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Topic: Extruder Calibration on Solidoodle 4?

I keep seeing the information about extruder calibration, except I continue to run into dead links with Solidoodle and finding downloads for firmware.

This stuff is a little bit scary (don't want to damage anything) - do I need to go through this?

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Re: Extruder Calibration on Solidoodle 4?

Refer to Ian Johnson's blog, it's pretty much the reference for this stuff:
http://solidoodletips.wordpress.com/201 … libration/

In short, you don't need to update firmware! In Repetier Host, go to "Config" --> "Firmware EEPROM Configuration" and edit the steps-per-mm value there.

The basic process is:
* Make sure when you ask the printer to feed 100mm of filament, it feeds 100mm of filament (by calibrating the steps-per-mm setting)
* Make sure when you ask the printer to create a wall 0.48mm thick it creates a wall that is actually 0.48mm thick (by adjusting the extrusion multiplier for that filament type - this value may vary between brands and colours of filaments).

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