Makerfarm prusa 8 i3v

[DrLuigi]

Colin is really great at Makerfarm. I don't know when he sleeps as he's always answering any question I have. I look forward to that "rail" upgrade. It looks really nice.

Just saying, Colin might not release such upgrade,

It might, it might not, he isnt sure yet.

[bteeter]

If you guys want to get some Vslot and wheel for your own mods then go on over to:

http://openbuildspartstore.com/

Mark has all the stuff and he is the original Kickstarter owner.

Bob (I don't own the place or work there. Just a satisfied customer.)

[DrLuigi]

Gonna try doing a 2cmx2cm piece of foam under the center of my heat bed today,

As i believe this will lower vibirations at lower speeds, Wich are terrible.. Its fine once you are printing at 40-60mm/s but its terrible at 20-35mm/s.

As that was one of my things why i wanted to upgrade my kit i felt i could place it here in this topic.

[bteeter]

I have just received my shipping notice on my new i3v printer. UPS has it in their possession and it should be here on Friday 4/4/14 (I just love 4's). So this weekend it is "BUILD TIME".

Just thought you guys would like to know.

Bob

[old man emu]

I have just received my shipping notice on my new i3v printer. UPS has it in their possession and it should be here on Friday 4/4/14 (I just love 4's). So this weekend it is "BUILD TIME". Bob

We expect a full report on Sunday night, with pictures.

OME

[gmay3]

Oh man, I just got my notification from UPS but mine comes in on Monday 4/7/14. Let us know how it goes bteeter!

[3dNoob]

just got my shipping notice - can't wait to get this up and running. Anyone know what size the glass for the bed should be? Was hoping to pick something up this weekend.

thanks

[bteeter]

I sent a message to Collin asking that question and then I said "look in to docs, stupid" to myself. And WALA in the Build Document on the second page and in the 3rd sentence it lists the size of glass needed. I then messaged back to Collin and said "don't bother answering my stupid question as I had found the answer right in the doc if I bothered to read it".

Bob

[RobH2]

For my 8" i3 I have glass that is 8-3/8 x 8-3/8. I scored and snipped off the corners just a tiny bit to miss the bolts on the bed. I then used an orbital sander with 120 sandpaper to sand all the edges nice and smooth so when you handle and wash you don't get cuts. I have 3 sheets and just keep cycling them. I went to the local hardware store and just got inexpensive window glass. I looked into the fancier Pyrex/equivalent that people said was best due to thermal expansion but each piece was going to cost $90. I've had no trouble at all with window glass at $3.25 each.

Can't wait to see photos... I want to do the upgrade when it's available.

[RobH2]

If you guys want to get some Vslot and wheel for your own mods then go on over to:

http://openbuildspartstore.com/

Mark has all the stuff and he is the original Kickstarter owner.

That's a great resource. Thanks for the link.