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geneb wrote:The rambo fan is held in place with a couple of wire ties.

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I figured out the wire tie piece but had to ask about the direction of air flow as it was not mentioned.

I tried both Astroprint and Octoprint when I got my first 3D printer a few months ago. Astroprint is much easier to set up and probably good if you want to use their slicer. The biggest drawback of Astroprint is that its video streaming only supports a very limited set of client devices. Octoprint ...

mhackney wrote:Found this too: https://blog.astroprint.com/octoprint_vs_astroprint/

I likely will stick to OctoPrint.

Interesting and helpful.

I am new at this and have yet to make my first print. I will be using ABS. How critical is it that the bed temperature be right on 100 degrees?

Welcome to the bleeding edge with the V3! But, the principle is basically the same as using RPi with any 3D printer. But first, get your printer assembled, tested, calibrated and printing nicely before going down the RPi path. It adds an extra layer of complexity for inexperienced users. You should ...

Have just completed assembly of my first 3d printer, the MAX v3 with raspi option. Assembly instructions only mentioned placement of the pi board but nothing regarding connection or operations of the pi board. Where can I find general and detailed information regarding the marriage of the raspberry ...

My LCD has the blue PCB and I made the same mistake. The LCD end is keyed, and I followed the silkscreen on the adapter board end. With the blue LCD board, the LCD didn't even illuminate. Once I flipped the cable orientation (opposite of the silkscreen) on the adapter end, my LCD worked fine. Mine ...

I found that two of my limit switch screws would not enter the channel leading to the limit switchs. Rather than try to realign the screws or ream out the holes, I ground a bit off the screw heads. Now there is free movement through channel.