Ord bot Hadron build - RepRapDiscount kit (Page 1 of 4)

Well after all this time it makes an excellent coffee warming device.
Perhaps a little bit overpriced, but very effective.

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Hey,

Not that I'm aware of, they don't even share drivers in the configuration I'm using them in as they pulled far too much out of just the single driver for me to be able to work with.
The trick so far has been getting them aligned on start up so they travel equal distances.

And now thanks to the efforts of Adrian, God of compiled HEX files I have a functioning extruder!

Just need to calibrate the end stops now then it should be ready for print calibration.
Am Excite!

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I was going for perfection when I ordered
Massive props to Adrian for his spacer idea on the extruder carriage, it allows for extra Z depth which is quite handy given my proclivity for tall prints.

Oh and it's not an E3D, just one of RRD's Hexagonal hotends, tis a stand-in until the prometheus arrives.

I think it's come in at just about $1200(including Aussie exchange rates) which I must say I'm quite pleased with.

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Indeed, my extra couple of hundred was the Helios, shipping and a conglomeration of other crap that's gone into the build.

Speaking of, does anyone else have issues with loading the Bulldog?
Something is probably misaligned in there, but buggered if I can work out what.
Works if I take out the springs completely and slide the filament into the hotend, but it can't find the mark without manually stuffing around.

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I just stick it in the top and use manual advance to pull it through. No need to touch tension or squeeze it...

It's alive!
Never thought I'd be this excited about a fan bracket...

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Yeah, I did attempt to get a replacement, evidently BubbleRep on IRC wasn't in the mood to be generous even after about a week of trying to get his attention.
Do you think said IRC is the best way to ask to buy the trapezoidal screw? Or should I email them?

In the meantime, yep I'll be printing off the anti-wobble systems and testing each of them over the next few days

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Send an email - since it gets to a wider audience. BubbleRep can get snowed under - but he normally does eventually get back to you if you PM him

If you've still not heard anything, I'll follow up when I next speak to them later in the week.

They dont need to be really even btw - the dual z drivers cope just fine - feel free to slide the motors in and out etc. Just need to be straight which is easiest achieved measuring at 3 points along the screw with the x-carriage in the midpoint.

Best way to test if one is really bent is simply remove it and roll it on a flat surface. If its really genuinely bent, they will fix it for you.

But a trapz upgrade is definitely the better option.

Thought I'd try out some PLA.
Ben at ModFab is quite possibly my favourite out the Aussie lot so far.

Btw, do those speeds and the resultant print speed seem normal to you guys?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX7xgk_TbVU

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Ok, time for some pix now that I've worked out the differences between operating a solidoodle and operating the OrdBot.

This time I've used my Halo helmet as a demonstration of the differences in quality and print accuracy.

Below is an ABS print from the Soli and next to it in the transparent is a PLA print from the Bot.
I did hit the ABS print with some sand paper, but the edges I left alone to make sure it joined up with the connecting parts.
It seems to me that the OrdBot does a much better job of the finer points in the part, which is of course why I bought the damned thing
Even the support material is of much better quality.
That said I still do need to rig up a proper fan cooling system for the extruder carriage to make sure it's all setting correctly.

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Yo,
So the gear on mine here is as follows:
Bulldog XL extruder - RRD.
Helios heated bed - Panucatt.
Hexagonal hotend - RRD.
12V 400W Power Supply - FleaBay.
Collection of various gauge hookup cable. (I also got the professional cabling set from RRD)
25mm spacers for the extruder carriage.
Shower flexihose for the cabling to keep it clean.
Endstop holders if you wish to use the Hall endstops along with the mechanicals. Can be found on Thingiverse.

It should be noted that the E3D won't fit in through the stock extruder holder.
Might also be worth finding a source of makerslide local to you as in my experience RRD isn't so great at actually answering support tickets about dented extrusion.
There's also been talk of swapping out the RAMPS for a RUMBA as said replacement is actually quite a bit better.

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Yup, indeed you do.
Adrian here on the forum helped(a lot) with mine.
As the OrdBot can be built slightly differently depending on ones configuration it's a little bit of a case-by-case thing.

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