Help with Pololu motor driver! (3 replies)
Hello everyone, From what I understand now, after reading more carefully sanguinololu wiki, it says it' s not recommended to use high voltage Nema 17 motors. Unfortunately I bought 5 of them. These...
View ArticleNew arm design for Simpson style printer. (1 reply)
Hello to everybody, I'm new to this forum, and except for 2 or 3 posts made on the Nicholas Seward Simpson thread, this will be my first real contribution. I certainly think Nicholas' design is...
View ArticleMarlin Firmware pinout (3 replies)
Today I was browsing the source for the marlin firmware ( I am trying to port it over to the Makerbot Mightyboard ) And I noticed in pins.h you can set what the pin's are based on which board you...
View ArticleMarlin Firmware pins.h explenation (no replies)
Today I was browsing the source for the marlin firmware ( I am trying to port it over to the Makerbot Mightyboard ) And I noticed in pins.h you can set what the pin's are based on which board you...
View ArticleFavorite hot end? (3 replies)
What hot ends are people using nowadays? I've been happily and successfully using Printrbot Ubis hot ends but would like to start printing materials like nylon that require more heat. Is the Magma hot...
View ArticleFilament Feed Motor Settings (no replies)
Greetings! I have finished a Delta Prusa and have managed to get pretty good small prints but larger (printer parts) have a problem: the feed motor is pushing too much filament to the hot end. Without...
View ArticleChanging LCD Display info (no replies)
I would like to change the LCD display info. Not sure where to start... So I'll ask! Right now I have the default display setting: Nozzle temp ---- Bed temp Print Time ---- Z Height in mm (percent?)...
View ArticleExtruder too tight? (7 replies)
I printed my first (really screwed up) calibration cube this evening! However, as it fed filament in it would make a loud clicking noise and I could see the small extruder gear almost bouncing while...
View ArticleZ-Achse kalibrieren? Oder anderer Fehler? (2 replies)
Moin Moin, Ich habe meinen Mendel90 von Nophead zusammengebaut und auch die ersten Testdrucke damit gemacht (androiden und ne kleine Klammer). Jetzt wollte ich mich an die Achsen machen und die genau...
View ArticleRostock printed parts (no replies)
Hi I'm new to this site but have been following 3d printers off and on for a couple of years. My question is how much would someone charge me to print up a set of parts for a rostock printer? I don't...
View ArticlePrinting with Nylon 618 Sucess! A post for anyone having issues printing with...
So I am posting this because because I found information scattered around the internet and it was a pain to figured out what was where. Hopefully, next person that googles it will find this post: I...
View Articlereprap morgan (no replies)
Hi, I'm waiting to get paid so I can afford my mono Mendel, but in the meantime I was considering building a reprap Morgan as I've read you can do it for under 200 dollars, I was just wondering if...
View Article6 Gallon Run Tank is that available??? (no replies)
hi, I am looking for a generator which contains 6 gallon run tank. So that it can run up to 35-40 hrs. Is their any gnerators which can fulfill my desire.
View ArticleMoire patterns with rep-host model display (2 replies)
After upgrading to latest rep-host and/or nvidia graphics driver gforce9800 I have obtained terrible moire patterns with my printing models displayed before printing. Any ideas on how to remove these...
View Articlehotend - which one? (1 reply)
hi, I'm buying a prusa i3 from [www.3dprinters-shop.com] And they have diferents hotend to choose: -J-Head Hotend 3mm / 0.50mm nozzle -Buda-style HotEnd v1.2 - pre-assembled 0.4 &0.5 nozzle What...
View ArticleConstruction d'une imprimante 3D (1 reply)
Voilà je vous contacte car je préfère parler en français, mon anglais n'étant pas de super qualité. Je recherche tout ce qu'il faut pour construire une imprimante RepRap sachant que j'ai pas un budget...
View ArticleWhich fuse did I blow? (5 replies)
I think I blew the fuse that powers my Arduino from the 12V input on the RAMPS board. Does anyone know which fuse/diode is responsible for this, and where I can get a replacement?
View ArticleWhat kind of objects are people printing and where are they getting their...
Are people designing and printing their own files, or going to some online libraries to get files. If so, what libraries have the best quality files?
View ArticleWater soluble paste recipies? (no replies)
Hello I am planning on making a paste extruder to use for support structures. Any good ideas for a good stiff paste that would disolve in water? I've thought about using clay, or frosting. The problem...
View ArticleNewbie With A Lot of Calibration/Printing Issues (no replies)
Hello everyone, I am new to the 3d printing world and just finished building my Prusa i3 XS'S INK model. Unfortunately, calibration isn't going smoothly as the build. To keep it short and sweet I will...
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