file in same directory, String for flashing: bossac --port=COM(...) -U true -e -w -v -b RepRapFirmware-057t-dc42.bin -R Where do I get Bossac, and where do I type that string?by RichMo - Ormerod
Thanks all. I thought I had the latest firmware on it, but it seems not so I will sort that later today. When I was looking at the thing for buying, I really thought it must be a few hours build time tops! Haha! Re: Calibration. Should the nozzle tip be lower than the sensor? It seems to me that it should be so the sensor still gets a reading when the tip is at the bed. My sensor seems lower tby RichMo - Ormerod
Hello, So I saw this printer on RS for just over £600 (inc VAT) which has good spec and seems straightforward enough... After a couple of days building it I've tried to calibrate and print but so far I'm just making mess. Maybe i'm just tired as I really was not expecting it to take so long to make (and compensate for problems with supplied parts). Does anyone have some 'top tips' or things yby RichMo - Ormerod