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I wired up a layer fan to mine too (turbo fan option). I think I used the fan once and took it off. Anyway, I soldered in a JST connector so I can easily install or remove it.

Yup. The S3D guys do a pretty good job at coming up with default profiles. I always start there first. Keep an eye on filament diameter. Not sure what I have set on my profiles. I print with Filament Central white most often and that stuff is more like 1.73-1.75mm.

Here are my default profiles for ABS and PLA. I usually get started there and tweak a few things depending on the part. Bed prep: Usually just hairspray. I rarely use purple stick elmers unless is a very big part. Most of the time I print PLA. As for ABS, The enclosed build chamber really works well ...

Live and learn. I've been there too.

I forgot to mention that I print on 1/8" thick boro glass. McMaster has these 9x6 plate's (http://www.mcmaster.com/#8476k74/=yjqjl1). I let my parts cool down a bit before trying to pop them off of the glass. You'll also need a shim for the glass. 3mm for 1/8" glass (https://www.thingiverse.com ...

You got a hell of a deal on the one of the best printers on the market. I own a Creator Pro and a Creator Dual (Woody). As for my Creator Pro, I haven't leveled the bed since last March and every one of my prints has been outstanding. Combine that with S3D and you'll start to get cocky. ;) Here's my ...

That's the drawback with 3D PDFs. It's Adobe's technology which means that most other readers cannot display them. If someone has Adobe Reader installed (most do) then you're good to go.

I've been making 3d pdfs for several years. I use SimLab Soft Composer. However, I have been slowly moving in the WebGL direction lately.

Pull one piece thru the cylinder and expose just the tip. Light it and pull the filament half way down. Immediately push a cold piece into the hole and apply pressure to both pieces. Hold it for a few seconds and pull it thru the cylinder. Takes a little practice but you'll get thing of it.

Nm. Had a pic on my phone.

Sure but you'll have to wait until tomorrow. It's at work.

I built a filament joiner last year out of an aluminum rod with a .063 hole in it. Just like mhackney, use a lighter to heat and fuse together.

Mac The Knife wrote:Keyboard and case all in one?

Yes. Its the keyboard Brian linked a few posts above. The keyboard is Bluetooth and usb. Plus, the keyboard pops off. Held on with magnets. Handy.

Everything is working great!

This particular issue is the reason why I sold my Rostock. In the beginning it took me quite a while to get my towers dialed in. In the end I could do it as quickly as 5-10 minutes...BUT I used a dial indicator which I thought was much faster. Still I ran my head down an extra .001" on the very ...

Was doing some research on USA based filament makers. I turned up 3DXTECH (http://www.3dxtech.com) which are out of Wyoming, MI...just a few hours away from me. Judging by the looks of their filament spools, it looks suspiciously like the SeeMeCNC filament that I have. Is it the same stuff? I don't ...

I ordered a tablet, keyboard, and a 4 port usb hub in case I want to plug in other things.

geneb wrote:Just make sure you turn off all the power management features and keep it connected to USB power.

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Roger that!

Perhaps something like this will help me click on those teeny tiny icons.

Awesome! Thanks, Brian. I'll look into that. $120 seems like a steal.

I reply to old posts too. Happens to the best of us. Unfortunately, I'm no longer an RMaxv2 owner. Sold it a few weeks ago.

Alright, thanks KAS. I was thinking about getting another laptop to for use with cnc work. I've seen the See Me guys use a tablet but I've never really paid attention to what they were doing with it. It's a shame there aren't more android options. I have a gazillion of those tablets/phones lying ...

I'm curious about the Surface tablets. Can they reliably stream gcode jobs to 3d printers and cnc machines (shapeoko)?

Try the new Onshape. Free and nothing to install...and nothing to update. It's still in beta but you can model parts and assy's. I've been using it on and off for a couple of weeks.

https://www.onshape.com

Wouldn't be worth it to me. If you like Repetier then continue to use it.

Great question. I had a process down that took me 5-10 minutes to get my towers adjusted. It required a dial indicator and a final tweak of the horizontal radius. I could get things within .001" from center to all 3 towers. What got me fed up with it all is that I had to do this often...about every ...