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* BL Tech probe fitted, presumably for bed levelling. | * BL Tech probe fitted, presumably for bed levelling. | ||
* Power supply mount to frame is very wobbly indeed. | * Power supply mount to frame is very wobbly indeed. | ||
* Power supply has no switch. | |||
* Power supply fan is noisy, which might be why they had a relay board. | * Power supply fan is noisy, which might be why they had a relay board. | ||
* Stainless steel magnetic attached build plate (like Prusa) | * Stainless steel magnetic attached build plate (like Prusa) | ||
* Heated bed | * Heated bed | ||
* RAMPS board with stepper driver modules fitted below the bed. | * RAMPS board with stepper driver modules fitted below the bed. | ||
* without the PI, behaves like a fairly standard LCD-controller-equipped Marlin, ie. save gcode file to memory card, insert memory card in printer, select file from LCD interface. | * without the PI, behaves like a fairly standard LCD-controller-equipped Marlin, ie. save gcode file to memory card, insert memory card in printer, select file from LCD interface. For regular Hackspace use, we'd probably want to get the octoprint working and hooked up to an acnode. | ||
=== TH2 === | === TH2 === | ||
Bypassed relay board so could power up without the PI to see how the printer itself behaves. | * Bypassed relay board so could power up without the PI to see how the printer itself behaves. | ||
Marlin and LCD screen powers up | * Marlin and LCD screen powers up | ||
Jog control works | * Jog control works | ||
Z axis works | * Z axis works | ||
Y axis works | * Y axis works | ||
X axis works | * X axis works | ||
Auto home works | * Auto home works | ||
heated bed works | * heated bed works | ||
hotend works | * hotend works | ||
extruder works | * extruder works | ||
Bed was filthy and dusty | * Bed was filthy and dusty | ||
using Prusaslicer, defining custom printer with marlin firmware, with all defaults for PLA filament, default 0.4mm nozzle size, 200°C hotend, 60°C bed, it produced a gcode file which did print, admittedly with a bit of elephants foot, Z axis offset | * using Prusaslicer, defining custom printer with marlin firmware, with all defaults for PLA filament, default 0.4mm nozzle size, 200°C hotend, 60°C bed, it produced a gcode file which did print, admittedly with a bit of elephants foot, Z axis offset needed some adjustment. | ||
Blower fan can be noisy | * Blower fan can be noisy | ||
Previous owner may have used pritt stick on the bed, but probably not needed for PLA. Bed adhesion is very good without it. | * Previous owner may have used pritt stick on the bed, but probably not needed for PLA. Bed adhesion is very good without it. |
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