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Every time you move a large piece of machinery, it will distort ever so slightly, and throw the calibration off a bit when it is set down to be used again, and you have to recalibrate if you desire any degree of accuracy. You may not have to do it everytime, but the consequences of not calibrating ...

Wow. Guess I didn't do enough materials research on this one. Looks like there ARE magnets out there that might do the trick.

Sorry cope, but some of us like to take our tools with us to solve certain problems at workplaces.....and time is money. So speed of calibration is key. As for my manual calibration.....I have had lathes give me more hell calibrating and zeroing. This one was easy. The first print was spot on ...

Not a great plan, unless you plan on replacing the magnets regularly. The magnets I bought from the very same company destabilize at around average bed temps. My n52 magnets came with the note "Neodymium magnets will lose their magnetic properties if heated above 175F / 80 C." Still, it is a nice ...

Stupid question here. If the Z probe is to be wired, how do you keep it from snagging on things and looking messy? I'm just a noob, but I would simply put an IR transistor on the effector, and a coin cell and IR led on the Z probe, activated by the microswitch that you already have on it. Can't ...

How about a chemical method of drying the nylon? Do you think 90-100% isopropyl alcohol would do the trick? It is a very thirsty liquid. Not sure how long it would have to soak, but after it is done, I would pack the spool with lots of silica gel packets in a closed container for storage. I ...

You might want the light diffuser for that, eagle. The heat might cook it later on. I can see where the diffuser might get in the way of the proper hot end clearance, though. Your call on that. I may end up removing the hot end spacer to clear mine. I may also insulate the tip of the hot end with ...

I found the "angel eye" leds from superbrightleds.com at a cheap price and in any color you might want. They may or may not be too bright for illuminating the bed.....but most importantly, you can buy light diffusing covers for them to shield them from the heat. Here is a few pictures: [img]http ...

Hi guys, just got my rostock max together last week, and it is working perfectly. I noticed on other threads that people were having problems with EMI from the motors causing problems. My Rostock is 2nd generation (bought in August) and has none of these problems. One thing I did differently than ...