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- | 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 = | ||
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+ | == The Threaded Zed Stage == | ||
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+ | === Threaded Rod Bearing Brackets === | ||
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+ | === Drive Belt Tension === | ||
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+ | === Stepper Driver Current === | ||
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+ | === Stepper Direction === | ||
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+ | === Leveling Four Corners === | ||
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+ | == Cartesian Build Platform == | ||
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+ | === Smooth Rod Brackets === | ||
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+ | === Drive Belt Tension === | ||
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+ | === Stepper Driver Current === | ||
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+ | === Stepper Direction === | ||
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+ | === Leveling the Build Platform === | ||
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+ | == Plastruder Placations == | ||
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+ | === PTFE Passage === | ||
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+ | === Idler Pressure === | ||
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+ | === Check for Short and Opens === | ||
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+ | = Operational Calibration = | ||
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+ | == Firmware Upgrades == | ||
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+ | === MotherBoard Firmware === | ||
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+ | === Extruder Firmware === | ||
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+ | == Extruder Checklist == | ||
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+ | === Thermistor Calibration (Beta Calculation) === | ||
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+ | === Heater Control System (PID Parameters) === | ||
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+ | == Noodling Nitpicks == | ||
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+ | === Noodle Diameter === | ||
+ | * Free-space diameter used for all skeinforge settings. | ||
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+ | === Reversal Parameters === | ||
+ | * Firmware controlled oozebane | ||
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+ | = SkeinForge Simplified = | ||
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+ | == Movement == | ||
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+ | === Travel Rates === | ||
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+ | == Materials == | ||
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+ | === Feed Rates === | ||
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+ | === Picking Zed-Slice Thickness === | ||
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+ | === Walls and Shells === | ||
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+ | === Filled Volume === | ||
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+ | == Raft vs Raftless == | ||
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+ | == Models == | ||
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+ | === Overhangs === | ||
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+ | === Support Structures === | ||
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+ | === Bridges === | ||
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+ | === Holes === | ||
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+ | = Test Pieces = | ||
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+ | == Positive Space == | ||
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+ | === Cube === | ||
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+ | === Long Walls === | ||
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+ | === Tall Structures === | ||
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+ | == Negative Space == | ||
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+ | === Vertical Holes === | ||
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+ | === Horizontal Teardrops === | ||
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+ | === 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