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Thread: Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone
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08-26-2016, 06:36 AM #2951
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Are the stepper motors used on the X & Y the same as the ones used on the extruders? In other words are they interchangeable?
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08-26-2016, 07:46 AM #2952
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08-26-2016, 08:06 AM #2953
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I know --- that agony!! My method of leveling is to go back and forth between the two up front until dialed in then bring the back into align. I find it a little easier to do the two up front with the extruder easy to see and get to. Certainly not that big a deal.
I will say one thing I noticed right away is the knob would be better if it was dropped down some below the level of the outer edges of the platform to be easier to get at. The two in the back are a bit of a pain because they are in the corners and kind of pinched off by the edges of the bed. It's only because they are big. The springs seem a bit stiffer that the QIDI's so the platform seems pretty stable.
I am wondering which configuration would provide the most stable platform. Maybe it really doesn't matter.
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08-26-2016, 08:36 AM #2954
It's 6 in one and half a dozen in the other really.
Those edges are one of the reasons I went to a flat carbon plate besides it being stiff as steel. Those big knobs are much better than the little metal thumb screws they used to use.
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08-26-2016, 08:53 AM #2955
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08-26-2016, 09:12 AM #2956
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The knobs are good. That is why I made ones for the QIDI to replace the wingnuts but mine drop down a ways for easier access.
I would like to get to a stiffer bed support though. I keep meaning to run by the local machine shop to see what they might charge to make up something. May be out of reach.
Do you think your plate will bolt in to a machine that already a 10mm setup? From the pics it looks like it should.
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08-26-2016, 09:39 AM #2957
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Yea, I run a massive one on my main computer but it draws a lot ... actually have then on all the computers.
Run a large one on all of the audio/video equipment also. It can only run the stuff for about 10-15 minutes but mainly it keep the power clean to avoid damage and gives enough time to shut equipment down if the power is out for more than a few minutes. Same for the computers.
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08-26-2016, 09:52 AM #2958
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08-26-2016, 10:15 AM #2959
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08-27-2016, 05:52 PM #2960
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Challenge!!
While I wait for a response from QIDI.
I need to get a thermistor for the new printer. I broke the wire by mistake!!
It is probably a m3 type. It looks like the one for the Tech-1 but is smaller.
I see ones on eBay but am not sure if they are interchangeable!
Thanks for suggestions.
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