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by Chaco
August 7th, 2017, 11:01 pm
Forum: General 3D Printing Conversation
Topic: Drying your humid filaments....
Replies: 2
Views: 7173

Drying your humid filaments....

Giving this a go. My new roll of Nylon, which has barely been used and its on a ziplock bag with 2 desiccant packets, already sucked a lot of moisture. I can see it bubble and fizzle as it prints... So i am using this trick to dry it over night. Lets see how it works..... All the items i already had...
by Chaco
August 7th, 2017, 10:58 pm
Forum: Show off your latest print
Topic: CR-10 vs Ultimaker 2+ Benchie prints
Replies: 3
Views: 13149

Re: CR-10 vs Ultimaker 2+ Benchie prints

im really please to see that the CR10 is performing so well.... not bad... makes me want one just for the volume
by Chaco
August 7th, 2017, 10:56 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: Keeps clogging, filament pulls out faster than stepper motor pushes
Replies: 6
Views: 11511

Re: Keeps clogging, filament pulls out faster than stepper motor pushes

i had this experience when trying to print with carbon fiber filament
i found the carbon fiber was getting too soft on my heatbreak.... sounds like you may have heat creeping...
i now am using a 50mm radial blower as my fan for my heat break and its perfect now.
by Chaco
August 7th, 2017, 10:53 pm
Forum: Hardware Modifications
Topic: Replacement Control Board
Replies: 7
Views: 14220

Re: Replacement Control Board

when i built my hypercube, i wanted a board like the hictop one... 24V, all in one... So i got the OSOYOO MKS Gen v1.5 off amazon for like $38.... been working great for me and i have over 350 hrs of print time so far...
by Chaco
July 17th, 2017, 10:54 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: Hictop 3DP-08: Firmware not working properly
Replies: 53
Views: 54577

Re: Hictop 3DP-08: Firmware not working properly

hictop once gave me a hex file when i installed the auto bed leveling sensor... it was junk, i will never use one of their files again. i compile my own Marlin now every time they have an update. Just today i updated to 1.1.4 i think u should flash your own... theres about 20-30 fields you an change...
by Chaco
June 7th, 2017, 9:29 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: Marlin 1.1 is out!
Replies: 5
Views: 7829

Re: Marlin 1.1 is out!

i downloaded it last month, edited my settings, compiled it, and its been working great so far.
by Chaco
May 31st, 2017, 2:59 pm
Forum: Wireless Printing and Controllers
Topic: Neat OctoPi YouTube series
Replies: 1
Views: 6978

Re: Neat OctoPi YouTube series

those were very very helpful to get my two printers setup with octoprint.
by Chaco
May 31st, 2017, 2:50 pm
Forum: Hardware Modifications
Topic: Bearings on carriage: why 2-1 bearing arrangement?
Replies: 5
Views: 8709

Re: Bearings on carriage: why 2-1 bearing arrangement?

from what i have read online, its a design standard using a triangle arrangement to have the x carriage not wiggle.
this helps keep the carriage straight and not wobble and also not have any of the bearings act as a brake to the others
by Chaco
May 31st, 2017, 2:47 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: Hic 3DP-08 Marlin 1.1.0 RC8
Replies: 19
Views: 25689

Re: Hic 3DP-08 Marlin 1.1.0 RC8

FYI
i got Marlin 1.1.1 for the Hictop also working great
in case anyone needs it... same settings as above's RC8... just moved over to latest 1.1.1
by Chaco
May 10th, 2017, 2:46 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: pause rprinting
Replies: 2
Views: 5372

Re: pause rprinting

You can edit g code and add a pause.
That's the logic I used for color change.https://youtu.be/OiixypnOS8o
by Chaco
March 8th, 2017, 6:36 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: printer totally a mess and i cant seem to sort it
Replies: 5
Views: 10734

Re: printer totally a mess and i cant seem to sort it

give it a shot for sure, when u use the leadscrew calculator online, you can validate...just make sure it does say the 8mm pitch our leadscrews have
by Chaco
March 7th, 2017, 7:30 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: [SOLVED] - HICTOP I3 CALIBRATION ISSUE
Replies: 20
Views: 30075

Re: [SOLVED] - HICTOP I3 CALIBRATION ISSUE

the stock location for their sensor on the back of the carriage is garbage... i hated it what good is it to read the bed location 70mm away from the actual nozzle, when the bed is bowed.... so yea i made my own carriage, and now i am 30mm on the Z from the nozzle... i get now a 12point bed level pri...
by Chaco
March 7th, 2017, 7:28 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: New board -- everything is wrong
Replies: 1
Views: 3726

Re: New board -- everything is wrong

sounds like you need a whole new fresh firmware flashed on that board.
the bed not reading can be as simple as the wrong thermistor being defined on the firmware...
by Chaco
March 7th, 2017, 7:20 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: printer totally a mess and i cant seem to sort it
Replies: 5
Views: 10734

Re: printer totally a mess and i cant seem to sort it

why 398?
i made my calculations and came to the number of 400 and my prints are perfectly beautiful on Z

i have 8mm leadscrews with 4start 2mm pitch which is 8mm travel per rotation....
by Chaco
March 7th, 2017, 7:17 pm
Forum: Software and Firmware Discussion
Topic: HIC i3 - current firmware development information
Replies: 152
Views: 241790

Re: HIC i3 - current firmware development information

havent been around lately, but will be happy to help any way i can, i am starting to think i am getting a handle on compiling my firmware to the point its printing beautifully

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