New Owner, Daunted!
Posted by LordNightwinter
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New Owner, Daunted! March 28, 2015 11:11PM |
Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 6 |
So I just bought a Prusia Mendel i3XL from a friend of mine at a steal for $300. The catch is that it's incomplete. He stopped about the point of putting the belt on the extruder assembly. (Forgive me, newb to 3d Printing but not to IT.) Anyway I'm a little daunted on the instructions provided as they're in a terrible resolution. The wiring looks simple enough but I'm afraid to even start. Any tips for a first time builder?
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 29, 2015 05:05AM |
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Check the wiki or Google, there are various pointers to Prusa i3 assembly guides and blogs. There are even YouTube videos of Prusa i3 builds. Read, watch the videos, try to figure out a sequence of steps to finish your 3D printer. Then come back with more specific questions and take some pictures of the details you have doubts about. Then you'll surely get some proper advice.
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 29, 2015 09:40AM |
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 29, 2015 09:13PM |
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 29, 2015 09:42PM |
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Check this page: [reprap.org]
Warning: do NOT cut or trim down the belt until after you are done assembling the whole printer.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2015 09:44PM by AndrewBCN.
Warning: do NOT cut or trim down the belt until after you are done assembling the whole printer.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/29/2015 09:44PM by AndrewBCN.
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 30, 2015 04:52PM |
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Alright so I have the top belt on now, I turn my unit over and I find this. In the instructions it says the belts just lay in there without any securing. Not sure how to proceed from here. Suggestions?
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 30, 2015 05:28PM |
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The previous one was called the belt for the X-axis. This is the belt for the Y-axis. Instructions for dealing with it are in the wiki, the very same link I pointed to you before.
Here is another guide: [www.trustfm.net]
Here is another guide: [www.trustfm.net]
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 30, 2015 07:49PM |
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LordNightwinter
Alright so I have the top belt on now, I turn my unit over and I find this. In the instructions it says the belts just lay in there without any securing. Not sure how to proceed from here. Suggestions?
I would loop them back on themselves and use small zip ties to hold then.
Steve
My updated Instructable on our Prusa i3 Build
[www.instructables.com]
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 30, 2015 11:38PM |
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 31, 2015 12:29AM |
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LordNightwinter
What I'm getting at is that the belt isn't long enough. I can't loop it back.
You should have enough length if you loop them through the slot in the bottom of the Y mount
My updated Instructable on our Prusa i3 Build
[www.instructables.com]
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 31, 2015 06:39AM |
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Re: New Owner, Daunted! March 31, 2015 07:41PM |
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