The Wanhao i3 works fine right out of the box, but with some tinkering it becomes a fantastic printer, so for the money it's a good deal. I'm printing at 90 mm/s with a metal hot end, and have...
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The Wanhao i3 works fine right out of the box, but with some tinkering it becomes a fantastic printer, so for the money it's a good deal. I'm printing at 90 mm/s with a metal hot end, and have...
I had lots of trouble with the metal hot end once I installed a powerful fan. Turns out I need a much shorter retract setting, probably due to an effective heat break. I can actually print without...
It works. It's so much easier to manually push filament through this hot end. It's been printing for a few minutes now, and even holds the temperature with the DiiiCooler on full blast. I'm stoked. I...
I decided to try making one. Stainless and aluminum, like the Swiss hotend. Only the nozzle left to make now.
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r535/tahustvedt/CAM01308.jpg
I'm having a lot of trouble with clogging now. The filament is clogging the PTFE tube above the hot end in conditions which have been working fine up until now. I have printed 1300 m of filament now....
Yes, I open "Firmware EEPROM Configuration" and change the settings.
The firmware is the same that it came with. I didn't do anything special, it just works, even with the jumper removed. I use Repetier Host to change the settings.
Magic, I suppose. It's going beyond 200mm now, and stops at 210mm. It stopped at 200 before. I checked.
Some settings like max feedrate, acceleration, jerk and PID can be changed via the control...
Ok, I finally found a USB cable long enough to reach my printer, so I could change the EEPROM. I added 10 mm to the Y Max (but not print area) and glued a strip on the hot bed off the edge of the...
Yes, but I think the Y can actually move more than 200 mm, so I will make a holder for the wiper later on, just off the edge of the glass. The current position is only temporary.
I made a felt nozzle wiper for my printer and added a sequence that wipes the nozzle before each job, after warming up.
http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r535/tahustvedt/CAM01269.jpg
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I checked the jumper, and it was indeed closed. I unplugged it and went on to tweak the wires a little. I added a small aluminum piece to the heat bed and then clamped the wires in a P-clamp. The...
My quest to increase airflow with the fans I have on hand has ended.
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This duct is a smooth spiral around the nozzle with a large enough opening to not stall the fan... I think. The...
Ok. I'll open it up later. What exactly does that jumper do?
Here's my duct. One that worked itself loose from the table (Old version), One that stopped halfway through, and the STL of the latest...
I mean those artifacts that appear after openings that look like ghosts of the openings.
I modeled my own fan duct for the stock fan. Strongly influenced by the DiiiCooler, but larger volume and...
Benchy ABS. 60 mm/s. Lots of echoes, but still pretty good IMHO.
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I turned a spare 0.4mm brass nozzle in my lathe to see if I could do it. It wasn't difficult, but pretty time...
Mine is the second generation upgraded version.
I looked at those ducts myself. Spent lots of time on Thingiversere. I want to make my own duct eventually. The non-circular one is interesting...
I want to try it. I have some vinyl of unknown composition, transparent inkjet decal media, but it shouldn't decompose at sub 100°C if it's PVC anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1fOuoy2UU0
The part turned out fine. I also printed the 30 mm adapter since I don't have a blower yet. They are installed and working n printing a phone holder for...
Repetier-Host, using the CuraEngine slicer. I print from SD so as not to occupy the PC.
I took a quick shot of it while printing:
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Video: https://instagram.com/p/8dlbFDF1Wq/
Yeah I probably could print them, but I needed something to do as I was going crazy waiting for the machine to get here. I'll post a pic soon.
I'm in Norway, actually. :) I couldn't find anywhere...
I got mine today (from technologyoutlet.co.uk) and it's printing the DiiiCooler from ABS right now, my first print after the successfull test model. It's my first printer, but CNC routers have been a...
A valid concern if one cannot identify the material as not being PVC. I found this article after I read your post, richardphat: http://thesoftlanding.com/when-is-vinyl-not-pvc-2/
At what...