Quotetjnamtiw QuoteCyril Don't buy that, I ordered a bltouch for 30 bucks (that should arrive soon). I second that motion. You'll be a lot happier. Maybe. I really like my proximity sensor. Made printing much easier and quicker.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quoterojowe I just received my kit yesterday, stayed up until 3:30 am building everything. About 9 hours straight. I waited until this morning to recheck the wiring and fire her up. Sadly all didn't go as planned and it looks like the RAMPS and Arduino are both bad?! Sad to say the least....sucks putting in all that work overnight to be left staring at this thing. Honestly though, quite a thing iby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteTrilithon Hmmm, I think this may put my horizontal rod in a bind.... Who do I contact? Or I'll just 'adjust' it...... Could you print these locally until you get replacements? SK8 Rod Mounts>>>by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
I personally never go over 50mm/s though I'm sure I could go a tad higher.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotemarc2912 I'd like to run an informal poll here. I wish the forum had an easy way to run a poll within a thread... Are you running a bed leveling system and if so which? Thanks I'm running auto-level with the usual inductive probe (from folgertech) being fed with 5v and loving it. Really glad I made the switch.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Z_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER Setting Issues Sorry I'm late to the party. But for anyone else that may run into this issue. You need to run m500 (save command) in order for the new setting to take effect. I personally run M500 (save), M501 (check) and M502 (load) to make sure hte newest setting loads. Was a huge struggle for me when setting up auto-bed leveling.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quoteanimoose Quotebmays I absolutely love PLA since it prints great for me. I agree, the FT ABS I got is a but of a PITA to use. I bought some wood filament that I'm pretty stoked to try but I'm not certain this stock MK9 setup will do it justice. @jhitesma, Why do you no longer have your marlin firmware listed in your signature? Your files are the only reason my auto level is working like aby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
I absolutely love PLA since it prints great for me. I agree, the FT ABS I got is a bit of a PITA to use. I bought some wood filament that I'm pretty stoked to try but I'm not certain this stock MK9 setup will do it justice. @jhitesma, Why do you no longer have your marlin firmware listed in your signature? Your files are the only reason my auto level is working like a champ nowby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
I agree and disagree at the same time with the hotend question. While I am able to print terrific prints at .05 where you cant see any lines at all with the factory MK9 extruder / hotend, I do know there is room for improvement and the more expensive extruders / hotends are an upgrade from the MK9. Matter of personal preference really. I'm personally satisfied with the the stock form ATM.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Looks like the x axis belt may have slop in it? Try tightening up the belt or adding belt tension spring. QuoteJustAGuy Was wanderings if you guys could take a look at this and give me an idea where to start to fix it. Print is a 20mm square X 100mm tall, single shell print in PLA. This one is at 200 degrees and a known good extrusion rate. filament is Matterhackers. Printer is a folgerby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotemarkts All I had to do was load up the stl to see it's sitting above the Z axis. You should be able to move it down and it will print fine (S3D has a "center and arrange" button). Right, I figured that out after I left that message. Cant believe I let that kick my azz for so long though. I seriously worked on my settings for hours thinking something was wrong I will be sure to check otheby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Ok, folks. I spent hours chasing an issue with auto level Z height that apparently was not an issue with my setup at all. I would like someone (maybe a few) to download and START to print this and see if our autolevel trips out. Mine would print in the "air" and not lower to the correct Z-Height. However, other files work perfectly. I have NO idea how a STL could trip up the printers autolevby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteanimooseMaybe buy samples of each from filabits. I've done this a lot with things I think I might want to use buy don't want to buy a large quantity of. Thanks for that link animoose. I have ordered a few for testing.by bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotethebabymaker So I replaced my pcb bed with a new one because it was very slow heating up. But the new bed is just the same. Resistance measured 1.6 on his new board and 1.8 on the old one. Could voltage be the issue? I'm seeing 11.25v when I measure the bed, shouldn't it be 12? 11.25v under load? I.e. when bed is heating? If so, thats fine. Are you placing the "lines" (copper traces) uby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Steps Recently folks were discussing motor steps and 3840 vs 4000 came up. The marlin manual states 3840 (attachment) and ive read folks stating 4000. Which is correct for the factory 5mm threaded rod? Thanksby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotechking I finished building my printer today and I set up Repitier to test manual control of it. So far the X-axis is working well but the other two axes will only go in one direction. For instance, the Z-axis will only go down, when I tell it to go up it says "endstops hit" but none of the end stops have been triggered. The Y-axis will only go towards the back of the printer and gives theby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Auto Level Issues My printer was printing GREAT and I decided to go auto level with it. After some help from a few folks here the sensor is installed, Firmware is setup and working and auto level works. But...My questions are... Ive tried per Toms video but apparently you cannot send some g-code commands threw Repetier which I am using?? I tried to download the "octoprint" but that didnt woby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
QuoteMuckYu Hi, I just finished building the printer following the guide. I double and triple checked everything. I then started Repetier-Host to calibrate the X/Y/Z-axis. Then I got some problems 1) I realized that the heat bed is not working. How can I test if it is broken? Any ideas? 2) The PCB is sometimes blinking red. Any reason why? 3) Printing does not work at all. I import a model to Reby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotethebabymaker So, the nut that goes on the threaded rod keeps falling out of one the 3d printed pieces on the x carriage when z is homing.. anyone else have this issue before? If so, what did you find was the best solution? thinking about gluing it at this point.. or maybe a get slightly larger nut? Quotesonnylowe Quotethebabymaker So, the nut that goes on the threaded rod keeps falling ouby bmays - Prusa i3 and variants