dirtdigger

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[–] dirtdigger 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Thanks!

I have to do a fine babystep here and there, but nothing major. I think it's mostly because I haven't done an actual offset calibration since changing to Klicky PCB, just kind of eyeballed it with a piece of paper.

Do you have the calibrate_z macro?

Edit: Moonraker says I've got 130 hours on it already. More than I thought!

[–] dirtdigger 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nice! I'm looking for a label maker for a similar setup. What do you recommend?

[–] dirtdigger 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you have a hardened nozzle and brass brush, it shouldn't be too abrasive. I've usually done that with my MK3S+ and never had issues.

[–] dirtdigger 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On the cable, have you considered hot glue?

I have not, what a marvelous idea! Thanks!

With regard to Klicky, yup, I can get it to go through the whole QGL/bed mesh/Z-calibration process and get off a print I'd estimate about 50% of the time. It's mostly just consistency. I can probably increase the tolerances in printer.cfg, but I figure the defaults are what they are for a reason. I had trouble with assembling Klicky due to tolerances of the printed parts, and some of my magnets weren't perfectly flush. I suspect (hope) this is causing some wobbles in the probe itself.

[–] dirtdigger 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Two different problems. First with y endstop, and not really an issue with the endstop, more the cables. They keep wiggling out of the nook you're supposed to stuff them into, and that causes them to get pinched when homing. The cable is just thick enough that it prevents the endstop from triggering.

The other is Klicky, I get wildly different readings to the point where it just gives up because the tolerance was exceeded too many times. I've checked for loose screws, belt tension, etc., can't find anything obvious. I've basically given up on Klicky and ordered a Klicky PCB kit, hopefully that will fix it.

That's my guess with the 3kg, too. Probably need a holder with bearings. I plan on printing this holder (https://www.printables.com/model/513779-voron-horizontal-filament-spool-holder-w-608-beari) because I need something a little more forward based, I'll let you know how it goes.

[–] dirtdigger 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Thanks!

Yup, still much to do on mine too. Bed clips, skirts, fans, led mounts, camera mounts... It's fun to tinker some, but I'll be glad when it's all calibrated and ready to print reliably. I've got some issues here and there with endstops I need to figure out.

[–] dirtdigger 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a Voron 2.4r2! Bed size is 350mm square. I built it from the LDO motors kit. You can find them lots of places. Here's a link to LDO resellers (https://docs.ldomotors.com/voron/LDO_Voron_Distributors). There are other kit options, too, including West3D and Fysetc.

[–] dirtdigger 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nice! Too bad they don't make transparent cardboard 😂

[–] dirtdigger 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks! I agree, the wiring actually seems like one of the easiest things.

[–] dirtdigger 1 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the suggestion. I kind of wondered why they decided to put the split right where the screw makes contact.

[–] dirtdigger 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yup! Posted a pic about a week ago. I wanted to post an updated pic of my progress but lemmy.world is choking on image uploads for me right now.

[–] dirtdigger 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cool cool. I printed a shim to get the right height, I'll just make it a bit taller. Thanks again

 

Kind of blurry since I had to zoom with my phone. He was chattering up a storm! We also have a feeder made specifically for orioles, but he really digs the hummingbird feeder...

 

I have some Fiberology PA12+CF15 blend (link) from a long time ago and recently got around to using it. I am amazed to say the least! It prints easier than PETG, even without an enclosure. Only downside is that it is much more expensive per kg, although it is lower density so I don't seem to be going through it as quickly as other filaments.

I recently purchased some PC Blend with CF from Prusa as well. I haven't gotten to print it yet, but I've heard very good things about it, too.

What less common filaments do you fine folks like using?

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Spider-Man Bust (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by dirtdigger to c/3dprinting
 

I didn't purge enough material on some of the colors (white/black to red), but overall I'm happy with the outcome.

Red - Protopasta Opaque Red

Blue - Atomic filament royal blue

White - Atomic filament bright white

Black - Atomic filament jet black

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