Quoteflatlander Quotediegzumillo edit: For now I just rotated the motor so the wires come through the front. That's the way I did it too. I also changed the stepper bracket to the opposite side, compared to the build photos. Yep, I did it that way too. I have the motor shaft pointing right, with the wires facing forward:by SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Quotetjnamtiw Did you do an Extrusion Calibration Test before doing the cube to set your multiplier? Did you run your Benchy at the same speed as you ran the test cube? 220 is awfully high for PLA. Try it again at 190 and keep the speed down to around 40. My extrusion stepper calibration was similar to Triffid Hunter's, but instead of measuring from the body up, I measured the actual filameby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
finally printed some things! Did the 40x10 print cube, measured thh walls, set the extrusion multiplier to .94, printed again, it came out right, so then I printed a Benchy. Wasn't thinking ahead, and was still using the sample filament sent by Folgertech, and started the print. So, I just stuck some Hatchbox black in the hole when the sample ran out. Using Pronterface/Slic3r, 220° hot end, 65°by SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Trilithon: I had a similar issue with my SK8s: they sent me three sk8's and one sk10. I just sent them an email, and included the picture. They sent a replacment right away. Once it came in, I was able to start on the rest of the build, and then I found that one of the 395mm rods for the y-axis was slightly bent, binding at one end. They asked for a picture of that, but it's really hard to phby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
I just got out my dremel with a pointy cutting bit, and zipped a little off.. snapped right in!by SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
so, I got my replacement SK8 mount and plastics today!! measured the inside of the single-bearing holders that hold the bed: two of them, I was able to fit bearings into before, I didn't want to undo it: 23.48mm 23.77mm 23.55mm 23.58mm the bearings that were inserted: 23.95mm 23.76mm the other bearings: 24.04mm 24.03mm 23.99mm 23.93mm 23.88mm 24.10mm widths of the extruder carriage bearing sby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Well, the electronics side of things seems to be going ok so far. changed a couple lines here and there, and the RepRapDiscount 2004 LCD controller seems to be working. I connected the thermo sensors for both the extruder and the bed. I have the extruder assembly on my desk right next to the coiled up bed sensor wires, and the bed sensor is reading 2-5°C more than the extruder. Is it normal thatby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Yeah, it wasn't just a slightly-large diameter, it actually measured 10mm diameter. FT just needed a photo, for their claims department, and theyr'e sending me an SK8 and new plastics as well (even though I was prepared to start dremelling). Since I can't really work on the physical right now, I'll probably start on the electronics.. is it safe to hook up the RAMPS to power and a a PC for firmwby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Hmm.. looks like I got one SK10 and three SK8 mounts for the Y-axis, so full assembly will be delayed until I can get a replacement. Also, the extruder carriage doesn't quite fit any of the bearings in all three spots, and one of the build plate bearing holders is the same.. the bearing is just a wee bit too long to fit in the recess. I'm waiting till after work, then will see what I can findby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants
Yay! A box was on my doorstep when I popped home for lunch! There were all these horror stories about hard-to-tell-apart screws and such, so I was pretty happy to find that it's pretty much as any other thing I've built if all the parts are in one spot: Look at them, put them into separate piles, and proceed as usual. nothing fancy, just a couple of ice cube trays. Then I had to eat, andby SgtRauksauff - Prusa i3 and variants