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Re: White Squares in LCD Smart Controller! - 10 years ago

Quoteav8r1 Try re-flashing your firmware.I'll look into that. Many thanks!

by Plumguy - Prusa i3 and variants

White Squares in LCD Smart Controller! - 10 years ago

Managed to assemble a Folger Tech 2020 Prusa i3 Kitwithout much fuss. However, when the system is powered up, the RepRapDiscount LCD Smart Controller only shows two rows of white squares. The electronics in the kit; Ramps 1.4 Arduino Mega 2560 R3 Clone RepRapDiscount LCD Smart Controller (sold separately) All connections (wires, cables, etc) have been checked and verified. Googled quite a b

by Plumguy - Prusa i3 and variants

Help! X-Carriage Build Noise - 10 years ago

Greetings . The carriage on my Folger Prusa i3 is coming along. However it seems a little stiff. Does it sound OK? Thanks Link to example video: Carriage Video

by Plumguy - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: PLA Object Is Coating Necessary? - 10 years ago

Thanks for the advice all! The reason for the moisture issue is due to the fact that I wanted to make a chess set that would be displayed in a somewhat tropical environment. Didn't want the pieces to decompose or otherwise break down.

by Plumguy - General

Re: PLA Object Is Coating Necessary? - 10 years ago

Hmmm, so moisture is more of a concern with PLA filament, (such as storage) but not the final printed object?

by Plumguy - General

PLA Object Is Coating Necessary? - 10 years ago

Greetings! So after reading about 3D printing for quite some time, I bought a Folger Tech 2020 on Ebay and decided to start off printing with PLA. So, my question is, do PLA objects need to be coated after printing to prevent moisture deterioration? Thanks! ps: printer should be here by Monday so next week will be a looooooooooooooooooong learning week!

by Plumguy - General

Re: Folger Tech 2020 i3 Printer Kit (Official Thread) - 10 years ago

Somebody probably answered this already, but after importing an stl file into Blender, it then needs to be reduced by a factor of 1000. (scale X 0.001).

by Plumguy - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Which software to chose ? - 10 years ago

Blender, from my experience works well, and it's FREE. Many tutorials on youtube, and it's FREE Large user base, and it's FREE. Available under Window$ and Linux, and it's FREE. Versatile output, stl, x3d, image as well as video formats, and it's FREE.

by Plumguy - 3D Design tools

Re: Beginner - ABS Upgrades - Buy Now or Upgrade later? - 10 years ago

Not 100% sold on ABS, still reading about the pros, cons and specs of the various materials.

by Plumguy - General

Beginner - ABS Upgrades - Buy Now or Upgrade later? - 10 years ago

Greetings! I'm looking to buy a Kossel for PLA and ABS. Is it better/cheaper to get all the ABS extras (heat bed, thermister, etc) initially or add them on later.?

by Plumguy - General