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Ok… Things are not going to good. My Y-axis on my ramps 1.4 stopped working  I’m reasonable certain into not the pololu and it’s not the motor. I’m wondering if there is some type of weld solder failure in the … Continue reading →

Some how I didn’t get the memo that I needed to calibrate my Polulu’s on my ramps 1.4.   As this is my first 3d printer that I’m working on,  I can and do forgive myself 😉 .    So this is … Continue reading →

[Edit] I think that I might be barking up the wrong tree that my gear is slipping on the  filament …  I believe that it is more the case that my extruder is skipping.  The motor hasn’t been calibrated yet.  … Continue reading →

I’m did a little bit of a happy dance the other day.   I managed to get my Qd-bd extruder to poop for the first time. I got my little wiring breakout board done, and I cut a piece of glass … Continue reading →

Ok.. So I was reading about all the issues people where having with there qu-bd extruders and how they where addressing them.  One issue was roughness in the bore. I got some lapping compound and I used that  and a … Continue reading →

I’ve been making my own 3d printer and I’ve finally at the  the point where I can make  use the kickstarter. QU-BD  extruder. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qu-bd/open-source-universal-3d-printer-extruder-dual-ext The machining on these parts was superb but there where some deficiencies in the design, which … Continue reading →

Ok… I’m pretty sure that the sprinter firmware uploaded to the Arduino. The default test program I was using was constantly blinking.   That doesn’t seem to be happening any more. Let me try this once more when I try to … Continue reading →