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= From Measurements to MakerBot = = From Measurements to MakerBot =
-Step-by-step instructions for calibrating and characterizing a MakerBot, followed by a set of measurements to perform and their relationship to SkeinForge settings.+Step-by-step instructions for calibrating and characterizing a stock-built MakerBot, followed by a set of measurements to perform and their relationship to SkeinForge settings.
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 += Initial Assembly Calibration =
 + 
 +== The Threaded Zed Stage ==
 + 
 +=== Threaded Rod Bearing Brackets ===
 + 
 +=== Drive Belt Tension ===
 + 
 +=== Stepper Driver Current ===
 + 
 +=== Stepper Direction ===
 + 
 +=== Leveling Four Corners ===
 + 
 +== Cartesian Build Platform ==
 + 
 +=== Smooth Rod Brackets ===
 + 
 +=== Drive Belt Tension ===
 + 
 +=== Stepper Driver Current ===
 + 
 +=== Stepper Direction ===
 + 
 +=== Leveling the Build Platform ===
 + 
 +== Plastruder Placations ==
 + 
 +=== PTFE Passage ===
 + 
 +=== Idler Pressure ===
 + 
 +=== Check for Short and Opens ===
 + 
 + 
 += Operational Calibration =
 + 
 +== Firmware Upgrades ==
 + 
 +=== MotherBoard Firmware ===
 + 
 +=== Extruder Firmware ===
 + 
 +== Extruder Checklist ==
 + 
 +=== Thermistor Calibration (Beta Calculation) ===
 + 
 +=== Heater Control System (PID Parameters) ===
 + 
 +== Noodling Nitpicks ==
 + 
 +=== Noodle Diameter ===
 +* Free-space diameter used for all skeinforge settings.
 + 
 +=== Reversal Parameters ===
 +* Firmware controlled oozebane
 + 
 + 
 += SkeinForge Simplified =
 + 
 +== Movement ==
 + 
 +=== Travel Rates ===
 + 
 +== Materials ==
 + 
 +=== Feed Rates ===
 + 
 +=== Picking Zed-Slice Thickness ===
 + 
 +=== Walls and Shells ===
 + 
 +=== Filled Volume ===
 + 
 +== Raft vs Raftless ==
 + 
 +== Models ==
 + 
 +=== Overhangs ===
 + 
 +=== Support Structures ===
 + 
 +=== Bridges ===
 + 
 +=== Holes ===
 + 
 += Test Pieces =
 + 
 +== Positive Space ==
 + 
 +=== Cube ===
 + 
 +=== Long Walls ===
 + 
 +=== Tall Structures ===
 + 
 +== Negative Space ==
 + 
 +=== Vertical Holes ===
 + 
 +=== Horizontal Teardrops ===
 + 
 +=== Adjacent Edges ===

Revision as of 21:25, 21 July 2010

Contents

From Measurements to MakerBot

Step-by-step instructions for calibrating and characterizing a stock-built MakerBot, followed by a set of measurements to perform and their relationship to SkeinForge settings.

Initial Assembly Calibration

The Threaded Zed Stage

Threaded Rod Bearing Brackets

Drive Belt Tension

Stepper Driver Current

Stepper Direction

Leveling Four Corners

Cartesian Build Platform

Smooth Rod Brackets

Drive Belt Tension

Stepper Driver Current

Stepper Direction

Leveling the Build Platform

Plastruder Placations

PTFE Passage

Idler Pressure

Check for Short and Opens

Operational Calibration

Firmware Upgrades

MotherBoard Firmware

Extruder Firmware

Extruder Checklist

Thermistor Calibration (Beta Calculation)

Heater Control System (PID Parameters)

Noodling Nitpicks

Noodle Diameter

  • Free-space diameter used for all skeinforge settings.

Reversal Parameters

  • Firmware controlled oozebane


SkeinForge Simplified

Movement

Travel Rates

Materials

Feed Rates

Picking Zed-Slice Thickness

Walls and Shells

Filled Volume

Raft vs Raftless

Models

Overhangs

Support Structures

Bridges

Holes

Test Pieces

Positive Space

Cube

Long Walls

Tall Structures

Negative Space

Vertical Holes

Horizontal Teardrops

Adjacent Edges

Personal tools