QuoteLancelotL Can someone provide a quick list of some of the advantages of the e3d v6? I am printing exclusively with ABS and am pretty happy with stock results thus far, but there is certainly room for improvement in places. Thanks! I printed exclusively with ABS and absolutely had no complaints about the stock extruder and hotend. I had it dialed in great. For me personally -- becauseby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
This is my x-carriage with e3d v6 as it sits now. I changed the mounting points of the stepper motor like everyone else (bottom holes instead of top)by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteMopar99 upgrading the hot end to a e3d v6 is the best thing I've done to my printer.... didn't go with the light version. had to modify the ft molded black part to make it work. Pretty much same setup I have. Can you share any of your lessons learned with PETG?by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Happy with the E3d V6 so far, and the extruder remix that rippa posted. Venturing back into PETG, did a Benchy without much preparation and surprisingly it turned out great. Just picked up Simplify3D, getting used to it now..by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteBert3D Ok, I give up. Tonight I installed an autolevel Z probe and when I issue a G29 it just goes the the front left and probes the same spot several times. Never moves. Also does not go to center to z probe on a G28. Further it doesn't raise the head by the amount I set in the config between probes. And yes, I did move my X endstop to the left and set it to min in both firmware and whby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotesonnylowe Quotebuilt350camaro Ok I think I am ready to add auto bed leveling to my rig. I printed the new carriage with the servo at the bottom and have a servo to go there, where do I plug the servo on the Ramps board? I moved the endstop to the left side and got all the running the correct direction. The servo plugs into the ramps board at the top (as installed-bottom in photo), just toby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotejhitesma My X is much quieter now. Instead of just going by the numbers to adjust the current on the steppers I gave in and did it by feel. Just kept turning down the current and doing test moves to make sure things were still responding correctly. The X driver is now showing about 0.23v and the stepper is about 5c cooler...and there's no more annoying noise. Also turned down Y the sameby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetimbrady Hello I just set up my new i3 and im having a problem. The x axis is only moving in one direction when i start to print, I've check all settings and wires multiple times. Anyone have a solution. Thanks I hate being this guy, but, you really need to read through the thread. It's been discussed quite a few times, even a page or two back. It's worth reading and picking one of thby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetjnamtiw Quotelejohn91 Hi all, I am very new to 3D printing and I recently purchased and assembled the FT Prusa i3. I have been running into an issue where I cannot get the printer to respond to ANY of the commands (stepper motors, extruder temperature, heat bed temperature, fan) in Repetier-Host. I am currently working in the manual control mode trying to calibrate the printer. Some of thby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Used the tinyflex remix that therippa posted, and got my e3d v6 mounted up. Just doing tests now and figuring the thing out. At a quick glance, it is under-extruding compared to the stock folger extruder and hotend. Going to keep working on it to dial things in. Printing ABS at the moment. Had the stock stuff dialed in quite well, but this is completely different, so, expected some change.by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteGrouchoDuke I'm building my order list for a Folgertech 2020 i3 and I'm narrowing down the best auto leveling solution. From this thread so far, it looks like the most common thing to do is an 8mm-capable prox sensor with an aluminum bed (or foil or tape). There's some good hype out there for the BLTouch though. Has anyone used it? The reddit user "hoangsta82" raves about it, but he seems tby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Finally assembled my e3d v6 last night. Also swapping to therippa's tinyflex extruder at the same time. Was going well until I realized I ordered the wrong drive gear, I picked up the 8mm ID one and not the 5mm ID. Oops. Shouldn't go online purchasing late at night any more ... Besides that, so far so good -- just need the gear to line up everything properly. It looks like the little 'poiby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa The folks at Simplify3d are the ones who gave me the L-motion trick, you should try out their software Neat trick, so I don't have to sit there with tweezers before each print grabbing all the gunk My starting code is similar, but usually I will pre-heat the bed with a piece of insulation on it ahead of time. Once heated then I'll start the print from SD. I have most of the sby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteKeary123 Quick question. I had auto bed leveling setup and running using the supplied Z end-stop switch. I am looking to change out the end-stop with a more precise micro-switch. I was wondering if anyone has used the micro-switch and what connections they wired to the ramps board. The switch has "C" which i am guessing is signal, "NO" normally open, and "NC" normally closed. Thanks for tby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Those of you with leadscrews and Z motor standoffs.. what's your max print height? Just did this bad boy, arbitrarily