Hi there,
I just got my UM last week, and after 3 days(i still had to work and stuff, so only could do it in the time that i was supposed to be sleeping) of 4 hours sleep, i put it together.
I've gotten around of trying to print, but that was all pretty much Garbage.. Then i found out that my feed mechanism was causing problems, so i fixed that and i must say, that improved allot.
I've upgraded to Marlin, but have been using ReplicatorG 26 for printing. I havent been able to run Skeinpypy, as its not extruding anything.
Nor have i used printrun.
I made a simple 3d desging which i was trying to print. After waiting a few hours for the gcode, i've aborted the proces. Netfabb told me it would be 365 layers, and made the calculations in minutes, while ReplicatorG was only at layer 14 after 4 hours. So i decided to buy netfabb, and gotten the code to license it. So far so good.
Right now i have allot of software on it, replicatorG 24,26,33, netfabb, printrun, skeinpypy. But I want to use netfabb. I know its not suitable for printing yet , so i want to use it for generating my Gcode, and print it with replicator, or printrun, or any another program. That way i will be learning 1 thing, and arent comparing prints from different programs, and adjusting it the wrong way.
So i've printed out the Hexagon last night using replicatorG for both printing, and calculating. It came out descent. Actually was one of the best prints yet. But due the lack of pla, i'm using ABS. A good base to start from. So i calculated the Gcode with netfabb, and it spit out garbage. But the speed was 2 or 3 times what i had with replicator. So i turned that back to the speed of replicator to match the results, but its stil not putting out anything usefull.
I have allot of trouble with the first layer. It wont stick very wel. And it it does, i have allot of problems with Warping aroudn the edges.
I've ordered PLA, but for now i'm stuck with ABS.
Are there any profiles for netfabb that gives a good baseline to start from with ABS?
Or would you suggest to leave the printer for a few days and wait for the PLA. And after a while when im more familiar with the machine, to try ABS again.
Cause i really think its a piece of art, but right now, it has giving my headaches
thanx
Michel