Build Your Own SLA/SLS

motors seizing up or intermittent moves , etc , is down to trying to move the motors faster than they are capable given the accelleration and velocity settings your trying to use either in the firmware defaults or too high a feed rate etc slow everything down ,and also recheck the microstepping is ...

Alright video incoming... I murdered my arduino I think plugging it in and unplugging it so much. Back ups going in. I am using Sprinter Firware FYI configured to 115200 Bod Rate and the the steps/revolution defined at: #define _AXIS_STEP_PER_UNIT {104.987, 104.987, 4545.4544, 1487} other than those...

Thanks, What if I told you I could get my little nema 17 running, but when I button mash in Creation Workshop, it skips commands. Or when I ease off the button mashing, and continue to click consistently, I see the nema freezes up on some of the turns. For example when I click Z-Axis up 10 units, I ...

Hey everyone, I have been trying to get my nema 23 running. It does not want to run smooth. It just squeels and does not move the shaft at all. The trim on the Pot is set to .38 volts. I have a 12V powersuply I am using sprinter firmware Hardware configured to 1/4 stepping I have a .9 degree stepper...

Hey everyone, I have had a nema17 for some time now doing testing. I recently upgraded to a nema23 with 8 wire leads. I managed to get them down to 4 leads, and my motor has power. I feel like my potentiometer is not set correctly for a nema23? I have it at .45V for the nema17, works great. I am run...

Hey guys,

I have a scratch of light coming out of my projector. Has anyone ever encountered this?

I have yet to use my projector except for shining a few test exposures against my wall to test communication. Other than that it has sat in it's cloth case.

-Carter

I think this would eliminate alot of the headache. And, if you have a few of them in the field odds are the people using them will knock it out of alighnment, or get material under the vatt making it act like an unintended shim. With an opto endstop, we need to eliminate as much error as possible. M...

Guys, I have been reading a lot about build platforms. It seems an easy solution to getting your first layer to a mechanically flat layer would be to incorporate some sort of ball join system. If you go here and go to step 19 you can see what I am talking about. http://www.instructables.com/id/Atum3...

Do you have a link to the most recommended firm ware? Sprinter or Marlin?