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Posted: 20:46 - 07 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
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The thing with the E3d ugrade is that you will get a huge difference in quality and setup. The best thing to really do is to buy the original, as if you get the wrong clone (and there are masses of them) you're likely to get a dud that clogs up.
I would just go for the lite version on the official site, they are pretty cheap and superb.
https://e3d-online.com/Lite6-1.75mm-Bowden
That will be all you need in a hotend for quite some time.
Build the kit as it says, but replacing the bearings, then revisit this thread and I will explain the upgraded parts to print off to make use of the upgraded head. |
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Posted: 21:40 - 07 Feb 2017 Post subject: |
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Thanks again, I will definitely take you up on that offer.
I recently started looking into Arduino and started using Circuits IO, that's what got me interested in this post.
I think the RAMPS upgrade is worth doing once I get to grips with printing and I am sure I will be grateful I don't have to watch the printing process with a fire extinguisher.
Good shout on the MOSFET, its on my list of upgrades after watching this dude on youtube:
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Got the box built tonight (I'm poor at joinery so was waiting for a mate to do it but he's flat out at the minute) and that escalated to getting all the XY built up, motors/pulleys/belts mounted and then spending the best part of three hours banging my head against why it wouldn't home
Homes fine now after a eureka moment, going to set it off on a large print tomorrow to try and "wear in" the rails/bearings as they're absolute shite but seem to be improving slightly with use.
Pictures/video with tomorrows update, I'm hoping to have the XY completely finished and start on the hot end while I'm waiting for the other 8mm rail to turn up for the Z axis. |
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Yea, after posting I looked at the specs more and it does seem a bit more compact than I'd really want.
They no longer have the A8 for that price in the UK - cheapest now is £250 from someone else. But the company that did have the A8 up has a similar machine for the same sort of price range
There's a used CTC Bizer finishing soon on ebay, tempted to chuck a bid in.
[edit] - Actually, this is very tempting... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anet-A8-Desktop-3D-Printer-/182477698116
[edit2] Missed both of them as busy with other stuff. Oh well. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 93 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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