Printer Finally up and running

[taav]

Finally printed out my first test cube.

Its far from being perfect, I have not done any fine tuning yet on the extruder, and i think i detected some slight slanting as well, accepting any and all tips for fine tuning, so I can make my next cube a perfect one!

Thanks in advance

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Does this look square enough?

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Another angle.

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[Eaglezsoar]

You need to calibrate the cold extruder and do the complete calibration of the printer as indicated in the manual.
Good print for not being calibrated!

[taav]

Hey thanks.

So by the cold extruder calibration you mean the triffid hunter calibration?

http://reprap.org/wiki/Triffid_Hunter%2 ... tion_Guide" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

^this one?

If so whats the easiest way to figure out this information?

Know your stepper motors' full steps per revolution value. steps = 360 / angle, so 1.8° = 200 steps, 0.9° = 400 steps, etc.
Know your stepper drivers' microsteps setting. Most Pololus are set to 16x. GEN3 driver 2.3 is fixed to 2 (half step). Some boards have 32x.
Know the number of teeth on your pulleys. Standard printed pulleys have 8 teeth. Most machined pulleys have 10 or 12 teeth since 8 tooth is technically too small for T5 belt
Know your belt pitch! XL and T5 belts /look/ the same, but the difference is important!
Know the number of teeth on your extruder gears, or at least the gear ratio.

[Eaglezsoar]

I like to follow the calibration procedures set forth in the assembly manual , Triffid Hunter is okay also but I wish everyone would use the manual first and other methods if necessary which they should not be.

[crocky]

What he said, follow the manual steps... You don't need any other settings until you have got it properly configured.

[Tincho85]

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