Month: July 2016

How can I ditch my auto level probe?

I recently replaced my printrbot’s motherboard with a newer model, which uses an auto leveling probe to get the Z axis height. That auto leveling probe has caused far more frustration than just leveling by hand, and I’m done with it.I’ve plugged the probe, and plugged in my regular Z-stop switch. But now the printer seems to not understand the z-stop switch. When it hits the switch, it just keeps on trying to lower the nozzle.What do I have to do to convince my printer to use this old school endstop instead of the probe? http://ift.tt/2apWAFP

3D printer porn: an engineered part made with the VORON 3D printer

I made this a few days ago and I am floored with how well it came out. eSUN PLA+ 192C, 60C bed with a PEI sheet, 0.08mm layer height, 20% grid infill sliced on Simplify3D:http://ift.tt/2aoeJSO kits are shipping soon, so if you’re interested in having kickass prints for a ridiculously good price, check out /r/voroncorexy. A few of us have already built our printers by self sourcing and you can see them on the sidebar. http://ift.tt/2a59gy4

Where to buy M3 bolts?

While assembling my Kossel 2020 I inevitably ran into issues stripping the Chinesuim M3 bolts that came with the kit. Now that I plan on upgrading to a new extruded I have came to realize I have to replace many of my moving parts because I can not remove the bolts. So I am wondering where everyone buys their bolts to avoid issues with stripping. I’ve used Fastenal before, but being a distributor it’s hard to buy in reasonably small volumes. http://ift.tt/2a52fNC