#The Rebuild

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zealous mulch
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Im rebuilding the merc and adding some parts before I do a serial. Also reimaging the cb1 on a new sd card cuz the old one corupted.

To do list:
Reprint parts✅️
Clean and relube the rails✅️
Swap my "temporary fix" pla sb x cariage✅️
Stiffen up the frame 0/2
Install beacon✅️
Install tmc5160t pros✅️
Order new rails✅️
Order new bearings✅️
Fix the sb leds (sb has been converted to vz cnc)
Fix the ac plug and print the skirts
Do a serial

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The dissasambly started!

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Cleaning 1st rail

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2nd rail is filthy

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zealous mulch
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Beacon😈

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This doesnt look like the merc anymore

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Tmc5160s should arrive tomorrow

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2 out of 3 rails cleaned

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Old vs new sd card

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we are in!!!

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zealous mulch
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New drivers😈

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zealous mulch
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🎉 🎉 🎉

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zealous mulch
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🎉 🎉 🎉

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Driver swap comming tonight!

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zealous mulch
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2209s out

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Drivers instaled and cooler back on

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Leaving the klipper setup to tomorrow

zealous mulch
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its printing!🎉

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Tuning the speeds rn

zealous mulch
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now to print this thing I was meant to print 5 days ago at super slow speeds cuz pla hates me

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overhangs suck below these speds

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67%cpap😭

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and I have to go to sleep

night yacht
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stealthburner?

zealous mulch
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ya

night yacht
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now there's your problem

zealous mulch
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or cheap pla

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At least travel is fast

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I feel like this is a stock e5

zealous mulch
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fuuuuuck

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zealous mulch
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whitch one should I do first tripple z (not hydra) or a rail swap?

night yacht
zealous mulch
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Ive found this on printables

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Seems interesting

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And Id have a few parts for when I switch it over to hydra later on

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I would also propably get a custom cut bed with the stock and hydra mounting holes to make the swap even "cheaper"

zealous mulch
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also this is much much cheaper than hydra and Id propably swap to the vz cnc with it

zealous mulch
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Aliexpress sale convinced me into it😅

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New toolhead coming🎉

zealous mulch
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Stepper towers printed

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Stepper towers installed now to rebelt it

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Its moving again

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I finnaly picked up the vz cnc now I gotta wait for the hextrudort and fan

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This looks nice

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Bed dissasambled

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3pple z conversion started

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Poor mans hydra instaled

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Z tilt is semi working

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Gotta set up correct probe points and pivot points

wooden sparrow
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hows it working?

zealous mulch
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ebb swap almost finnished

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ok ebb instaled gonna leave the cfg side for tomorow

zealous mulch
# wooden sparrow hows it working?

havent had a chance to print cuz I had a broken cable on the sb2209 so I prepared for the vz cnc with swapping the sb2209 with an ebb36

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so far it seems solid

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theres a bit of side to side movement

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and the pom nuts I have have a lot of play in them so beacon contact fails most of the time

wooden sparrow
zealous mulch
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Ya

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Its not mutch

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Dont know if it shows up on prints

zealous mulch
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New parts ordered!

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tight dawn
zealous mulch
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Idk dont ask me

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I just realised that this is going to be basically a full rebuild new toolhead, rails, bearings...

wooden sparrow
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how are prints now?

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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yessir

zealous mulch
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A bit better

wooden sparrow
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oh sick

zealous mulch
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But I cant really test it since my x rail is like z-2

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A LOT of vibrations

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Also its a bit less forgiving since it cant move down like the stock cantilever z

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wooden sparrow
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incredible first layer

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you got yourself a free smooth pei sheet!

wooden sparrow
zealous mulch
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Pretty bad

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But I have new rails and bearings on the way

wooden sparrow
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compliant mechanism dont worry about it

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i bought the absolute cheapest rails i could from aliexpress for my build

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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apart from the rusting they're not terrible honestly

wooden sparrow
zealous mulch
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Theese were the cheapest ones possible propably (I bought an 100€ ali kit) and I didnt lube for the firts 3 months propably

wooden sparrow
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oh, i commited several acts of fraud to get my parts as cheap as possible lol

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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yeahhh but thats not in the reprap spirit is it

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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so you know how aliexpress has a welcome discount

zealous mulch
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Lol

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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you can imagine the rest

zealous mulch
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Charlote was planing to do the same with motors

wooden sparrow
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when did she say this

zealous mulch
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20€ cheaper

wooden sparrow
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i think i remember discussing this with her

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got an ungodly cheap genuine orbiter 2 this way

zealous mulch
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Nice

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Do u know do the krakes have a welcome deal too?

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Or only some parts

wooden sparrow
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krakes?

zealous mulch
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Ldo 3004s

wooden sparrow
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oh

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uhh

zealous mulch
wooden sparrow
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oh boy those motors

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those are mental

zealous mulch
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50€ per motor

wooden sparrow
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at that point use nema 23s or something lol

zealous mulch
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Nema 23s are actually slower

wooden sparrow
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really?

