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Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.

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rcrocket1
Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 12:25PM
I keep printing a key chain with a word on it and its mirrored on the x axis. I tried to look up solutions from other posts and kept ending up wrong. I do not know what next step to take! All advice is helpful.
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dougal1957
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 12:57PM
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rcrocket1
I keep printing a key chain with a word on it and its mirrored on the x axis. I tried to look up solutions from other posts and kept ending up wrong. I do not know what next step to take! All advice is helpful.

Check your motors are set to the correct drivers the Rear tower is Z the front right Should be X and the front right Should be Y.

I suspect you have the X and Y crossed (Make sure you check the endstops as well)

HTH

Doug
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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 01:27PM
How do I know which side is front and back and so forth if its a triangle? Like all 3 sides are the same?
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dougal1957
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 01:49PM
You don't really need to find which tower is connected to the Z Driver on your Board and set that as the back then have the opposite side will be the X and Y towers if you look down on it from above the motor sequense (Towers) goes X - Y - Z in an anti Clockwise direction?
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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 02:03PM
Where and how do I set the z as the back?
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dc42
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 28, 2016 02:21PM
1. Decide which face of the triangular frame you want to be the front of your printer.

2. Then one of the towers will be at the back. Wire the motor and endstop switch for that tower to the Z motor and endstop pins on your electronics. The tower at the front left will be X (so wire the motor and endstop switch to the X motor and X endstop connectors), and the front right tower will be Y.


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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 30, 2016 09:23PM
Okay I have done that. What is the next step?
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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 30, 2016 10:03PM
I have the Z in the back and so forth. I then tested the end stops status and when I triggered certain end stops, they all triggered correctly.
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bgkdavis
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
June 30, 2016 10:51PM
check you dont have the mirror xy axis option checked in your slicer


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-Easy adjust Carriage+effector
-axis stiffness mods
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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
July 01, 2016 10:19AM
I attached a picture of my settings. It prints mirrored while the "flip x and y" is checked. Then I un-click it and it still prints wrong. I cannot find a option that you said where you can mirror a certain axis? I am using repetier with cura slicing software.
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bgkdavis
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
July 02, 2016 12:07AM
when you flip both x and Y then you will still l get a mirrored part, all you have done is a 180 degree rotation, because a mirror image of a mirror image is just the original image.

jut flip 1 axis and see what you get


RepRapPro Mendel 3 Tricolour
RepRapPro Fisher
-Carbon Arms
-Easy adjust Carriage+effector
-axis stiffness mods
HE3D -600 delta
-Duet 0.8.5
-PanelDue
-DC42 Height probe
-RobotDigg metal components
Simplyfy3D
RS Design Spark CAD
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nebbian
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
July 04, 2016 09:32AM
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dougal1957

Check your motors are set to the correct drivers the Rear tower is Z the front left Should be X and the front right Should be Y.

I suspect you have the X and Y crossed (Make sure you check the endstops as well)

I agree with Doug, but have edited the quote for clarity.
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bgkdavis
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
July 04, 2016 10:04PM
The easiest way to tell if your motors are correct is to do a joy in +X and +Y

When you do a jog +X the effector should move from left to right, when you do a +Y jog the axis moves towards the rear

If it doesn't move in the correct direction then correct your machines wiring, if it does then correct your slicer settings


RepRapPro Mendel 3 Tricolour
RepRapPro Fisher
-Carbon Arms
-Easy adjust Carriage+effector
-axis stiffness mods
HE3D -600 delta
-Duet 0.8.5
-PanelDue
-DC42 Height probe
-RobotDigg metal components
Simplyfy3D
RS Design Spark CAD
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rcrocket1
Re: Mini Kossel keeps printing mirrored x axis images.
July 05, 2016 10:35PM
Okay. Thank you for both of your guys help. I appreciate it.
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