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    How is everyone liking the R2

    Yea, parts are only from https://partsbuilt.com and the E3 is the only printer they actually have for sale (unless something has changed very...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:47 AM in forum: General Questions
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    Unanswered What should G29 make the printer do?

    Also post the link to the version of Marlin you are using (where you downloaded it)
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:46 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered What should G29 make the printer do?

    Make sure your startup script is semi-colon delimited : G28; M565 Z-1; G29; rather than : G28 M565 Z-1 G29 Still looking through the...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 18, 2019 at 7:42 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Dual extrusion mod for C2

    The small ones (top link) are the EHR-2 and the others are At a guess -- XP series (still JST) Perhaps @WheresWaldo or @Geof (or even @tkoco...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 11:08 AM in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    I just want to replace the hot end.

    Complete tear-down of C2 in that thread (most of which applies to the R2 as well) @Geof has an R2 tear down thread I think
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 10:32 AM in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    I just want to replace the hot end.

    The R2/C2 use these (pictures): http://community.robo3d.com/index.php?threads/dual-extrusion-mod-for-c2.17686/page-2#post-102107 Documented by me...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 10:32 AM in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    I just want to replace the hot end.

    the R1 uses 12v the C2 uses 19v and the R2 uses 24v that is the key difference
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 7:06 AM in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Unanswered What should G29 make the printer do?

    post your configuration.h
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 7:03 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    It is not my favorite :) it is easy for new users to pick up
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 17, 2019 at 7:02 AM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    Are you using autoleveling? If so then the ABL code in marlin will calculate the flat plane and as the bed is moving it WILL move the Z up/down as...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:51 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    Too much current will merely make the stepper motor run hot
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:49 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    Not too much, but too little. A stepper will only step one full step per pulse (it is driven with PWM signals). If it does not have enough drive...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:48 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Finishing prints

    Sanding coating and painting :) Seriously, normal prep-work for painting models. Nothing major unique to FDM printing. It is plastic. Even the...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:46 PM in forum: Printing Filament
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    Mechanical binding of one of the threaded rods could also be the case. The R1 (not the R1+) used couplers to link the steppers to the threaded...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:39 PM in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Unanswered Robo R1 Z-axis moving during first layer

    Well, if you have one Z driver and they don't turn the same... then you have a limited choice of "badness" 1) Could be the Z driver is just not...
    Post by: mark tomlinson, Sep 16, 2019 at 6:38 PM in forum: Troubleshooting