scaled down, got lucky as I never really measured. Comes in at 6.5" / 165MM . I have leadscrews and the motor standoffs. Last print before I mount up the e3d v6 and therippas' extruderby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa Upgrade Warning You might read that the DRV8825 steppers run at 1/32 resolution, whereas our stock steppers (A4988) run at a lowly 1/16 resolution. You might say to yourself, "hey, a set of them are only $15 on Amazon, and they might improve the print quality since the stepper position will be 50% more accurate". For us, they don't. After installing them and having to turn theby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Gotcha, thanksby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa I would suggest using an inductive/capactive sensor instead of the servo arm. If you go back about 20 pages or so there's conversation on how I did it, along with the optocoupler circuit (that you may or may not need). Tom's Guide has a good video telling you what it all entails. That requires aluminum bed, though, right? I'm not at the point where I have any reason to change tby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Finally got my X Carriage in, along with all of the lead screw parts.by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
I was about to go do the lead screws and reworked X carriage, when I realized, I never liked the servo mount that I currently use, that is wedged between the fan and heatsink. Added the servo mount directly to the X carriage that you guys linked me. I think I'm going to like this one much betterby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteMrfus QuoteThe Sto I figured out why I can't feed any filament, but I'm not sure how to fix it. When I try to feed it through, it retracts, and when I retract it feeds through. I checked my settings and they all look to be correct. Any help is greatly appreciated (as has been all the help up to this point!) I honestly don't know where I'd be without y'all!! My printer was having the same isby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
I messed around with the X-carriages that you guys linked. Ended up making a remix of a remix. This one has and end-stop pusher built in, just shortened up. Plan is to use the x end-stop that therippa linked a while back. Also added some hoops at the top to use for cable tying wires up to the carriage.by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotekn4ud Quotetherippa Make sure it lines up with the holes on your extruder. If I remember correctly I think I had to drill them out for the stock Folgertech Yes, the holes are 30mm apart insted of 31mm. I was about to do it myself, but was happily surprised to see that link actually has the SCAD to move the holes if necessary. They are already spaced at 30mm? Going to give this one aby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa I used the same x-carriage animoose used - All right, I'm officially an idiot. I can't find the carriage . Thought I found a close one but didn't fit animoose's parts that are reworked for leadscrews. Got a link handy?by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa Quotesrcga Quotekn4ud The X axis assembly is the one that was done by therippa. The lower support in the picture has a bearing in it for 5mm. I turned the end of the 8mm screw down to 5mm. Which X axis assembly? I tried looking and haven't found it.. I saw it before but didn't keep track. Is it the same one he uses with his bowden setup? I'm starting to look into different extruby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotekn4ud The X axis assembly is the one that was done by therippa. The lower support in the picture has a bearing in it for 5mm. I turned the end of the 8mm screw down to 5mm. Which X axis assembly? I tried looking and haven't found it.. I saw it before but didn't keep track. Is it the same one he uses with his bowden setup? I'm starting to look into different extruder.. while I am at it..by srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotekn4ud QuoteMrfus I got the same problem with my kit... I end up using xacto knife to clean the sides of the saddles a little bit and as Animoose I pushed the bearing in place with the vise and then used the drill press to enlarge a little the holes for the screws of the extruder stepper... I like how it end up working so I don't think there is the need to print it again until it's time for rby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotekn4ud I am no expert on the petg but I did get some decent results. Now therippa or animoose can probably give you more information. I found that slowing the travel down helped alot. I had to turn up the heat on my first layer because at 225 on the first layer the extruder sounded like the popcorn popper at the movie theater. I am using the oem extruder. These are not the best settings Iby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetherippa Quotesrcga Hi kn4ud, rippa, You guys mind sharing some slic3r tips on PETG? I see you mention lift.. did not try that, going to do it myself. I am having stringy hell right now Sonny I have auto-level in place now via servo.. love it.. let me know what I can do to help. Don't even bother trying to get the 5v bus on the stock folger to power the servo as-is. You'll need to wirby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotesonnylowe In file included from C:\Users\Sonny\AppData\Local\Temp\build2430719164318251391.tmp\Marlin.h:22:0, from C:\Users\Sonny\AppData\Local\Temp\build2430719164318251391.tmp\cardreader.cpp:1: C:\Users\Sonny\AppData\Local\Temp\build2430719164318251391.tmp\Configuration.h:769:2: error: #endif without #if #endif //__CONFIGURATION_H ^ Error compiling. I just forked Marliby srcga - Prusa i3 and variants