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- Thu May 18, 2017 8:28 pm
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: M2 V4 Starting Issue
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16929
Re: M2 V4 Starting Issue
Can you post the first bit of gcode from one of your problem prints? It sounds like after the initial prime/purge/wipe there's a retraction that may be a bit too much. So the filament is retracted after the wipe and has to make up for it when it starts printing. For example, here's a snippet from on...
- Wed May 17, 2017 5:05 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: The State of the Gear
- Replies: 106
- Views: 281067
Re: The State of the Gear
I'd love an answer to this one too... Hopefully it's "yes and yes"!sprior wrote:Finally, does this mean that the bed leveling wizard has been ported to be a plugin for OctoPrint (is this what makes the "MakerGear version of OctoPrint"?) If so, is that plugin available for those of us already using OctoPrint?
- Mon May 15, 2017 1:54 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Bridging Quality has gotten really bad
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13988
Re: Bridging Quality has gotten really bad
Another thing to check is your filament diameter and make sure it hasn't deviated too much from when you initially installed it an dialed it in.tofu702 wrote:I can't help but think something odd is going on with my printer.
I've had to modify my extrusion multiplier mid-spool on at least one occasion.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:10 am
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: lcd install instructions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4487
Re: lcd install instructions
Mine came with the ribbon cables already attached to the Rambo board. I just had to plug in the cables to the display itself but it was clearly marked:
Did you check the wiki page already? http://makergear.wikidot.com/m2-lcd-panel
Did you check the wiki page already? http://makergear.wikidot.com/m2-lcd-panel
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:59 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Using Windows
- Replies: 15
- Views: 24917
Re: Using Windows
You need to use an older version: 1.5.5. That's the tested and recommended version.Nofear202 wrote:I downloaded Arduino 1.8.1 program.
https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/OldSoftw ... ases#1.5.x
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: best software to print from a networked M2?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17617
Re: best software to print from a networked M2?
I probably will be using Simplify3D but not exclusive. Someone with S3D will have to confirm, but it is probably not compatible with the Windows printer driver in this way. so why not this app could install for a regular low watts dedicated nettop cpu format running a stripped down Windows 10. and ...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: best software to print from a networked M2?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17617
Re: best software to print from a networked M2?
does the M2 appear as a shared 3D printer device in window No, the RaspberryPi becomes a server on your network that you connect to via its web interface. Or, you send files directly to it from your slicing software (Simplify3D, Repetier, Slic3r, etc.). It is not a shared printer in the same sense ...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:51 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: best software to print from a networked M2?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 17617
Re: best software to print from a networked M2?
Your best bet is a RaspberryPi 3 running OctoPrint. You can run it wired or wireless.
You don't need a lot of horsepower to do the actual printing as it's just serial communications feeding the G-code to the printer and receiving status from it.
You don't need a lot of horsepower to do the actual printing as it's just serial communications feeding the G-code to the printer and receiving status from it.
- Mon Jan 23, 2017 9:25 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Do I need the bed factory applied Kapton for PLA?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25211
Re: Do I need the bed factory applied Kapton for PLA?
[...] 2) Save money by not having to purchase more Kapton tape. 3) Applying Kapton tape is difficult so why do it if I don’t have to. Here's something to think about on the Kapton front: You can get 8" rolls. Don't even bother with the 2" tape that came with the printer. An 8" x 36yd roll is about ...
- Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:51 pm
- Forum: Printed Object Showcase
- Topic: Repairing an 8mm movie projector
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6801
Repairing an 8mm movie projector
I'm always on the lookout for old projectors when I visit thrift stores. Last weekend I happened upon a Kodak Instamatic M80 Super 8/Regular 8 projector in great shape for $20. But it had one common failure: The snubber/damping arm had disintegrated. I found a video on YouTube showing a working proj...