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Re: Bowden Extruder recommendations needed - 6 years ago

Point taken. Next time I see your name I'll just hit the 'flush' button. Don't need to be nasty about it!

Re: Bowden Extruder recommendations needed - 6 years ago

Forget about the PITA bowden setup and go with a REAL Titan extruder, pancake stepper, and E3D hotend. It will handle 1.75 mm no problem and even the Volcano hot end. And it's light weight.

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 6 years ago

Quotemarkag I knew there had to be a solution. I wasn't sure if I could pull power from an external source, or if it had to come from the RAMPS board. I already have a hacked up cell phone charger from a different arduino project that I may look at using. Yep, it will work. Just plug it into any one of the other spots on that series of pins. Just MAKE SURE to take of the jumper that should be

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 6 years ago

Quotemarkag I apologize if this has already been discussed... I've added a bltouch to my 2020 i3 printer. I also have the full size LCD on the printer. I've noticed that if I run the printer untethered from a USB connection, my LCD flickers when the bltouch probe is extending or retracting, and the auto bed leveling doesn't work. If I plug in the USB cord to my raspberry pi or PC, I don't have

Re: Im a Happy Chappy - 7 years ago

That's a huge problem with most of the Chinese machines. It may not seem like it at first but pretty soon you'll want to fine tune things and you can't without taking some more advanced steps to install a bootloader and start over with the firmware. If they just supplied the machine with the ability to communicate with Arduino, life would be so much easier. It's not like they are hiding any bi

Re: Which filament for a newbie.. - 7 years ago

Hatchbox PLA or a newcomer with great prices that's working well for me == Zyltech.com Mirror tile and extra hold hair spray has worked great for me for 2 years. When you print, make the first layer 0.3mm no matter what the rest of your layer heights are, cut your speed in half for the first layer, set your width for 125% and MOST IMPORTANTLY adjust your Z clearance so your 'skirt' that you pr

Re: bed leveling help - 7 years ago

QuoteRoberts_Clif I would open both is side by side windows and transfer your changes from 1.0.2 to 1.1.6. However 1.1.5 is more stable in my opinion. What changes in particular are you needing help with. Download and use WINMERGE.

Re: Im a Happy Chappy - 7 years ago

Does it come with a copy of the firmware so you can modify it, such as adding a BLTOUCH or changing the homing double tap speeds or temperature hysteresis checking times?

Re: Prints lifting after few layers - 7 years ago

I don't know if you saw this or even if it is for your printer > I found several links to various ways to rewrite the Marlin. I know the printer was super cheap but if you can't adjust anything or add the BLTOUCH, the board is useless. If it were me, I'd put an Arduino/RAMPS combination in there like my Folger Tech i3 2020 has and write good firmware to it. This might even be more help!

Re: Prints lifting after few layers - 7 years ago

OK, good luck and keep 'playing'. I hate that these Chinese makers don't give out the marlin code. It really helps when you can modify things to solve problems such as changing the times for checking to see if you are up to temperature. Many times they are set too tightly and it will alarm and shut down because the temperature overshoots for even one second more than it's set for. Let us

Re: Prints lifting after few layers - 7 years ago

Early on, the general rule of thumb was, no matter your layer height, always make your first layer 0.3mm for a 0.4mm nozzle. That you got right IMHO. It gives you a thicker bead of plastic that stands a better chance of staying hot longer and sticking better. I have never seen a reason to use a brim or a raft in two years of constant printing unless the object has a VERY small footprint. I

Re: Folger Tech Prusa i3 2020 Review - 7 years ago

After 2 years with my Folger Tech i3 2020, I have to say it was and still is an awesome kit and a great way to learn 3D printing. This forum was a great help back then. Rather than head to the OP's own website and promote it, I'd rather keep my comments and suggestions here in an open forum where it is easily searched and read without being buried. I have spent too many frustrating hours trying

Re: PLA and ABS vs food safety? - 7 years ago

Re: PLA and ABS vs food safety? - 7 years ago

QuoteOrigamib I live in the UK where food standards are much higher. In fact, it is illegal to sell pet food that isn't safe for human consumption in this country. Hahaha. I hope your regulating bodies for food safety are better than ours! I doubt they worry too much about pets except for maybe all the Muslim's goats. (sarcasm to the max) I pity you guys.

Re: PLA and ABS vs food safety? - 7 years ago

Here we are worrying about whether PLA is safe to eat yet we buy all these foods from countries with no food safety standards and Congress voted to REMOVE the 'country of origin' labels from all products!!! My cat was killed by the Chinese when they substituted unsafe fillers into the cat food. True story. Do you honestly think the products you buy every day in WalMart are made with safe prod

Re: PLA and ABS vs food safety? - 7 years ago

Had to look that one up on the Urban Dictionary. The topic is like the Energizer Bunny. It's one of those questions that you would expect to see on FaceBook 'forums'. I use the word 'forum' loosely for anything on Facebook since their 'forums' are totally useless.

