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    Black Screen asking for Login name on Startup

    R2 Image SD card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RM7due607CQg3A5QX2bU0HkiJWkx2BEe/view?usp=sharing SD card burning software:...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Apr 18, 2024 at 2:26 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Looking for suggestions to silent the printer

    You can do two things to reduce the noise substantially. Change the steppers x,y from 1.8 degree to 0.9 degree. Change the system board to a...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Mar 21, 2024 in forum: General Questions
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    Interesting Print Quality Improvement

    I have two identically configured printers sitting side by side. They have been printing 24/7 for years. One of the printers had a slight...
    Thread by: Lance Weston, Mar 4, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Making auto leveling and/or mesh leveling work

    Okay, I am finally getting someplace. The homing command (G28)for x,y, z first touches the end stop switch then backs off and approaches more...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Mar 1, 2024 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Making auto leveling and/or mesh leveling work

    I put a black sticker over the glass and got perfect results. My only problem is bonding is so great it ripped the surface apart. Now I am...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Feb 27, 2024 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Making auto leveling and/or mesh leveling work

    About a year ago I posted how to modify the firmware to make mesh leveling work. I set the mesh to 6x6 and watched it go through it's paces...
    Thread by: Lance Weston, Feb 25, 2024, 3 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Robo R2 Rebuild Phase 1

    I found a source that has the pneumatic fitting on the arm (M6)....
    Post by: Lance Weston, Feb 14, 2024 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Printing problem

    I have two identically configured printers set up. I am using Cura 5.6.0. I am getting little indents of maybe .2mm long on my prints. The...
    Thread by: Lance Weston, Feb 3, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    guide to replacing Carriage Bracket and bushing sleeves on the R2?

    The upper carriage removes from the top. First pop out all of the 6mm shafts by pushing down. Remove all of the screws around the top of the...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Dec 23, 2023 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    what is the size of the set screw for the Filament drive gear

    Drilling is tough because set screws are hardened. Try grabbing the gear with a pair of vice grips. Put the vice grips over a vice. Use a punch...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Dec 11, 2023 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    what is the size of the set screw for the Filament drive gear

    The odds are that a softer allen wrench did not fully round the the hole. Bondhus wrenches are very hard and their corners do not round. It...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Dec 7, 2023 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    what is the size of the set screw for the Filament drive gear

    i Before you drill it out buy Bondhus allen wrenchs. They make a huge difference. According to my chart a 1.5mm allen wrench goes into a 3mm...
    Post by: Lance Weston, Dec 6, 2023 in forum: Troubleshooting