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Re: BQ Ciclop 3D scanner - 9 years ago

Printed a full size platform, i was using a purchased acrylic one before that i drilled the holes in a little off center, and it wasn't quite as thick. Still missing the bottom few mm. after replacing the plate. Other than that the scans are great. A guy at work told me that you can make a solution to cut down the reflectivity of objects out of 3:1 alcohol and baby powder. I'm going to try it on

by Shootquinn - 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics

Re: BQ Ciclop 3D scanner - 9 years ago

I'm missing about 8mm off the bottom of my scans. I've tried changing the distance setting in calibration (from base to the top edge of the first square) and it doesn't change anything. Wondering what i'm doing wrong here?

by Shootquinn - 3D Scanners, Book Scanners, and Optics

Re: Need help with software & LCD hookup - 10 years ago

use the red crimp connectors like on your car to hook these wires to the motor wires. this is what i did with my DIY Tech shop kit. Make sure you put the jumpers underneath the steppers to activate 1/16 microstepping. this is often not mentioned anywhere, ever. but is very important. search for microstepping. Once you have the arduino software from the website, you'll have to go through and

by Shootquinn - Washington, Seattle RepRap User Group

Re: Problems with the leveling - 11 years ago

Will the Z offset compensate for the x axis flex, too? I printed my smartrap out of ABS (cheap ABS at that) and the X axis has boatloads of flex. But like Serge says it only flexes when it is probing.

by Shootquinn - Smart_Rap

Re: i3x Stepper Driver Connection confusion - 11 years ago

Make sure to install your jumpers first. No one ever mentions that. They go under the driver.

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: New to RepRap and 3D Printing - 11 years ago

the DIY Tech Shop i3x kit is unbeatable in price. Just plan on printing a bunch of upgrade parts as soon as you get it running, because some of the plastics are a strange variation and not always the best quality. Kits are good because you save on shipping. On the other hand, if you don't mind cutting all your own smooth and threaded rod, and are good at soldering, you can save a lot of money i

by Shootquinn - Washington, Seattle RepRap User Group

Re: New to RepRap and 3D Printing - 11 years ago

I would recommend the Smartrap http://reprap.org/wiki/Smartrap_mini. If you want to do more types of plastic than PLA or want dual extruders, larger build envalope, etc, prusa i3 in one of it's many versions is a good option. I printed a set of smartrap parts the other day and I couldn't believe how few pieces it has. filled a quart ziplock a little more than half way. If your careful on you

by Shootquinn - Washington, Seattle RepRap User Group

Re: Heated bed? - 11 years ago

Sorry to bring up a 2 month old thread, but with longer y-rods couldn't you just use a larger piece of glass and paperclip a mk2 right to the glass? you could clip the heater on and off the glass if you need it or not, and not have any thing to fiddle with. This seems like an option unique to smartrap and would be very clean and simple! you could do your soldering such that the top of the mk2 w

by Shootquinn - Smart_Rap

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

I went through the same thing haha. I spent 2 days trying to figure out why they gave me such funny looking electrical connectors. It was an ah-ha moment for sure. Before the confusion wears off there are really a couple things I should add to the wiki, but it is in such terrible shape that it's almost a 'why bother' - it's just sad that most people will go through so much frustration before ge

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

Did you connect the provided jumpers with the jumper locations under the stepper drivers? see: http://reprap.org/wiki/RAMPS_1.4#Stepper_Driver_Boards you want the setup for 1/16 step.

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: Prusa i3 build with RAMPS1.4 and Pronterface - Motors are not turning - 11 years ago

It's the issue i presented above, your feedrate and accel. Once you trigger the endstop, the firmware will retract and 'sneak up on home' to get a more accurate homing. This is at a reduced feedrate. That is why it works. Marlin has very fast defaults for homing feedrate, default feedrate, acceleration, and jerk. See above. I'm not saying my settings are perfect but hey, they got my printer ru

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: Prusa i3 build with RAMPS1.4 and Pronterface - Motors are not turning - 11 years ago

Good decision to make your own thread However, I responded in the other thread: QuoteThis sounds like Marlin's insane default feedrate/acceleration/jerk. The speed it's asking the motors to run at is simply something the stepper drivers can't do. Here's my feedrates, they are a little slow though: #define HOMING_FEEDRATE {3000, 3000, 100, 0} #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,4100,6

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

This sounds like Marlin's insane default feedrate/acceleration/jerk. The speed it's asking the motors to run at is simply something the stepper drivers can't do. Here's my feedrates, they are a little slow though: #define HOMING_FEEDRATE {3000, 3000, 100, 0} #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT {80,80,4100,650} #define DEFAULT_MAX_FEEDRATE {120, 120, 2.5, 50} #define DEFAULT_MAX_ACC

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

Quoteshah123 Anybody? Quoteshah123 I am in the process of building one. I have a question. The hotend's black plastic piece which goes into x-carriage assembly just slides in there. It doesn't latch and it is wibbly wobbly and comes off easily. Is this the case with you all? The only thing that could potentially prevent it from dropping out is the filament going through it. Is that normal,

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

I didn't even get the whole extruder! what are you complaining about compare. Mine: yours: No wonder i had so much trouble.

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Re: First unbox and Build - Prusa I3X DIY Tech Shop - 11 years ago

I just posted about this extruder in another thread. it is interesting, but not ideal. I don't like the way the mount setup works. My J-head came with a mounting plate (yes, I bought the ohio plastics j-head). I later printed this and printed a greg's v6 extruder because i was unhappy with the way it all mounted up on the tech shop extruder.

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics

Mystery extruder - 11 years ago

This came with my DIY Tech shop kit. I didn't like how it only had one mounting hole for an (additional) grovemount, because it had one built in. So i printed a Greg's v6 j-head, but just ended up using a groovemount i printed. Here's my question: has anyone seen this extruder before? It is so nice to have that little window there (where the built in mount is) when loading filament, that

by Shootquinn - General Mendel Topics