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dang

zealous mulch
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Thats what Ive been told by @gilded bramble

wooden sparrow
zealous mulch
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3A

wooden sparrow
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jesus christ

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my 5160 pros feel like theyre gonna combust if not actively cooled at 2A

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pushing close to 3A is mental

zealous mulch
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I think run curent for them is at 2.06A

zealous mulch
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New parts!!!!

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Zerker bearings and zerker 330mm rails

zealous mulch
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😝 I guess we changing up the plan lol thanks @raven iris

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raven iris
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I originally planned to rebuild mine next week, guess i gotta wait a little bit longer too 🤣

zealous mulch
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im not complaining lol

zealous mulch
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couldnt decide on if I wanted no post processing or with so I got 2 sets of 6mm+9mm x joints in 7075al!!! with bead blasting and without and I paid 0!!! (but I had to make like 5 accounts lol)

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lol

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ima sell the other one if anyone is interested

tight dawn
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how do you see the prices I cant even see it

zealous mulch
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gotta sellect the material options and stuff

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if u click on the part

zealous mulch
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Goodbye sb

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tight dawn
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is that the Vz-Hextrudort looks nice

zealous mulch
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Yeah

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metal gantry hardware ordered!

zealous mulch
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Lw x beam + frame plates finally ordered

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Pulled out the broken cheater nut

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Gotta order a new one

zealous mulch
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Should I get rainbow or black ti screws for the hextrudort?

night yacht
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well I would get black

zealous mulch
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Yeah i think it would look better an more stealthy

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And also match the metal gantrys blavk hardware

zealous mulch
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Still waiting on my ali ali parts

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I havent counted but I think theres 2 full sets here more to come!

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👀 👀 👀

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no lw gantry or cnc

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@gilded bramble comming for you!!!

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gonna print the stuff for the cnc gantry and hopefully install it this week with the lw gantry

zealous mulch
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Im starting to get scared by this thing

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but im flow capped😭

night yacht
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goliath time?

zealous mulch
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Ig lol

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Gonna get a volcano cht tho

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And then use it w the goliath

balmy yew
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hmm, doesn’t the Goliath takes standard nozzles (not volcano)?

zealous mulch
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standart with mze

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u can use a volcano instead of the mze

balmy yew
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The sleve doesnt change

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Ig we doing goliath now lol

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Plates countersunk+tension towers assembled

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Dissasembly started

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Modified the beta tensioner plates and they look so cool

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Left side dissasambled

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pearl pulsar
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Moar!

zealous mulch
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Gotta dissasamble the tension towers cuz I forgot to add the main screw

pearl pulsar
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Ah ok. Hope you feel better. I have a couple parts arriving this weekend so I will probably do my build log then

zealous mulch
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Nice

pearl pulsar
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are you doing beta rebuild as well?>

zealous mulch
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Did u get the metal gantry stuff yet? The tracking isnt updating for me

zealous mulch
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Gotta do hydra first

pearl pulsar
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And full metal gantry lol

zealous mulch
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And were on!!!

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This printer starting to look good

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Also new belt

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Also finaly installed the lw ganry🎉

pearl pulsar
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so quiet. Are you running qgl?

zealous mulch
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Whats that?

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I think its actually louder than before

pearl pulsar
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oh really?

zealous mulch
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Propably just cuz I havent listened to it w the enclosure door open before

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By door I mean 3 leftover pieces from the side panles taped together

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The panel for it is still uncut

zealous mulch
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that Y is a bit weird

zealous mulch
pearl pulsar
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No ima cut it myself

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Just a rectangle

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Not beta enclosure

pearl pulsar
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Ah ok

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I am starting mine now

zealous mulch
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Gl

kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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Gonna

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also, why not 2510 fans 🤔

zealous mulch
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Gotta print stuff for it

zealous mulch
kindred thistle
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They're lightweight and look sexy 😱

zealous mulch
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Yeah

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I put the 2510 buget into doge lol

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I can get double the amount of fans now HAHAHAHAAA

zealous mulch
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this shit crazy

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OMFG THIS WAS ONLY ON 1.73 RUN CURENT!!!!!

kindred thistle
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hmm. i wonder how it will do in real printing 🤔

zealous mulch
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Propably super bad with the rapido lol

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Gonna try it on 2.45 run current and see how much I can pull out of it

kindred thistle
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try that one macro which tests the limits of ur machine using speed increments 👀

zealous mulch
kindred thistle
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no, i forgot what its called lol

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you can probs google klipper max speed macro

cosmic maple
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Yeah I’d love to have that as well

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I’ve done binary searches essentially for speed and acceleration

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And then run like 150 iterations once I found a combo that works

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Just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke

zealous mulch
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700mms 70k 70scv

night yacht
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but what about that IEC socket

zealous mulch
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeemmmm

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IM GONNA FIX IT

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someday

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maybe tomorow

night yacht
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I'm gonna call turtle

zealous mulch
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pls dont

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will u tell if I just tape it to the extrusion?

kindred thistle
kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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Happy?

