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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

160 pages of miseries. I would anticipate a lot of issues out of a very cheap printer marketed to beginners and whoever else wants to pay $200 for a device that usually costs $2000. My ability, knowledge and experience: I'm an aircraft mechanic trained and experienced with rigging flight and engine controls, an Arduino and Raspberry Pi hobbyist with several robotics projects under my belt, and

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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

msaeger, do you mean the 160 page "official support thread" or is there one specific to using an Arduino Mega as a controller?

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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

I just pulled the trigger on a Folger 2020. It should be here in a week or two. Got the display/SD card reader option too. I I'll see what I can do with the stock hot end until I have a budget for some mods, then I'll stick an E3Dv6 hot end on it. That's where I eventually want to go, so why take the intermediate step? In the meantime, I'll familiarize myself with the manuals, downloading

by av8r1 - Prusa i3 and variants

Re: Folgertech Prusa I3 Acrylic, First print questions. - 9 years ago

You can avoid crashing the nozzle with a simple procedure: Home the axes, then turn the printer off or disable the motors and move the X and Y axes around by hand, visually inspecting the clearance. This won't ensure an optimum layer height or bed adhesion, but it will prevent crashes and printer damage. I'm going to order my Prusa kit soon, so I can't offer any model specific guidance there.

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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

I've been wondering about the acrylic frame. I have experience working with acrylic as an aircraft mechanic, and i know for sure it's not a structural material. I saw a video on youtube where a guy had extended some of the lower threaded rods, made a couple brackets, and made triangular braces for his to improve rigidity. I must have printed for seven hours today on my makerspace's Fusion3. I

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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

That's an intriguing design. Once again I like the open bed. I've bookmarked that site and I'll keep an eye on it. I'm still going to build a Prusa, though, at least for my first printer. Sticking with the tried and true designs that have been well established in the community has served me well thus far. I use a popular distro of Linux, I use brand name Raspberry Pis and Arduinos, etc. Th

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Re: Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

Hi tjnamtiw! I'll grant you a RepRap isn't exactly an iMac in terms of sleek, but I meant elegant in an engineering sense. I like the fact that it's not encased in a cube; that the front of the machine is open so you can easily clean the bed/remove parts etc. The machine I have now is a big cuboid gantry setup that seems to be in the way no matter what you do. I actually like the look of the

by av8r1 - Prusa i3 and variants

Questions before I begin building - 9 years ago

Hi all, new member here. My name is Adam. I have some experience with commercial 3D printers, and I've got it in my head to build a RepRap from scratch. I like the elegant design of the Prusa_i3, so I'll use that. I have access to a maker space equipped with 3D printers, laser engravers, machine shop and electronics lab. From other projects, I have a large slab of 1/4 inch acrylic and severa

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Re: ABS not sticking - 9 years ago

I've never used a RepRap (this is my first post here, I decided to go for building a RepRap last night), but I have some experience with Fusion3 printers, and they recommend applying a layer of Elmer's glue stick to the print surface for more reliable first layer adhesion. And it cleans up with ordinary water.

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