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Yes the ferrules, I'll skip them then. Thank you.

Well, that time of year, massive holiday upgrades all around. (This is for a v2, but 90% of whats here seems applicable) So, simple question, Included in the duet was the various connectors. Some of which are the ends that go into the blocks. I've never used them before, what is the correct way to ...

Its a very consistent machine, no fiddling required. Curiously with no scientific comparison It seems to have similar vertical banding tenancies/finish. I think the frequency and amplitude of the bands is a bit lower. (wider, smoother) but its defiantly noticeable via reflected light on flat ...

Its a healthy limit, one that drives ingenuity and learning. I have a Fortus 400 at work, its the most boring grey cabinet sized box I've ever met. Personally I can't wait for my next shoestring project.

Don't even tempt me with the offer! I wish I had the room. (apartment life) Though I suppose I'm already 'hooked'

Hi Windy. My name is Krinje and I'm an addict, yesterday I took a cut of 6061 strait from the rack, I need help . To be fair to 3d printing, its behind nearly 200 (with some debate; 1818) years of machine technology. Both are still exploding technically. Not many years ago you would never even dream ...

If 3D printing is a gateway drug, I started with the hard stuff. I was going to school for a degree in machining when I was exposed to RepRap by my drafting/CAD teacher. The bug stuck with me until I finally found a really nice job and after much research a rostock v2 was my second large purchase. I ...

I think you mentioned running them in series, do you foresee any problems with what I'd assume to be a difference in heat transfer one to the next as the coolant warms? or is it marginal?

Pardoning my summery knowledge of the problems being approached here, I'd like to add my $.02. Along the swash plate idea, perhaps the servo could drive some sort of transmission that selected the appropriate extruder? Or perhaps a servo for each extruder (the servos could be quite small) that ...

Water cooling seems like a great idea. You could also extend the system to the extruder steppers in the future, which would be especially useful with a heated enclosure I'd assume. This is quite inspirational and I can't wait to see how you progress with the implementation, I may want to follow your ...

I'm using MatterControl w/ matterSlice as the engine. See I though that M104 was specified before M190 for these reasons (if it was an M109 it would heat/wait the hotend and ~then the bed) so that both would heat together and wait for the bed, double check the hotend again with the M109 and be on ...

So I'm looking for a way to improve my startup Gcode. I have an E3D v6 Hotend and it heats up to temp in maybe a minute, but the bed takes a significant amount of time to reach 80* 20-30+ minutes. What I'd like to do is have the bed reach the target heat and then bring the hotend up to temp. I also ...

Good to know (about the firmware), thanks. ~Sigh, Alright I'll give in and use those little red JSTs I'm still thinking I like the XT60, or its little brother the XT30 connectors for the resistor, both of which are massively overrated for this application (If I'm not insane minimum 2.5amps, safety ...

The difference is that if the JST disconnects on your truck you crash, if a JST disconnects or shorts on the thermistor I could start a house fire. Its always a balance of safety risk and cost and I see a few more dollars for a connector I'm more confident in being well worth it. An apples to ...

Those connectors look great, thank you. Solid, cheap, available, perfect.

Alas, No plans for reproduction, sorry. Unfortunately I work in 'a' shop not 'my' shop.

Hi, I just thought I'd show off the mount I machined, and some of the process, for the E3Dv6 I was gifted for Christmas. I also had a quick request, could anyone point me to some solid, safe & robust connectors for an in-line connection for the hotend? In both cases I think crimping pins is a no-go ...

Thanks for the excellent response, it makes me feel a bit more confident and I think that is probably 80% of my issue.

Do you guys have any advice for communicating expectations to the customer? I've been thinking about trying 3DHubs but I'm a little scared that customer expectations may not be realistic and I may provide them with a perfectly-acceptable-unacceptable-to-them part. I've done things for friends and ...

I'd bet dollars to donuts that even the best effector could be moved in a very significantly measurable way with 1 finger, more than .01". The rigidity just doesn't exist. I want to see it now. Could someone with CF/balljoint arms please set up an indicator parallel to the bed, touching the hotend ...

That video: "Using unusually slow speeds to show chip formation along... " Some of your worries are unfounded. as long as the CPT (chip per tooth) stays up then melting shouldn't be an issue. 800+ SFM (Surface Feet per Min, or RPM * Cutter-Dia * Pi/12, or roughly RPM*Dia/4) wouldn't break a sweat ...