mikeflynn wrote:

After giving up, I heard that the older RH version that Solidoodle added the Press profile too was working well for people...but people running Windows. So as a last ditch effort, I spent last night dual booting my Mac and installed Windows 7 on it with the Solidoodle RH host. I then printed the same calibration cube as with my previous RH attempts (detailed previously on the thread) and the results were far far better (see pics attached below).

The brim got a little messed up and there was an issue with one or two loops in the walls, but since I was only getting a mess before it's a dramatic improvement. I might just stay with Windows for a while since I'm fortunate enough to have a dedicated machine for my Press, but once I feel adventurous again I will try moving over all the various settings to the latest RH version on OS X and see if that gets the job done (which logically, it should). I the meantime, if anyone is interested in seeing the settings my Solidoodle RH is running (both printer settings and Slic3r) let me know and I can post that information.

The better results are possibly due to the fact that our latest RH installer uses an updated version of Slic3r which performs much better. You can do this yourself with your Mac version by downloading Slic3r separately and replacing it within the RH directory, or telling RH where to find Slic3r if you put it somewhere else.

Hello, highly interested in the profile. Please shoot me a PM or email me direct at my user name, but at gmail.

Thanks Ryan!

neiledit wrote:

Great print results. Which version of RH did you use? I'm hoping to get setup of RH by using this thread.

These were done on the 0.85 version of RH with the Press profile included: http://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/ … or-Windows

Dead link.

I'm using the SD RH version just fine with no issues.  Make sure you select the Press under printer settings.

I have been running the bed at 90C and hot end at 240C

Any chance you could post that?

Great print results. Which version of RH did you use? I'm hoping to get setup of RH by using this thread.

These were done on the 0.85 version of RH with the Press profile included: http://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/ … or-Windows

After giving up, I heard that the older RH version that Solidoodle added the Press profile too was working well for people...but people running Windows. So as a last ditch effort, I spent last night dual booting my Mac and installed Windows 7 on it with the Solidoodle RH host. I then printed the same calibration cube as with my previous RH attempts (detailed previously on the thread) and the results were far far better (see pics attached below).

The brim got a little messed up and there was an issue with one or two loops in the walls, but since I was only getting a mess before it's a dramatic improvement. I might just stay with Windows for a while since I'm fortunate enough to have a dedicated machine for my Press, but once I feel adventurous again I will try moving over all the various settings to the latest RH version on OS X and see if that gets the job done (which logically, it should). I the meantime, if anyone is interested in seeing the settings my Solidoodle RH is running (both printer settings and Slic3r) let me know and I can post that information.

The better results are possibly due to the fact that our latest RH installer uses an updated version of Slic3r which performs much better. You can do this yourself with your Mac version by downloading Slic3r separately and replacing it within the RH directory, or telling RH where to find Slic3r if you put it somewhere else.

The brim got a little messed up and there was an issue with one or two loops in the walls, but since I was only getting a mess before it's a dramatic improvement. I might just stay with Windows for a while since I'm fortunate enough to have a dedicated machine for my Press, but once I feel adventurous again I will try moving over all the various settings to the latest RH version on OS X and see if that gets the job done (which logically, it should). I the meantime, if anyone is interested in seeing the settings my Solidoodle RH is running (both printer settings and Slic3r) let me know and I can post that information.

mikeflynn wrote:

I've got the latest version of Repetier Host running (Mac) and trying to print this empty cube for some calibration: cisana.net/extruder-calibration (Sorry, I'm apparently allowed a maximum of zero links so you'll have to copy/paste.)

The brim and base all print fine with Repetier and their suggested settings but when it gets to the walls of the cube the speed picks up and the extruder can't seem to keep up. The filament isn't coming out fast enough leaving gaps and I hear (and see) the thumping sound of the extruder wheel stuttering. I then printed the same cube, with the same settings (as many as Soliprint's Sli3r gives you) on Soliprint and while it printed the walls a lot more slowly, it went fine without any stuttering / thumping.

Any idea what the difference is with Repetier's settings and Soliprints that would cause this?

I still can't figure out this issue I'm having between Soliprint and Repetier / Slic3r. Here's two half-finished prints from the same STL file (the one from the post in the quote above) with as many of the same settings Soliprint would give me access too:

Soliprint: soliprint.JPG
Repitier: repitier.JPG
Side by Side: both.JPG

The Repitier print seems to take an odd path to a wider brim (set at 3mm) and then the print starts to stutter and won't extrude consistently while printing the walls. None of this is a problem for Soliprint. I'm at a loss.

I've given up on getting RH working and have gone back to Soliprint. It's buggy and doesn't have half the features RH has (like saving Slic3r configs!!!!) but at least it prints.

I wish there was a better guide from Solidoodle about how to set up the Press with the latest RH (both Windows and Mac)...or at least tell me how to get the full list of settings / gcode out of Soliprint.

