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Re: Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (Kyle) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:00:56 +0000

IanJohnson wrote:

Did you download the software months ago in anticipation? You have the old Solidoodle 1 start code that was posted in the Mac software download by accident. It was fixed last Sept. sometime. Re download the current installs from the Solidoodle site and you should be fine. The problem is the move to Y-200. It should be positive, because the Y endstop is in the back rather than front.

Thanks! I'm printing out my first print now.

Re: Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (IanJohnson) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 02:17:39 +0000

Did you download the software months ago in anticipation? You have the old Solidoodle 1 start code that was posted in the Mac software download by accident. It was fixed last Sept. sometime. Re download the current installs from the Solidoodle site and you should be fine. The problem is the move to Y-200. It should be positive, because the Y endstop is in the back rather than front.

Re: Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (cephdon) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:34:28 +0000

I had similar issues in the beginning. Took me a while to figure out that the Slic3r and Repetier settings were the problem.
On my system, at least, the initial issue was that the dump area was specified as something like (150, 0, 0) which sent the head to the front right side corner where it would crash. Being new, I had no idea that was the problem so I began using the manual controls to attempt a determination for the size of my printable area (left to right and front to back). I turned off the dump area, but it still tried to go there. Anyway, I ended up changing the size of my area in both applications to 150 x 140 to ensure I would not collide with the end of the printer in the Y direction.

I am sure I could go larger, now that I know about this. However, since this is your first attempt at using it, you might look at the sizes and adjust them. I found out the hard way that you need to go through a setup procedure to make sure the applications and printer are going to work together well (part of that is Ian's suggestion of the start and end gcodes).

This might not be your problem, but I thought I would mention it just in case.

EDIT: After posting I saw that your gcode seems to be referencing larger dimensions than what is possible on the Solidoodle 2.
Looks like your settings are configured for 200x200x200. I just tested and I am only comfortable with 150 x 149 x 150 on the Solidoodle 2. Using 150 x 150 x 150 causes x,0,z to crash into the idler at the front of the machine (thats any X and any Z location).

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On a side note, it seems like we should have a sticky on the forum to Ian's blog for setting things up and some other useful pages:
Something like "New Users Start Here" and then links to pages like this:

http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … tier-host/
https://github.com/alexrj/Slic3r/wiki/Calibration
http://richrap.blogspot.com/2012/01/sli … s-and.html
http://www.soliforum.com/topic/231/impr … end-gcode/
http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … flow-rate/
http://wiki.solidoodle.com/

Note sure if this one is still viable:
http://www.soliwiki.com/Main_Page

Anyway, I did a lot of reading before I got things working in a way that I felt was satisfactory and repeatable. Others might benefit from having quick access to that as well. Besides, Ian and Lawsy and others have so much information already posted out there... it's a shame that it takes a web search and desperation to find it.

Re: Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (Kyle) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:14:27 +0000

I just used pronterface to slice the model.

The model shows up in the center of the preview window.

G21
G91
G1 X200.0 F3000
G1 X-5.0 F3000
G1 X10.0 F500
G1 Y-200.0 F3000
G1 Y5.0 F3000
G1 Y-10.0 F500
G1 X-50.0 Y50.0 F3000
G1 Z-200.0 F800
G1 Z5.0 F800
G1 Z-10.0 F250
G90
G92 X0 Y0 Z0 E0
G90
G21
S1.0
S2.1
M104 S190.0
G1 X-19.6 Y-5.92 Z0.6 F2400.0
G1 F600.0
G1 E0.65
G1 F2400.0
G92 E0
G1 X-19.6 Y5.92 Z0.6 F750.0 E1.9898
G1 X-16.8 Y10.96 Z0.6 F750.0 E2.9584
G1 X-16.8 Y-10.96 Z0.6 F750.0 E6.6416
G1 X-14.0 Y-13.48 Z0.6 F750.0 E7.2745
G1 X-14.0 Y13.48 Z0.6 F750.0 E11.8044
G1 X-11.2 Y16.0 Z0.6 F750.0 E12.4373
G1 X-11.2 Y-16.0 Z0.6 F750.0 E17.814
G1 X-8.4 Y-16.84 Z0.6 F750.0 E18.3051
G1 X-8.4 Y16.84 Z0.6 F750.0 E23.964
G1 X-5.6 Y17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E24.4551
G1 X-5.6 Y-17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E30.3963
G1 X-2.8 Y-17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E30.8667
G1 X-2.8 Y17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E36.8078
G1 X0.0 Y17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E37.2782
G1 X0.0 Y-17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E43.2194
G1 X2.8 Y-17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E43.6898
G1 X2.8 Y17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E49.6309
G1 X5.6 Y17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E50.1013
G1 X5.6 Y-17.68 Z0.6 F750.0 E56.0425
G1 X8.4 Y-16.84 Z0.6 F750.0 E56.5336
G1 X8.4 Y16.84 Z0.6 F750.0 E62.1925
G1 X11.2 Y16.0 Z0.6 F750.0 E62.6836
G1 X11.2 Y-16.0 Z0.6 F750.0 E68.0603
G1 X14.0 Y-13.48 Z0.6 F750.0 E68.6931
G1 X14.0 Y13.48 Z0.6 F750.0 E73.2231
G1 X16.8 Y10.96 Z0.6 F750.0 E73.856
G1 X16.8 Y-10.96 Z0.6 F750.0 E77.5392
G1 X19.6 Y-5.92 Z0.6 F750.0 E78.5078
G1 X19.6 Y5.92 Z0.6 F750.0 E80.4976
G1 F600.0
G1 E79.8976
G1 F750.0
G1 X13.09 Y3.66 Z0.95 F3000.0
G1 F600.0
G1 E80.5476
G1 F3000.0
G92 E0

Re: Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (IanJohnson) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:08:57 +0000

What are you using to orient the model and create gcode? If the start code is right, then maybe the model has been positioned somewhere off the bed.

Can you post the beginning of the gcode?

Printer slams into Y axis

null@example.com (Kyle) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 01:05:01 +0000

Hey, I received my solidoodle yesterday and whenever I try to start a print, the print head slams into the side of the Y axis that doesn't have an endstop.

I've tried making sure the start g-code was write and the print bed was correctly defined in settings. I'm not really sure what else to do.