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I have a problem with my bot. When I start printing the plastic don't attached to the surface of the ABP. In the control panel, at room temperature, the platform current temperature is 102°C, so I think that something is wrong.
I have connect the ABP platform like the MK5 note. Do I need to make some calibrations?
I am so lost as to how what i am supposed to be downloading and how to open it with repg …
All the other documents have been user friendly and this one jumps from find the 3d image to print it - what am i downloading from where and how do i open it with repg?
Just click the link in the instructions! ;-) It takes you to thingiverse where you can download .STL files to load into RepG.
But you actually don't even have to do that if you have RepG 0025:
My raft looks like its bubbling - does that mean its not sticking to the ABP?
If so how do i adjust the Z height by just 0.2mm? As far as i can tell the only way to adjust the Z height is recalibrate by hand - how do i get that that acurate
And how do i check where is current centre position is?
There is misture in my conveyor belt - is that very bad?
And when it finishes a print it does not home the ABP or wipe the nozzle - will it only do that if i set it to print more than one?
I am at the step of calibrating my HBP with the nozzle and the distance from the nozzle to the HBP is about 1/2". If I move it any closer it falls off the threaded rod of the z stepper. What can I do? What did I do wrong?
I've got it. I put the threaded collar on the wrong side of the Z-axis plate.
Whenever I try to download STLs from Thingiverse, I bring them into RepG and then I generate the Gcode. However, when I click Build, I get the following error message;
—-
The pre-run check has found some potentially problematic GCode.
This may be a result of trying to run code on a machine other than the one it's intended for (i.e. running dual headed GCode on a single headed machine).
This message can be turned off from the preferences menu.
Warning 1 of 186 (see console for more): You're moving too fast!
G1 X-30.98 Y1.68 Z0.75 F7346.939 Tries to turn an axis faster than its max rate.
—-
It basically tells me the pre-run check has caught some issues with an axis "trying to turn faster than its max rate."
Has anyone else had this issue? I've searched around and haven't found this problem anywhere else.
Seems like a software problem, where GCode is being generated without taking into account the constraints of my set-up.
Some specs;
·Thing-O-Matic (ordered October 2011)
·Stepstruder MK7
·HBP (gave up on ABP when conveyor belt wouldn't move)
·Gen 4 Electronics
Anyone know what's going on?
Thanks
I get the same issue. I printed anyway, the penny bottle opener, but it delaminated when I tried to use it. (I'm thinking maybe my temperature is a bit low).
If I set the feed rate to 10 mm/sec in the pop-up that appears when I press build, then the error no longer appears. In this case the build time is over two hours, so I haven't bothered building it this way.
I figured at this point I'd try to dig a little deeper into the basics.
I was reading about creating profiles here: fabmetheus.crsndoo.com/wiki/index.php/Skeinforge#Dave_Durant
which also gives some pretty good background.
Under the GCode menu -> Edit Base Profiles… it seems you get into the detailed skeinforge settings, much as Dave Durant discusses. I'm not sure how this would interact with the build-button popup. Other research hints that this might be something called Print-o-matic. In any case, arbitrarily choosing a feed rate just before building seems at odds with the approach recommended by DD, unless this is meant for experimenting with profiles, which I doubt. Bottomline question here is - how do you edit the skeinforge settings in ReplicatorG in a way that doesn't get overridden by the build-button pop-up settings?
Substitute for calibration cubes - http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5414
If you search and read about calibrating our bots you will find some complaints of the piles of worthless calibration cubes left over. WELL, I'd like to suggest a different Thingiverse item to print which will give the same type of calibration activity BUT, give you something to use or gift.
I suggest the replacement of the calibration cubes for : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5414. This is the Bauhaus 1924 chess set. The Pawns are cubes. The Bishops are cubes. The King is cubes. The other pieces are great for calibration exercises such as support, diagonal printing, overhangs, etc on the bots. Even the screwuppy results from the calibration process can likely be used as warpy artsy chess pieces. Now, no longer do you have to waste pounds of plastic to calibrate your bot. You now have good use with funky gifts too. ;-)
hi,
replicator g 29 says i cannot access the caliberation script. i have moved the replicator g 29 file download to programfiles but this hasn't solved the problem.
does anyone have a solution to this problem?
thanx
