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That is very funny. When I was a kid I had a project table that my mom and sister called the Table of Death because it was where devices went to die and get dismembered ha ha ha

Excellent walkthru and very handy reference printbus!

Worth every penny, congrats

I'm glad i read these posts because i think that is exactly what happens with my printer. I'm going to check on this when i get back home.

or a drill press

Yes, I actually have it set to do 3 as everything typically starts to flow smoothly after the 1st go around or so.

I totally understand your frustration. However, think of it this way...although you will be aggravated as you put the kit together, your learning experience will be outstanding. You will learn the...

What does this mean?

When my printer isn't extruding much or its thin and stringy, I have a stiff wire (i stripped the plastic off the tie wrap from a loaf of bread) that I bend in a loop. I heat up the nozzle and when...

I have been using Cura also because slic3r often gave me troulbe slicing models that Cura has no issue with. I have also noticed that cura seems to move a lot faster, in fact I often have to...

Thanks! That is extremely useful

I'm going to give this a try, I've had some issues with pieces getting knocked off the bed, it rarely happens when I'm looking so I'm not sure if the parts are popping off the bed or getting knocked...

I ended up ruining two prints today because of a tangled spool of PLA. One was a 5 hour print, the spool snagged around halfway while I was doing laundry in the basement. I didn't even notice it...

having just finished building mine I can also say you are going to have a blast, esprcially if it's your first time like it was for me.

Not to hijack the thread but what makes the hex so much better than the j-head? Just curious.

That is huge! and I thought my 10" was pretty big. Looking forward to seeing your progress on the build.

Something else to consider, is your bed level? I had an issue last night that looks almost like what you have. My bed wasn't level anymore, the extruder nozzle was pressed down completely on the...

Thanks for the kind words!

You are absolutely right of course. Once we left the house I thought of it and berated myself for such foolishness and half expected to see the FD hosing down my charred...

That thread was actually very helpful, thanks! I dismounted the fan and looked it over and remounted, the grinding noise seems to be gone now but I don't trust it. It will be replaced soon.

One thing I forgot: cheap power supplies. Terrible! I picked up a 12v power supply of an ebay seller I get arduino's from. It does what it's supposed to, I haven't verified voltage supplied under...

Now that I've built the printer and successfully printed something I'm ready to clean up all the wiring mess, mount the power supply where it ought to be and do all the other little things to make...

Pictures have been a bit sparse die to phone issues. I finally finished up the printer build after about 15 hours put in. A couple of little issues cropped up in the end run:

The cheap 12v power...

So several hours later I've made quite a bit more progress. Well over a foot of snow and work have kept me from doing much. I've made it to the extruder assembly. That is all done and taped up. All I...

I too am thinking of doing some paint or stain in the spring. It is far too cold for painting now in western NY and there is no way I'm waiting that long!

Playing with the eccentric spacers I was able to see exactly what you guys were telling me and I was able to get rid of all the play. I also adjusted the other carriages and everything is moving very...