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IT LIVES!!!! Turns out that the clone Mega has a different chip (CH340G) which meant I had to look for 3rd party drivers. Found from another forum that I needed to look for CH341 drivers- found one...
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Tim, any pictures of your build? Where abouts did you source the frame from - or did you make it from scratch? Cheers Colin
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You got stung on the RAMPS at hobby king, I buy stuff there too, but if you went here: [www.dx.com] the much lower price includes free shipping. Delivery is usually about 3 weeks.
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Southrap- I made the frame myself with 17mm ply my builder friend had available- got him to cut it on the table saw. Attached is a photo just before initial testing. Grael, I ended up going for this...
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Tim Great to hear things are working well. Y slippage can happen. If your belt is tensioned it is not likely to be skipping teeth. It is more likely that if your bed is supported by 17mm ply (which it...
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Finally got round to summarising my build. Pretty happy with how things turned out in the end, just need to fine tune for bridging etc, but should probably get a bed fan to get that done properly....
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I may be talking through my hat,but I'm wondering if hanging your 1kg spool of filament there might not distort your z axis? It may be perfectly fine,it's quite thick plywood. As long as it works for...
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I thought it was a fillament guide, but I suppose it could be for that too :P can you give a bit more detail about how your print bed is attached and the leveling system? I'm having trouble with that...
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Clogs, it seems your hat knows a thing or two- I lifted the spool on and off a couple of times and did notice a twist in the frame in the order of 1cm or so. It hadnt affected my prints yet as they...
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Hi All Another newbie venturing into the 3D printing world. I am planning on building a box-frame I3 as it seems one of the simplest ones available. Been shadowing the forums for the last few months...
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I think the projected cost on that BOM is wishful thinking,budget for up to $700NZ. There are several good hardware suppliers in nz,such as EDL,Black,s,etc. The smooth rods may be hard to get,there...
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Hello, My advice (living in auckland), is to buy a prusa i3 singleframe kit from BCNdynamics. Cheapest kit you will get i think. Shipping takes out a heap but still cheaper than the warehouse...
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Hmmmmm,I've had a look at that site,and 560 euro translates to about $1100 nz,plus the shipping on top. I think you can do a lot better than that.
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Looking at Aliexpress, and trying to decide which RAMPS kit/ mega 2560/ steppers to get. This supplier seems to have a lot of good stuff, with a full set, but its not tested....
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Apologies for the repost- the first one didn't appear //Looking at electronics, and and getting stuck on what may be the best option. Found a RAMPS+mega+steppers+heat sinks kit at www.buyincoins.com...
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I bought this lot: [www.hobbyking.com] Unfortunately,their shipping is a bit higher than most,but since i usually buy some other stuff at the same time,it evens out. With Aliexpress,quality is always...
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Time to bite the bullet and jump into the deep end. I am planning to order the following from Aliexpress in the next couple of days. If anyone sees something they think I should avoid/ change,...
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Just be very very careful with those 4 pin endstops If you directly plug those into the 3 pin endstops on ramps you end up shorting +5 to gnd and killing the mega follow this wiring guide...
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Thanks Dust From the photos of the auction it looks like the supplied wires are only R/Bk/G, into the endstop, so that should keep things simple... Will keep it in mind when I get them- anything out...
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Merry Christmas all OK, started working on the electronics, as they arrived yesterday. Cut the wires for the 12V rail on the ATX power supply, then connected the green & black terminals on the...
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