I built my Mendel 90 from a kit two years ago. We moved house last year and in the move the socket for the cable on the circuit board has been pulled off. I've tried to solder it back on but I haven't succeeded . This can either be repaired or a new board can easily be bought.. Other than that it's a bit dusty and will need setting up again. I've quite a few spools of fillament to go go with it.by Ukrobotman - For Sale
Hi folks I bought a Filastruder kit last year, it was shipped to me from the US and apart from opening the box I haven't taken anything out of the bags and it's un assembled. Available now without the wait. £160 posted ( within the uk only) Steve 07710 522244 ukrobotman@yahoo.co.ukby Ukrobotman - For Sale
Yes I am using pla but I don't always have the fan fitted, could toss cause this problem? Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Hi folks , I have a strange problem.... Best seen in a picture. But I start printing it goes fine but as we get higher up in the print it goes wrong! It doesn't seem to happen at the same height each time bit I can't get a complete print without problems I'm printing on a Mendel 90 Let me have your thoughts Regards Steveby Ukrobotman - General
I've no idea if its that. It doesn't appear to be missing anything, just shifting to one side. To be honest I don't even know where the drivers are on the board!by Ukrobotman - General
Hi folks we are having a big problem trying to print some helmets It starts printing ok then it appears to shift to one side, continue then print o one side again A picture tells a thosend words Have a look at this Can't figure if its Pronterface, slicer or the printer ( Mendel 90) Any thoughts?? Steve & Alexby Ukrobotman - General
Thanks folksby Ukrobotman - General
Bear with me .... How do I actualy do this. If I load my file onto Pronterface using Kisl3r do I just type the code at the end? Or what else do I do? Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Not sure where you are based but i am in the uk I bought a Mendel 90 , it turned up quickly an any questions I have Nophead (Chris) has answered within hours. The machine is producing top quality prints. As good as anything else I have seen Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Hi folks, I want to run my Mendel 90 overnight but want it to all shut down at the end of a print. How do I set up in Pronterface to turn the bed and Extruder off when it finishes? Thanks Steveby Ukrobotman - General
My motor on my Mendel Extruder has stopped working and is now stalling. It's all very new and was working perfectly yesterday. I've disconnected the extruder gear and tested the motor and it still stalls. I've checked the continuity of the wires back to the board and they are ok. Any suggestions folks? Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Hi folks I am relatively new to Slic3r I just managed to destroy my hot end on my Mendel 90 because I hadn't checked the box marked "Use Realtive E Diistances" For a newcomer to this ..it's very confusing ! Is there a basic guide and explanation to all the settings in Slic3r mean and guides as to what everything means? If I change values in settings... What happens? Thanks Steveby Ukrobotman - Slic3r
Thanks Martin I'll try that Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Can you guys help me. When I download a file into Prontaface it's not ending up in the middle of the yellow squares that represent the build area of the bed The object appears in the top rh side with a line onto the middle of the yellow build area. How do I move it to the middle? Regards Steveby Ukrobotman - General
I'm still relatively new to all of this. Now I've got my Mendel 90 running I want to download things off Thingiverse to test print. I press download expecting to get an stil file but end up in the Type column getting something called "Certified Trust List" can anyone tell me what this is please Steveby Ukrobotman - General
I had a shipment from reprapsource last week ...... I ordered 5kg and it came on small spools that are to small to fit on my Mendel 90. I will make up something to adapt to make them fit. A couple of blocks of wood to space out the holders off the sides will work Steveby Ukrobotman - Mendel90
Hopheads was correct, two motor wires were round the wrong way,, now fixed and I've done my 1st print Result folks, thanks for your help Steveby Ukrobotman - Mendel90
My shipment turned up yesterday so that's here in less than 7 days from hong kong. No import duties or vat Printed it tonight, it seems okby Ukrobotman - General
Being a total newbie on this kind of thing please tell me where to start on this....... I don't understand what you mean ... What is Arduino exactly and how do I use it to update marlin firmware.by Ukrobotman - Mendel90
How exactly do you install the Marlin firmware, I don't appear to have done thisby Ukrobotman - Mendel90
Ok here is what happens I switch on machine. Open up pronterface Connect pronterface Press home for Y ... Bed move forward and stops when it hits end stop Press home for Z .... Extruded moves up till it hits end stop Press home for X ..... Extruded moves to the left and keeps going , belt slips on pulley, loads of vibration untill it turns itself off From what I've read on this set of postingsby Ukrobotman - Mendel90
Sorry don't mean to sound stupid. The word Firmware is a bit new to me. I am running Prontaface on the computer and sending commands to the printer. Are the commands stored on the printer. What happens if I run Prontacface on another computer and plug it into the printer, do I have to set it up again from scratch ?by Ukrobotman - General
Thanks for that Andrew, I'm still getting my head round the firmware. One fundamental I don't understand is When you send info to the printer, does the printer remember it or does the firmware on the computer remember it? I don't seem to be saving anything like it would on any other computer program I am used to Regards Steveby Ukrobotman - General
Hi folks, I've just finished assembling my Mendel 90. This is my 1st time setting up a 3d printer so please bear with me. I've run pronterface for the 1st time and everything is working ok. Heater bed and extruder work fine, I even extruded plastic tonight! I don't quite understand the Home positions of the three axis and how the motors know when to turn off at The end of the rods. The Z axby Ukrobotman - Mendel90
Hi folks, I've just finished assembling my Mendel 90. This is my 1st time setting up a 3d printer so please bear with me. I've run pronterface for the 1st time and everything is working ok. Heater bed and extruder work fine, I even extruded plastic tonight! I don't quite understand the Home positions of the three axis and how the motors know when to turn off at The end of the rods. The Z axis sby Ukrobotman - General
Thanks guys .. Good advice. My kit came with some green from Faberdashery. I checked out Repraper.com and ordered 5 kg in white. With fed ex shipping it came to £113 which is about £23 kg Im not sure if if it's coming from China or Hong Kong £23 kg is cheaper than pla being sold on eBay It will be interesting to see how I get on with it Regards Steveby Ukrobotman - General
I am halfway through building my Mendel 90. I need to buy filament and am unsure about quality of material out there. Buying 3 mm pla on eBay seems cheap but I don't want to slew things up for the sake of saving a few pounds. What should I expect to be paying per kg or per mtr? Any sugestions for uk suppliers please? Regards Steveby Ukrobotman - General
How much are you looking for it?by Ukrobotman - 3D Design tools
No it's just a paintable body filler that can be sprayed as well Steveby Ukrobotman - General