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U better be

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@night yacht

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@kindred thistle

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fixed lol

night yacht
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ask turtle

zealous mulch
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ill ask him when I do it properly

night yacht
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HA admiting it's not proper

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I'll keep annoying you

zealous mulch
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Not proper enough for a serial but should be good enough for u guys lol

night yacht
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Aww

night yacht
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I'll keep asking until it's proper for a serial

zealous mulch
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Youll have to wait then lol

night yacht
pearl pulsar
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Why is your iec like that? 🤔

zealous mulch
pearl pulsar
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To use the skirt? 😅

zealous mulch
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To print it

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It warped a lot when I was printing it open air before and now that the printer is enclosed I dont have black petg🥲

pearl pulsar
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The petg warped?

night yacht
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fat brim

pearl pulsar
zealous mulch
kindred thistle
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I dont print pla

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Only petg asa

balmy yew
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balmy yew
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yea, I’m blind, I thought, “wtf is that, smoke? ha no tape…. sooo much better” 😂

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you’re in EU right? I’m gonna print and send you the part you need to make that safe

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I was assuming that was taken care of 😩

zealous mulch
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main issue rn is the lack of black filament

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or maybe grey with the ceterpieces black?

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what do u guys think?

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Feet black skirts grey and center logos black

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Hmmmmm

kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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I have one

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Gotta cut the plexi for the door cz rn its just taped together scrap pieces

kindred thistle
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how hot?

zealous mulch
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Also gotta cad up a hinge

zealous mulch
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Itll be more

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Gonna put fans under the bed

kindred thistle
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you should get a chamber heater

zealous mulch
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Thats the plan

kindred thistle
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you can probs print skirt in abs rn

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set bed to 110c, nozzle to 260, no brim

zealous mulch
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I have asa but idk if I want the skirt to be gray

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Maybe itll look good

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Propably

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Yeah

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Cuz since its all metal rn there isnt as much gray on it

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It neads moaaar

kindred thistle
# zealous mulch Yeah

@balmy yew @night yacht @pearl pulsar @tropic wraith ITS HAPPENING 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

zealous mulch
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No it isnt

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Lol

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Gotta fix the extrusion issues

kindred thistle
night yacht
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😂

zealous mulch
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Guess whats the new upgrade from santa

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kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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Fixeeeeeeeeeed

cosmic maple
# zealous mulch

Just don’t be me and start poking holes in your pei sheet 🥹

zealous mulch
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Umm

cosmic maple
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Straight through the coating and to the spring steel huh

zealous mulch
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Yup

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I have to somehow strip the coating and get a smooth pei sticker

cosmic maple
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Waaaaiiit that's genious I never realised you can do that! That way I could fix my Fabreeko plate instead of having to order a whole new plate...

zealous mulch
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I think 3do or alchemy has stickers for bed plates

wooden sparrow
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hows the triple z holding up?

zealous mulch
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Definitely an improvement from stock

wooden sparrow
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did you print v1 or v2?

zealous mulch
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I linked it here a bit ago

wooden sparrow
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ah i see its the v2

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probably going to print one eventually this bed is an absolute headache

zealous mulch
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printing the hinges for the enclosure so I can finaly enclose it and print the skirts

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for now theyre pip

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Ill see how they hold up and maybe change them to use a dowel and a spacer

kindred thistle
tropic wraith
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I tried print in place hinges, didn't like the slop and door sag.

zealous mulch
pearl pulsar
zealous mulch
pearl pulsar
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Scale this up?

zealous mulch
pearl pulsar
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🤔

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Interesting choice

zealous mulch
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im building basicaly a closet for the merc

zealous mulch
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hoping theese are gonna work better

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trying to make them pip again so I can dial it in and if they work Ill make em use dowels+spacers

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I was too lazy to add some predesigned supports so well see how well they turn out

zealous mulch
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I cant figure out a hinge design that wouldnt rub againtst the wall😭

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the hinge is mounted 4mm away from the wall and the door is 4 mm

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any ideas?

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(the wood is there so I can attach the sealing foam(its also going to be painted black))

zealous mulch
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hmm next rev

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this SHOULD work

kindred thistle
# zealous mulch hmm next rev

imo, dont do print in place. it has more issues than benifits. Unless youre making a batch of 500, you only have to do the work of putting in mating pins once

zealous mulch
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maybe id find something but idk

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hopefully the last prototype of this shit

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kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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indeed wasnt the last

kindred thistle
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stop iusing print in place!! even having a bolt thru there makes a better hinge once you wear it down

zealous mulch
kindred thistle
zealous mulch
kindred thistle
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what clearance?

zealous mulch
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cant really fit a non print in place hinge there

zealous mulch
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👀

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@kindred thistle @tropic wraith @night yacht

kindred thistle
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theyre getting done!!!

zealous mulch
zealous mulch
tropic wraith
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That's a funny looking IEC mount

zealous mulch
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thats allready printed

tropic wraith
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I don't see it

zealous mulch
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will post a pic when the skirts are finnished and I install them

zealous mulch
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f me need to print a mirrored new skirt

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it barely fits in the enclosure

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and f me I dont have enough asa

zealous mulch
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Salazar helpin me w the skirts

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@tropic wraith @night yacht @kindred thistle

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Ignore thw wagos

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I dont have cables

kindred thistle
zealous mulch
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with motor fans

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motor fans turned off

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hm