You have bought a 3d printer…brilliant… It’s a kit, so you put it together carefully… You want it to be perfect… Ok…so all built…. Now testing the various parts… Plug it in, switch it on with eyes closed…. No bang …phew!…. Navigate to the motion menu… Go through all the end stops, all ok Stepper…
A reader has Kindly generated an article to help you with your CTC printer problems. I will let you read it in his words…. by Ray J, Hereford, UK. At the start Purchased a the CTC printer through Amazon, and arrived within 3 days. First impressions It is a very cost effective 3d printer, possibly…
Do you want a smooth bottom to your prints, whether they are PLA or ABS or TPU. Well it is worth finding out how to apply Kapton tape tape to your print bed to achieve this. Applying kapton tape to your 3d printer bed: Using a high temperature covering on your bed to allow your prints…
Update to SB1 : replacing your bearings, Igus Bearings A while ago I wrote a post about replacing your bearings. SB1 In that post I had bought a set of bearings from China, they turned out to be very poor quality. Even just running them up and down the rod I could feel that they…
This is one the ‘Best Way to Calibrate a 3d Printer‘ series. This post deals with the issues of settin up the z-axis of your printer. Without the build platform being level the print may not stick or there may be damage caused by nozzle collision. TIP1: Set initial position TIP2: Clean the nozzle TIP3:…