Re: PLA and ABS vs food safety? - 7 years ago

This one died a horrible death exactly one year ago so I guess they all are dead!!! Either they died from food poisoning from those glazed glass dishes that have those tiny cracks in the glaze called 'crazing', which trap bacteria, they died from trying to fire their PLA glasses with ceramic glazes at 2000 degrees, or just plain boredom. It's one of those things where, if you eat 100 pounds of

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

QuoteCharlieB The parts cooling fan never turns on. I have experience with 3d printers I also own an Anet A8. I am familiar with the slicer settings and with how to adjust the fan speeds in the slicer software. Have you discovered by now what your problem was? Did you have the fan wired into the correct terminals on the motherboard?

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

Double tap is a GOOD thing! The machine is finding HOME so, going slower lets it be more accurate. You can go into configuration advanced settings and adjust the speed and distance for the double tap to make it even better. As to the limit switch mounts, you either have the switches mounted wrong or something changed since I got mine 2 years ago. INSEAMED also said that his X was SLAMMING in

"Smart" BLTOUCH - 7 years ago

Well, I am now the proud owner of the new "smart" BLTOUCH! I can't wait to replace my old, trusty Classic BLTOUCH and see what the differences are. In this first photo, and in Joe's photo you can see that the circuit board is very different. There is also a place where you can cut a trace on the circuit board if you need to use 3.3 volts for your motherboard's input. Also in another photo, you'll

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

QuotePonyTailSteve So here's an update: I calibrated the extruder and the Z-axis .. That's all good, however this gets strange. I printed out a calibration cube (20x20x20) that I downloaded and it measures pretty close. I then created my own 20x20x20 cube and the measurements were much better. So it looks as if I am good to go ... so I thought ... I created a tube (think straw) for a project t

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

When checking the fuses measure DC voltage across them. If you read 12 volts, they are blown. If you read 0, they are OK.

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

You should turn on line numbering in Marlin to make it easier to comment back. Of course, first you must define your x,y, and z_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER. Then you should take away the two \\ from //#define PROBE_DOUBLE_TOUCH and increase #define Z_PROBE_SPEED_SLOW (Z_PROBE_SPEED_FAST / 2) to /5 so the second probe is slower and more precise. You might want to play around with the value of t

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

QuoteMopar99 Has anyone tried marlin 1.1.0 rc8 on their 2020 yet? Just wonder how your display looked after the update.the attached photo is how mine turned out. I just install bltouch on mine last night and decide to try out rc8 for the bltouch support. Just wondering is i missed a setting some where to for the display? I recently downloaded 1.1.0 RC8 on my 2020 i3 and I have the normal screen.

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

Quotewild.bill Quotetjnamtiw Quotewild.bill Quotecrumb4life I would suggest using the beta firmware located here Start with that. What will the beta software do for you that you don't get in the original software? I still do manual leveling and am getting good prints - so what will I gain? If it's running good, don't screw with it!!!! When you decide to put a BLTOUCH on it, Marlin 1.1.0 R

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

Quotewild.bill Quotecrumb4life I would suggest using the beta firmware located here Start with that. What will the beta software do for you that you don't get in the original software? I still do manual leveling and am getting good prints - so what will I gain? If it's running good, don't screw with it!!!! When you decide to put a BLTOUCH on it, Marlin 1.1.0 RC8 works great with no change

Re: Need Help adding 3D Touch Auto bed leveling to RepRapGuru Prusa I3 - 7 years ago

Quoteadlammons I have a RepRapGuru Prusa I3. It has an Arduino Mega 2560. I am trying to add a 3D Touch auto leveling sensor. I have the connections that I need made. However, I need help with the Marlin V2 Sketch software to use the sensor. If it is indeed a 3D TOUCH instead of a BLTOUCH, then you bought a cheap, Chinese knock off of the Bltouch, which violates their patent. They are notorious

Re: X-axis - hotend clearance - 7 years ago

I'm betting that it would be fine if you turned the hot end 90 degrees away from the bearing block. The excuse that the heat break would get too hot IMHO is bogus. Sorry. Just above the heat break is your aluminum block cooled by a large fan-cooled heat sink. That will suck some of the heat away from the heat break as usual to prevent molten plastic from getting into that area. Try it and se

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

QuoteNeverdone I have been running my printer now for about a year and half. LOVE THIS THING! But I am gearing up to do some upgrades. I want to start with auto bed leveling, I have printed a few pieces, servo mount and arm, but I am coming up short on where to go to find the code on how to do this or maybe a how to. Can anyone help me out? This will fit your 2020 i3. I assume that's what y

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 7 years ago

QuoteDynamiteHack Well that is unfortunate. I hate FB. I have started an email convo but replies seem to take forever. I saw the control boards elsewhere but thought I'd give FT first crack at my business. I like their printer alot!! I appreciate the info though, thanks! Also, I see you'e using the BLTouch. Are you pretty satisfied with its performance? I was looking into bed levelers and I