We do not use the newer version of Repetier Host because it has gone closed source, so we are unable to create a custom installer for it. You can of course use any version (or any other software) as long as you have the correct connection settings and set your start code to include G29. In the newer versions of RH, go to the Preview tab, then the G-Code Editor tab and select Start Code from the dropdown.
The reason the new RH is only touching the bed once and printing above the bed is because it is homing Z and not actually probing to measure the bed and not using the Z offset.

I've been trying to run Repetier Host in Mac with these settings, and for some reason the filament seems to just end up curling over and bunching into a big wiry ball around the nozzle. Sometimes it'll get a little bit of traction on the bed, but that might more be a result of how thick it starts to bunch up at the end, though.

I've also noticed that sometimes the wheel that drives the filament extrusion just doesn't even start spinning at all until a couple seconds into the print?

For reference, been printing at a .3 mm height. Same settings on Soliprint has absolutely no troubles at all. Already tightened the grub screw on the extrusion wheel, and there's no thumping coming from there. Any ideas?

thatdecade wrote:

Shortly after starting a print in RH, my hot end temp drops from 245 to 215.  What causes this?

I am sitting by the machine for the first few mins of a print anyway, so I notice that hot end begins to jam and have to manually increase the temperature back up.

Check your RH and slicer temperature settings and be sure you are selecting the correct profiles.

Confirmed. Slicer setting was overriding my temperature selection after layer 0.  I set the slicer extrude temp and bed temp to 0. Disabling the feature

No more problem. Thanks

aeschneider.tech wrote:

ht  tp://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/articles/201546664

I found the version of Repeteir on the Solidoodle website that has the Press configurations included.

Unfortunately, those of us with Macs are SOL if we want to use an SD-blessed version of Repetier - they haven't done a Mac version with Press profiles, and when asked specifically about this, their response was simply a link to Soliprint.

That answers my question I was about to ask, I downloaded the RH software for Mac and only noticed the profiles for SD 2 and SD3, guess I will download the Windows version and hopefully run it via Windows 8.1 via Bootcamp on the Mac

Thanks for answering my question before I asked

Lets see

ht  tp://support.solidoodle.com/hc/en-us/articles/201546664

I found the version of Repeteir on the Solidoodle website that has the Press configurations included.

Unfortunately, those of us with Macs are SOL if we want to use an SD-blessed version of Repetier - they haven't done a Mac version with Press profiles, and when asked specifically about this, their response was simply a link to Soliprint.

I really wish I had a Press at my disposal.  What I can tell you is most of your issues appear to be mechanical in nature.
I would focus on the Y-axis and proper alignment of those belts.
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Sadly, I think you hit the nail on the head with the Y-belts.  After further examination, the tension on the Y-belts seems very loose, and I could find no way of adjusting it without having to potentially completely disassemble the printer. 

I am seriously considering seeing about a refund.  I know it was an inexpensive printer at $399, and I'm happy to tweak and adjust, but the plastic design of this printer seems to make a lot of that difficult or impossible. :-(

I'm going to open a support case with Solidoodle about it's inability to print real circles (and the fact that I found that one of the side panel mounts is broken.), but I'm feeling a bit discouraged at this point.

mikeflynn wrote:

I've got the latest version of Repetier Host running (Mac) and trying to print this empty cube for some calibration: cisana.net/extruder-calibration (Sorry, I'm apparently allowed a maximum of zero links so you'll have to copy/paste.)

The brim and base all print fine with Repetier and their suggested settings but when it gets to the walls of the cube the speed picks up and the extruder can't seem to keep up. The filament isn't coming out fast enough leaving gaps and I hear (and see) the thumping sound of the extruder wheel stuttering. I then printed the same cube, with the same settings (as many as Soliprint's Sli3r gives you) on Soliprint and while it printed the walls a lot more slowly, it went fine without any stuttering / thumping.

Any idea what the difference is with Repetier's settings and Soliprints that would cause this?

I still can't figure out this issue I'm having between Soliprint and Repetier / Slic3r. Here's two half-finished prints from the same STL file (the one from the post in the quote above) with as many of the same settings Soliprint would give me access too:

Soliprint: soliprint.JPG
Repitier: repitier.JPG
Side by Side: both.JPG

The Repitier print seems to take an odd path to a wider brim (set at 3mm) and then the print starts to stutter and won't extrude consistently while printing the walls. None of this is a problem for Soliprint. I'm at a loss.

I don't want to be the annoying "bump" guy but I think my post got a little lost in the shuffle. Any suggestions? I'd really prefer to use RH rather than the buggy Soliprint.

Shortly after starting a print in RH, my hot end temp drops from 245 to 215.  What causes this?

I am sitting by the machine for the first few mins of a print anyway, so I notice that hot end begins to jam and have to manually increase the temperature back up.

Check your RH and slicer temperature settings and be sure you are selecting the correct profiles.