You're correct that the cheat sheet doesn't show all of the parameter options. The cheat sheet, however, is a great tool to have available online since each of the table entries are hyperlinks for...
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You're correct that the cheat sheet doesn't show all of the parameter options. The cheat sheet, however, is a great tool to have available online since each of the table entries are hyperlinks for...
I agree with CA that I typically just let the bolt cut it's own threads, but it takes some experimentation to get the printed hole sized right to make this work. I've also found that the finer pitch...
Yeah, I was going to say the same thing about cylinder vs. linear extrude applied to a circle. I also typically use a $fn for each instance of a circle, sphere or cylinder so that I can adjust the...
In addition to what CA said, you just extrude a bunch of filament into free air until the old color seems to have been flushed from the hot end.
Yeah, I know that when I realized that, openSCAD became a lot easier to understand and more "fun" to work with.
On a minor point, working with openSCAD isn't really programming. It is a...
It's not just you, and it's been that way for a couple of years now. On the first and last posts on any given page, a block of space is reserved, most likely for the potential insertion of ad space....
Note that what you're getting are WARNINGs, not ERRORs. The script does appear to execute with those warnings.
As CA noted, that's a pretty complex script. I'd set it aside until you grasp...
The website is down and it's being reported on reddit that Colin opted to close up shop...
Thanks, Colin for having a product way back when that spiked my interest in 3D printing.
EDIT: link to...
I don't think it would be fair for me to try to address that, based on the limited printing that I've done. I also know that the filament I have now prints crappier than the filament I used to have,...
Similar to RobH2, I only rarely use the printer these days - my time seems to continually get tied up in other things. With one exception, I've been pretty happy with the BMG. The big advantages...
The X-carriage design has been published. See the "MakerFarm i3v/Pegasus X-Carriage for Bondtech BMG and e3dv6" item on Thingiverse at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3453439.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty much out of pocket the next couple of weeks, so give me some time to work out the cooling duct. If nothing else, I'll share the openSCAD source privately since...
X-CARRIAGE AND EXTRUDER REPLACEMENT
I've had the same Greg's Wade extruder components on my MakerFarm's wood X-carriage since early 2015, and they were continuing to hold up well. The Greg's Wade...
Z-AXIS LEAD SCREW UPGRADE
I was never thrilled with the 5mm threaded rods MakerFarm used for the Z-axis. They worked, but were so S-L-O-W. As a result of testing for an upper limit, I ran a...
Dialogue with RobH2 has made me wonder and go look at my Thingiverse data. Across the 33 or 34 designs I've bothered to post there, the most "popular" as far as downloads is my take on a parametric...
It isn't the part I saw that was unique to the Ender 3, but here's a Thingiverse cooling duct with downloads in the hundreds of thousands. That kind of traffic has to almost be annoying in one's...
RASPBERRY PI AND OCTOPRINT
I've relegated the i3v to our unfinished basement, and opted to install a Raspberry Pi with Octoprint so I could control & monitor the printer from upstairs. The pi was...
Thanks for the feedback, Larry. Glad to know the build thread was helpful, and that it helped sink the hook as far as your interest in 3D printing.
I'm sure that if our kids were still home,...
RobH2 - great to hear from you after so long. 4 or 5 downloads a month, huh? Yeah, I typically glance at my stuff on Thingiverse just about every day to see what the traffic has been. I used to get...
FEBRUARY 2019 STATUS UPDATE
As a courtesy to anyone still subscribed to this build thread, I thought I'd summarize where I'm at with the 8-inch i3v. As suggested by the opening paragraph in the...
You're talking lead screws just on the Z-axis, right?
This doesn't answer your quest for a guide, but... IIRC, most Z-axis lead screw upgrades involve replacement of the z-motor mounts. One...
Hopefully you purchased an SSR that can switch DC loads. An SSR for AC loads won't work with a DC power supply. Also note that you'll have to pay attention to the polarity of the control lines for...
Searching the MakerFarm subforum for threads containing "SSR wiring" will provide some threads where replacement with an SSR has been discussed. If you want more generic info on the relay wiring,...
Ah, OK. The SSR will have two switched contacts and two control pins. The MakerFarm relay board as two terminals that are switched through the relay, the two small wires that are the control pins,...
What is it that you want to know? The small wires are what controls the relay, using the D8 output of RAMPS or equivalent. A replacement relay board from MakerFarm comes with those small wires...