Quote Originally Posted by curious aardvark View Post
the motherboard has plenty 5 volt connectors you could attach an led to.
Also has 24 volt connectors for running an extra cooling fan.
Just no 12 volt.

Or you could do what I've done. Run a usb cable off your computer to an led flexible shaft poundland light and bullclip it to the case :-)
http://www.poundland.co.uk/usb-powered-led-light
like that. Mine's a slightly different design.
But it means I can move the light to any position I choose.
Really helps if you're checking to make sure the first layer is sticking.



Well no - but it does transfer from the smooth guide rods to the bearings - which is what i said :-)
Not sure I've greased the screw shaft lol

ALso I've never managed to get abs to stick to anything without a raft. So appearance wise that boats sailed.
Haven't tried yet with s3d.

maybe if I get some more time, but given the limited time I've got with the printer at the moment I'm not wasting time on abs when pla does exactly what i want with out any problems whatsoever.
I mean none. No warping, no cracking, bridges better, parts are harder and not that much less flexible.

I've got some pet to try - but again, just bugger all time at the moment.
Lol wait a few months, see how your PLA parts look compared to your ABS parts

Applying Grease to your threaded rod should be up in your top 5 list of maintenance things. Why would you put grease on the rods and bearings? use freakin bearing oil.