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Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
I could use some assistance on making my wooden frame... I've already made two of them, but the first one is made out of crappy wood and the second one's pieces aren't cut straight. How OCD do I have to be about making this? I feel like I should make a third one to be extra sure that it will be ok. The first frame I made was from a very large sheet of low-quality plywood I got a Lowe's. They cutby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Quotedc42 Quotejandcando Quotedc42 If the Smoothieboard is out of stock, have you considered the Duet? Like the Smoothieboard it is 32 bit with configuration of the motor currents done in software and all configuration done in a file on the SD card. But the firmware supports a much better web interface than the Smoothieboard including fast file upload to the SD card, also it supports extruder preby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Quotedc42 If the Smoothieboard is out of stock, have you considered the Duet? Like the Smoothieboard it is 32 bit with configuration of the motor currents done in software and all configuration done in a file on the SD card. But the firmware supports a much better web interface than the Smoothieboard including fast file upload to the SD card, also it supports extruder pressure advance. It wouldby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Quotedc42 If the Smoothieboard is out of stock, have you considered the Duet? Like the Smoothieboard it is 32 bit with configuration of the motor currents done in software and all configuration done in a file on the SD card. But the firmware supports a much better web interface than the Smoothieboard including fast file upload to the SD card, also it supports extruder pressure advance. I haven'tby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Ok I just ordered a E3D v6 hot end. I'm waiting for the Smoothieboards to be back in stock, and that is really what is holding me back right now. I bought a wood sheet of higher quality from ACE, and I'm going to use it to make a new frame. One that is painted and sealed to look nice. Only problem is that I don't have any power tools to cut the wood with, only a handsaw. Anybody know if Lowe's caby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
I actually have more than one power supply laying around. None of them have enough amps to run the printer on their own, but is there a way I could use one PSU just for the heated bed and another one just for the rest of the printer? I don't really know how the wiring works here or if the type of board I'm getting matters (I plan on getting an Azteeg x5 mini), so sorry if this is a stupid questioby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
QuoteJamesK You might want to check around and see if anyone you know has an old pc that isn't being used and they are thinking of throwing away. A lot of the older power supplies with dual 12v rails work well. If I didn't have spare PC psu's lying around, it would be a hard choice between spending money on a pc supply or getting a dedicated 12v psu. There are some nice points about having softwby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
I've been shopping for power supplies and I think I've settled for this one: It has lots more watts than I'll need, but it was literally the only one that could put out more than 20 amps on the 12-volt line. This will most certainly do the job, but if anyone can point out a cheaper option I'm all ears.by jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
I'm having a rough time looking for a good controller to buy... I've gone from shopping for a RAMPS 1.4 to a Smoothieboard to Melzi to Azteeg. I think that Azteeg might give the most value for its price, but I could be wrong. . I'm all over the place right now, I think I need sleep. On the bright side, I got OctoPrint working on my Raspberry Pi. No printer to connect to yet, though.by jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Thank you for all the electrical help, guys. I'll go look for a power supply with more amps. On another note, what "carriage_l_base" setting should I use in the configuration.scad file if I want to have a mk8 combined extruder/hotend? This is the text in the config file: // Select carriage lenght ****************************************************** // 30 for single carriage extruder (two holby jandcando - Reprappers
Re: My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
QuoteJamesK Hey, welcome to the forum. I got my i3-alike running earlier this year and I've been really enjoying it. A few thoughts on your parts list... A lot of the prices seem a little high. If you don't mind the longer shipping times (4 to 6 weeks) you can often get better prices on Aliexpress. Most of the parts for my build came from there and I haven't had any bad experiences yet. Thanksby jandcando - Reprappers
My Journey to Build a Prusa i3 - 10 years ago
Hello, RepRap forums! I have wanted a 3D printer of my own for quite some time now, but they aren't really in my reach since I'm just a teenager working minimum wage. So I decided I was going to start building my own reprap, and buy the parts a few at a time to save money. I started off on the wiki to look for what I wanted to build, and I ended up choosing the Prusa i3 Box Frame. Then, I compiby jandcando - Reprappers