3D Printing Forum

My son has one. Already replaced it under 90 day warranty due to catastrophic failure (print head randomly embedded itself into the plastic frame a couple of times). Replacement broke down a week after getting it. He now has the CR-10 and loves it. If you want small and cheap, the Monoprice Mini is ...

Another interesting tidbit - there is nothing tagged 1.7.5 in the git trees. Not sure what the 1.7.5 release is based on considering that info.

The thing to look at here is the git log on github. Interestingly, the Master branch has had no commits in the last several months, but some of the branches are more recent, including the release branches. Kind of looks like the developers may be fairly new to git and don't fully understand the bran...

I'd be concerned about the belt drive. While my Hictop uses belts for X Y, Z is threaded rod, which allows for better precision. I guess it depends on the movementsofa. XY for speed, Z for accuracy?

I guess I just don't know enough yet.

I wouldn't worry about power consumption. They can run off the power from your desktop's USB port. You can also get a power strip that has integrated USB ports and run them off that using USB->Barrel cables (I'm not sure if they are type M or type N, but they are common enough).

Izzy wrote: ↑August 5th, 2017, 4:18 am ... but English and American is a whole new can of worms

Two peoples separated by a common language.

To answer your first question, yes. Pronterface is gone in the newer Cura releases (but the other features are worth trying it).

I can't speak for Octoprint. Haven't tried it yet.

LePaul wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2017, 10:56 pm Well....no one can mock my droid army now

Actually .....

LePaul wrote: ↑August 3rd, 2017, 11:52 am There's a few things phpBB does that annoys me and when I comment on their forums about it, I get flamed and attacked versus people acknowledging the issue or addressing my idea

This is what I was referring to when I mentioned trolling, not your posts, nilrog.

You can always file a bug report. Being part of the larger open source community, I can tell you that while forum trolls may not help, bug reports usually get the right attention.

MTVDNA wrote: ↑July 27th, 2017, 11:48 am No 3D printed battle axe?

Why would I want a 3D printed version of my wife? Waste of good filament.

Another thing to do is get a set of tip cleaning drill bits. They really help if your tip is getting clogged and they're cheap ($7). I also recommend buying a bunch of extra tips, throats, and heat blocks. They're cheap (~$10 for a 5 pack of each).

I've gotten decent accuracy with the one I bought from Harbor Freight. I just have to point the laser higher than the extruder tip.

Ah, I get it. Customize/optimize as you go. Makes sense. I plan on doing that with my second printer, just not sure when I will get it. Next month likely.

It is labeled the 3DP-14, but it is the 17 (new mainboard I think is the only difference). $318US.

Thought I'd share for those interested in getting a spare.