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by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 4:04 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Getting started 2 questions
Replies: 16
Views: 28101

Re: Getting started 2 questions

I think you meant "Octoprint" instead of October print. http://octoprint.org I had a Viki LCD and actually removed it! I run Octoprint now. It allows me to send my files to my M2 over WIFI, start/stop prints, etc. you can even set it up with a camera and capture time lapse video. You could even setu...
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 4:01 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: Getting started 2 questions
Replies: 16
Views: 28101

Re: Getting started 2 questions

insta wrote:You can put it right after the G91 command.
sorry, I just saw that this thread was 2 pages and that you had replied!!!! what a fool i was, sorry.

so I put after G91 command and leave everything that is there or eliminate it?


thanks again
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 3:59 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: script to turn off fans?
Replies: 2
Views: 6839

Re: script to turn off fans?

With the new firmware for the Rev. E machines, the extruder fan stays on automatically while the nozzle is hot, and turns itself off when the nozzle cools. The code to kill the bed fan is this, add it to the end: M106 S0 ; stop bed fan thanks Jules, maybe it was the bed fan that was on, thought it ...
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 3:57 pm
Forum: Model / Object Sharing
Topic: new improved filament holder with cleaning sponge
Replies: 20
Views: 55396

Re: new improved filament holder with cleaning sponge

thanks Jules, I appreciate it, I am a newbie to MakerGear and I would love to set it up with dual extruder, have to learn how. I am used to printing on larger machines using dual extruders and PLA as support to wash away. Would love to do it on the M2, does it work well? That said, I don't know exac...
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 3:00 pm
Forum: Model / Object Sharing
Topic: new improved filament holder with cleaning sponge
Replies: 20
Views: 55396

new improved filament holder with cleaning sponge

3ae2c76bc3b7cfdabf4234db02aa4d12_preview_featured.jpg b159383dc55e62755aadff89fb3235c0_preview_featured.JPG 50753b8b776173d330332322941e8f51_preview_featured.JPG 3ae2c76bc3b7cfdabf4234db02aa4d12_preview_featured.jpg http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1522567 I have improved on the M2 filament holder ...
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 2:49 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: script to turn off fans?
Replies: 2
Views: 6839

script to turn off fans?

Hello, If I leave my printer going overnight I come back with my Hotend fan on, is there a script to turn it off after print is done? I don't want to run the fan to the ground with long hours of continual usage when not needed. thanks btw Insta gave me this advice previously: I generally put a filam...
by psd
Tue May 03, 2016 2:37 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: adjusting gap
Replies: 6
Views: 10192

Re: adjusting gap

thank you Steve and Jules.
by psd
Mon May 02, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: adjusting gap
Replies: 6
Views: 10192

adjusting gap

Hi, I had previously been printing with my hotend too high from build plate and was getting a lot of bad prints. I have recalibrated / re-leveled a bit lower and have been pretty happy with the results, but it seems as if I am smashing the layer a bit too much. I am using Simplify3D, what is the sim...
by psd
Mon May 02, 2016 4:56 pm
Forum: Getting Started
Topic: some basic questions on settings and scripts
Replies: 8
Views: 11191

Re: some basic questions on settings and scripts

Read the Rev.E Beginner's Guide here: http://forum.makergear.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=3542 There are pictures on the first page of it that can help you to determine if you have a Rev.E machine or not. If you do not have a Rev.E machine, you should read through the other Beginner's Guide in the How T...
by psd
Mon May 02, 2016 4:50 pm
Forum: Filament
Topic: best filament for the price
Replies: 7
Views: 12290

best filament for the price

Hello all, I see many discussions back and forth about new materials, very interesting. according to experience who makes the best, most dependable PLA for the price? according to experience who makes the best, most dependable ABS for the price? according to experience who makes the best, most depen...