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* Consider installing second Z lead screw and motor | * Consider installing second Z lead screw and motor | ||
* Consider upgrading heated bed | * Consider upgrading heated bed | ||
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* New Easy Peelsy magnetic bed surface has been installed. Please do not use scrapers on it. Clean with Isopropanol before using. | * New Easy Peelsy magnetic bed surface has been installed. Please do not use scrapers on it. Clean with Isopropanol before using. | ||
* Install new E3D hotend and direct drive Titan extruder for 1.75mm filament | * Install new E3D hotend and direct drive Titan extruder for 1.75mm filament | ||
| + | * Look at Z nut, currently has a lot of backlash. Complete, but Z flexible coupler needs replacing, new one is on order - Installed. | ||
| + | * Install new power supply - This is the next upgrade required, current power supply cannot keep the bed up to temperature - ordered. | ||
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Revision as of 15:16, 24 June 2019
Velleman K8200
The Velleman K8200 is an opensource RepRap printer, also sold under the 3Drag name. This printer is connected to a Raspberry Pi with OctoPrint installed. To use, plug the 3d printer and Raspberry Pi into the mains and switch on, after a minute or so the Raspberry Pi will launch the webbased OctoPi control software. Connect your computer to the Makerspace wifi and point your web browser at http://192.168.1.20.
Specification
| Build volume: | 200mm x 200mm x 200mm |
| Filament diameter: | 1.75mm |
| Nozzle diameter: | 0.4mm |
| Filament types | Most, but prefers PLA |
| Max hotend temperature: | 275 deg. C |
| Max bed temperature: | 80 deg. C |
| Hotend | Genuine E3D all metal hotend |
| Extruder | Genuine E3D Titan extruder |
- Magic numbers for Layer heights, use these for best quality:
- 0.100 mm
- 0.150 mm
- 0.175 mm
- 0.200 mm
- 0.225 mm
- 0.250 mm
- 0.275 mm
- 0.300 mm
- 0.325 mm
The Firmware has recently (20/12/2018) been updated to Marlin 1.1.9 with thermal runaway protection enabled. Certain constraints have been limited in firmware
- Maximum hot end temperature is 275 deg.C
- Maximum bed temperature is 80 deg.C
- Thermal runaway is now enabled
Current Issues
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There is a small firmware issues at present, on large Z moves the firmware will halt and the printer control board will need resetting. During the print everything seems okay. Therefore before starting a print get the Z axis near home. If the board resets turn the printer off and on again (not OctoPrint) re-connect Octoprint and carry on. I will investigate and rectify soon (KE). - I have made a couple of changes in firmware
- Enable the 'noisy' endstop feature, this should prevent the error on Z homing.
- Turned off thermal runaway on the bed heater (thermal runaway is still enabled on the hotend), this will prevent thermal runaway kicking in during a print.
I tested for several hours and did not run into any further firmware resets. Please let me know if you encounter any. KE.
Upgrade Plans
- Todo
- Install RAMPS control board, Or possible a SKR1.3 32 bit board
- Install new belts and tighten properly
- Consider installing second Z lead screw and motor
- Consider upgrading heated bed
- Complete
- New Easy Peelsy magnetic bed surface has been installed. Please do not use scrapers on it. Clean with Isopropanol before using.
- Install new E3D hotend and direct drive Titan extruder for 1.75mm filament
- Look at Z nut, currently has a lot of backlash. Complete, but Z flexible coupler needs replacing, new one is on order - Installed.
- Install new power supply - This is the next upgrade required, current power supply cannot keep the bed up to temperature - ordered.
