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Daniel Power
Aug 6, 20201 min read
Extruder Drive Shaft Machined!
This is the rod one of the dual gear drives rests on and connects to the worm gear for a 10:1 gear ratio. The shaft is of aluminum for...
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Daniel Power
Aug 4, 20201 min read
Printer moving!
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Daniel Power
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Touch Screen turning on!
I had to do some hacky stuff, looks like the mainboard I picked is a bit janky. Now I am working on syncing the touch screen with the...
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Daniel Power
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Electronics Wired, Fitting the Extruder
After a lot of wire extensions and some creative planning, I have all the main electronics wired and wrapped into the printer. I still...
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Daniel Power
Aug 1, 20201 min read
Fans and Bed Probe have arrived!
Looks like I have everything I need for wiring excluding the touch screen so I am going to do a bit of work getting the RGB lights fitted...
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Daniel Power
Jul 30, 20201 min read
XY moving!
I figured out my error by forgetting that TMC drivers interpolate or generate extra micro stepping so I had my steps/mm set waay too high...
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Daniel Power
Jul 30, 20201 min read
First Motion Tests-ish
So 90% of what I am doing now is debugging. The stepper motors enable themselves and then do high pitch whines when ordered to move but...
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Daniel Power
Jul 28, 20202 min read
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Good So starting with good news, my original code/firmware/config/stuff was probably fine and the blank screen and ticking time bomb...
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Daniel Power
Jul 28, 20201 min read
Coding Adventures
I am mostly accustomed to 8-bit Arduino IDE setups for printers so learning VisualStudio is a learning curve. I am starting over with my...
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Daniel Power
Jul 27, 20201 min read
Firmware Uploaded!
I finally sorted visual studio and its extensions out. The first few uploads were me trying to figure out why the bin file was not...
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Daniel Power
Jul 24, 20201 min read
Wiring and Phone App
Just trying out using the blog from my phone and I did some wire extensions. Looks like 1 meter of wire from the hotend is too short and...
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Daniel Power
Jul 24, 20201 min read
Prototype Pictures
Because most of my work is less on the computer and more on the prototype I will try to provide more pictures of my work here. +Bed...
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Daniel Power
Jul 21, 20201 min read
General Wiring of Mainboard
On my to-do-list is a proper visual wiring guide for DIY kits and anyone wanting to look inside the machine. At the moment I am...
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Daniel Power
Jul 20, 20201 min read
Metal Angles Trimmed and Fitted
I am doing some disassembly of the frame to get the metal L corners and triangle corners fitted. It's a solid upgrade over the plastic...
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Daniel Power
Jul 19, 20201 min read
Mainboard and L corners arrived!
I also got the RGB LED's, allen keys, and motion sensors today. Great thing is I can upload firmware and get the machine moving tomorrow!...
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Daniel Power
Jul 18, 20201 min read
Cutting Metal
Got my hands on my dremel again after loaning it out so I could cut the nubs off the top of the Z-axis linear rails and sit them flush...
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Daniel Power
Jul 16, 20201 min read
Modular Cable Ties
This is a simple slot and twist to lock cable management piece. I will print a few of these to dial in the correct tolerance. I am a fan...
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Daniel Power
Jul 15, 20202 min read
The Plan!
So the initial plan was to order parts at the end of April/start of May and expect to have all parts arrive in 2.5 months in mid July....
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Daniel Power
Jul 15, 20201 min read
Shopping Cart is Live!
Before now orders through the check out button would alert users that this was just a demo. Now it will actually bring a person to...
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Daniel Power
Jul 14, 20201 min read
I found the major sag source!
So this is not obvious by any of the pictures I have released but I have some missing L angle brackets that have yet to arrive from my...
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