SgtFolley wrote:Two things I may add from my own newbie experience. The speed even when notched down from 4800 to 4000 is still fast, the motion of the print head will cause a lot of inertial movement: Make sure the work surface you are placing this on is SOLID. Rickety Wooden tables or folding tables DO NOT apply.
Excellent point, and one i forgot to mention! You do need to set this up on a real wood desk or a solid work table to keep from vibrating the whole house. (And scaring yourself half to death to boot!
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Also, if your going to put kapton tape down on the assembled version please make sure you adjust the zstop. Out of the box for me when I went to print after carefully applying the tape it was so close the Nozzle cut thru it and i had to do an emergency stop
Yes, i need to change the order that appears in the write-up. Kapton first,
then set the Z-stop. (I'll drop in a note, i think most people will move directly from the MakerGear instructions to the Calibrations.)
My only wish is they included a tiny Allen wrench to adjust the zstop, my sausage fingers had a hell of a time trying to adjust it properly the first time.(quick trip to store fixed this).
Yep, forgot about that too. I used a pair of needlenose pliers.....I don't think there's a person on the planet who can loosen that nut by hand.
On Thingiverse, there is a file that just about everyone prints right off the bat - it's the
"MakerGear M2 z-axis bolt nut tightener" by dryeti.....you can use it to easily tighten/loosen the nut around that screw, and you will need it in the future:
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:198811
(It was my first print with the M2, after a few hundred calibration squares.
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the printer itself is amazing, but i have to say simplify3d was daunting. Would suggest you do a quick start guide for that one next
Chuckle! Jin has one posted on Github, here's the link:
http://jinschoi.github.io/simplify3d-docs/
Glad you got things up and running so quickly! Now the fun part really kicks in!