<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/8353/davinci-noob-tips-and-tricks/ Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:49:05 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76219/#p76219 Willoup78 wrote:

Warning SD Hack
I bought my Da vinci 1 month ago. The electronic board is not the same as show on SD hack. Now, this is a micro SD !! And this micro SD is in the center of the board.

Has anyone find a fault in this new system ?

The pinouts are also different so the current Repetier Host does not work on it nor can you downgrade to an older stock firmware. They are working on a new version Of Rep host for this version but it is not yet done.

]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:49:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76219/#p76219 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76215/#p76215 Warning SD Hack
I bought my Da vinci 1 month ago. The electronic board is not the same as show on SD hack. Now, this is a micro SD !! And this micro SD is in the center of the board.

Has anyone find a fault in this new system ?

]]> Tue, 23 Dec 2014 17:05:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76215/#p76215 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76135/#p76135 New addition:
Wait for your print to cool off completely:
The glass is known to chip if you pull off a print before it and the heat bed completely cooled off. Using masking tap (Kapton Tape, etc). works as a replacement for the UHU stick and if your glass is chipped, will give you a flat surface to print on.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:17:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76135/#p76135 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76129/#p76129 Mark, Yeah... I realized I was overly anxious.  I think it's probably a big noob gotcha but then again maybe not everyone is as anxious as me smile

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:13:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76129/#p76129 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76128/#p76128 coburn wrote:

I would add to use masking tape on your bed glass to avoid cracking or chipping of the glass. As a noob myself this is a must in my opinion.  I already chipped my glass but find with the masking tape, I'm still able to get a smooth service and I'm able to take the objects off the glass quickly.  I find 4 strips of tape work best and I generally only have to change two strips between prints.

I have not chipped my glass yet and find that if you wait for the print to cool down completely, it will just pop off. I still use the UHU stick and for me, that works just fine.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:11:41 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76128/#p76128 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/76123/#p76123 I would add to use masking tape on your bed glass to avoid cracking or chipping of the glass. As a noob myself this is a must in my opinion.  I already chipped my glass but find with the masking tape, I'm still able to get a smooth service and I'm able to take the objects off the glass quickly.  I find 4 strips of tape work best and I generally only have to change two strips between prints.

]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2014 16:18:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/76123/#p76123 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/75787/#p75787 You could use a wireless card, but you have to make sure that all the files yhat are on the current card are put on the wireless. Not really worth it though since you can run files on the card with the stock software. You have to move a file to the card, call it sample01 and the print it from the printers LCD.

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:58:06 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/75787/#p75787 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/75784/#p75784 Hi, this is my first post, and I want to thank everyone here for all the information. My extruder would lose heat halfway through a print about a week into owning it, so I looked here and replaced the connector to the heating element as suggested. It's working like a champ now. I have a question, can I use a wireless SD card with the stock software, or do I need to run some third party stuff? Thanks again, you guys are great. This thread could probably use a sticky.

]]> Fri, 19 Dec 2014 01:42:25 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/75784/#p75784 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/74927/#p74927 You are welcome. I felt that this was the kind of thread/post I would have needed to start off and since I couldn't find one, I made this for all newcomers. Maybe the admin will make it sticky?

]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:27:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/74927/#p74927 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/74910/#p74910 You guys are life savers. I am right in middle of a project and my da Vinci went belly up, yesterday. The printer is less than two weeks old and the heater seems to be losing power midway. So far I have had three incomplete prints in a row. Initially, I thought that the cartridge of a certain colour was the cause. But when I had it going on the monitor mode, the extruder temperature seemed to be unstable with temperature falling down to 40 °C during the print job. I was under the impression that the software might have got corrupted and hence was planning to reinstall it. 
After reading the postings here, I feel I was looking at the wrong solution. Will try and tinker with the heater cable connector and see if it works. Thanks for the informative postings.

]]> Fri, 12 Dec 2014 02:10:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/74910/#p74910 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/74177/#p74177 New addition:
If your extruder does not heat up properly anymore (happened to my 1 month old Davinci) , have a look at the connector. Ideally replace it with something more solid or simply solder the cables directly. Details can be found in this thread: http://www.soliforum.com/topic/6324/xyz … -properly/

]]> Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:01:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/74177/#p74177 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/72800/#p72800 New addition: You must calibrate straight after interrupting the demo print - do not wait for the nozzle and glass to cool off. Otherwise your measurements will give you wrong values.

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:31:34 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/72800/#p72800 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/72571/#p72571 New addition: I cant post links but in reference to understanding how to make your model printable, i.e. watertight - Google: www mastersketchup com 8-tips-for-3d-printing-with-sketchup.

]]> Fri, 21 Nov 2014 08:33:11 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/72571/#p72571 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/72346/#p72346 Thank you.

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:38:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/72346/#p72346 <![CDATA[Re: Davinci Noob tips and tricks]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/72310/#p72310 Thanks for sharing!

]]> Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:50:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/72310/#p72310