First 3d print on second hand older makerfarm kit. Pretty excited. Will have to print broken /missing parts.
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imgur.comPosted Apr 28, 2014, 12:59 AM UTC
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imgur.comlooks like someone took the time to properly calibrate the firmware, congrats on getting a printer that was most likely taken very good care of!
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Thanks. They mostly had it fully taken apart for shipping but it was mostly in great shape. There's some balls missing from some bearings and missing some minor hardware but I feel like it was well taken care of.
I want to try out an auto bed leveling setup and maybe eventually go to an extruded rails setup. I think I need a fan for bridge length too because it was over stretching until I blew on it and then it did perfect.
Are the flex rod couplers worth it? I feel like the vinyl tubing is a little loose.
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I think makerfarm intends to create a linear movement upgrade kit, may be worth emailing them about!
One you get the bed level you really should be set for a while. Most auto leveling actually decreases print quality, as the z axis is in constant motion rather than being sold during each layer.
Yes I think flex couplers are worth it!
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I need to get some clips, need to have someone make more accurate cut glass for me, need to make a Z end stop screw adjust piece, and need some rod stops for the top.
I didn't really do bed leveling or any calibration yet. I visually watched and pushed the Z end stop since it's currently broken to try to get a first print in.
Having never even seen a 3d printer in person before I'm pretty proud.
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Nice! That's pretty accurate!
I still need to get my properly calibrated/tightened. I'm about .25mm too big (which is a pretty huge tolerance).
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It looks like you need a small fan blowing on the parts you are printing, other than that it looks good.
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What the fuck is on your thumb
Most thumbs naturally look like that. It's just the Jewish and American culture that mutilates babies thumbs at birth for "cleanliness" or so "his thumb looks like his father's thumb" or whatever the current rationalization of the religious zealots is.
Over extrusion ...
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Unmanicured cuticle? I'm not the kind of guy that spends much time looking at my nails.
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