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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Marlin does support the 2130's as of 1.1.6 i think, but there are config changes that need to be made, not least to set the pins i've used. Im...
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 20, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Next stop, new TMC2130 trinamic stepper drivers. Should improve accuracy a bit and reduce lots of noise. [IMG] And all wired up. These drivers...
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 19, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Knocked up a quick little adapter to mount the brass leadscrew fitting to the carriage.[IMG] And fitted. Rigidly fixed atm but If i remove the...
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 19, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    And just installed a Noctua 60m fan blowing over the RAMPS board. The fan is 25mm thick so wont fit flat on top of the board. The crappy little...
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 19, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Loaded up Octoprint on a Pi 3. It was one from an aborted project so has had its ethernet and 2 usb ports removed. But didnt really matter here....
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 18, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Finally started my R1 rebuild, installed my new leadscrews and noticed that where they go through the carriage, theres no bearing, or sleeve or...
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 18, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Yeah just waiting on the leadscrews to arrive. Though i think i ordered TR8x8, should have gotten TR8x4 or 8x2.
    Post by: Kingbob, Jun 9, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    Oh and I have an external MOSFET board to use. Rather kill that than the one on the RAMPS board.
    Post by: Kingbob, May 31, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    I got the new hobbed bolt from ebay for a few dollars, so no big deal if i end up using a Titan. Put it in last night and gave the extruder a good...
    Post by: Kingbob, May 30, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Upgrade and refit of my R1

    So my R1 is an older one, not kickstarter, but early 2013 vintage i think, so doesnt have many of the changes that came afterwards. Printed ok to...
    Thread by: Kingbob, May 30, 2018, 18 replies, in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Z axis seems to be "compressed" after Marlin upgrade

    Yeah PLA, but i suspect its the retraction settings. Have been increasing them to get cleaner prints, so i think its at a point where its trying...
    Post by: Kingbob, Apr 2, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Z axis seems to be "compressed" after Marlin upgrade

    True, now just need to sort out constant jamming. 4 failed Boatys between 20-40 mins in. Filament jams then the hobbed bolt eats a chunk out, and...
    Post by: Kingbob, Apr 2, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Community Favorite Marlin 1.1.7 Release for Robo R1, R1+PLUS & Variants

    Sorted, seems i have an R1 not an R1+ so had the wrong Z axis rod settings.
    Post by: Kingbob, Apr 1, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Z axis seems to be "compressed" after Marlin upgrade

    Yep that did it. Guess i have an R1 not an R1+ :(
    Post by: Kingbob, Apr 1, 2018 in forum: Mods and Upgrades