My 3D printing journey has been a long one. I am certainly no expert, but I have learned a lot. A lot of the info is from my favorite Youtube 3D printing channels while the reset has been on various forums and internet searches.
My first 3D printer was the MendelFlex, which I have talked about in this blog. I had some success with it, but ultimately I dismantled it for parts. My second 3D printer was a P3Steel. I got the 3mm steel frame cut using the design files from the Thingiverse P3Stee design named the “Leonardo” . I modified the original DXF files and added a mount for the 2004 LCD display which came from another P3Steel design. The build turned out pretty well. I am in the process of getting it working. I need to finish calibrating the axis steps. The setting of 1900 I had for the E step was much too high. It caused the extruder to click while I was testing the filament feeding. I set it to 575 and the clicking stopped. But I will have to fine tune it. Here are the youtube videos that describe the tuning process. It is in two parts. Here is part 1 and here is part 2.
My third 3D printer is my Prusa Mk3x. Since most of the parts originally came from Prusa sans the frame pieces, have designated it to be Mk3x. In the firmware it is a Mk3S. I added modifications to the X axis and Y axis by adding Hiwin linear rails to the printer. I also added an E3D Revo V6 hotend to facilitate easy nozzle changes. This modification will eliminate any chance of filament leaking in the heatblock since the nozzle and the throat tube are one piece on the Revo. I have been getting pretty decent prints. Not perfect but I have remember to dial in the settings for each filament. I am printing parts for other printers. Replication sort of. 🙂
