I am using Prusament for all of this and the colors as I got my mini+ on black friday with all these colors which are: Azure Blue, Galaxy Black and Galaxy Silver.
Quick question as I noticed on my XZ plates that the corners lifted up a bit. Here is a picture:
Welcome @n8zwn! How bad is the lift, just at the bottom or is the entire piece twisted/warped?
If just bottom layers lifted, but mid-to-top layers were forced into being true level by the printer head, then, I’d venture to say maybe usable… Personally, I’d make a judgement after seeing if the XZ plates are flat on the sides that matter most, for example where they mount/fasten to the end braces?
Here’s a couple of clips that may help to visualize which dimensionally accurate sides matters most… Assemble XZ plates Mount YZ plates
That said, If you’re making parts for medical or aerospace equipment, please consider printing new XZ plates
I would reprint them. Maybe clean the bed extra well, bump up the bed heat a couple degrees and slow down the print speed to get them to stick better. Those plates are pretty vital to not have a LR that makes circles.
Okay, so I am about to get the parts from @vicious1. What do I all need to order? I will be either building this as 4’x4’ or 4’x8’. I can see the hardware kit and is there a preferred control board? I want to make sure I get it all ordered so when the 3D printer is done, I can start putting it together.
The hardware kit should have you covered on either size, as far as wiring, I think.
The BigTreeTech SKR Pro is popular. It runs Marlin, and it supports (and is usually paired with) the BigTreeTech TFT35 dual mode touch screen. By dual mode I mean the old style navigation (knob and button interface) and sharp looking touch screen mode.
It’s what I got and I am real pleased.
All boards bought from Ryan come preflashed with the right firmware.
Thanks for the information! Is there a true spindle supported meaning not a makita/bosch/dewalt router? I have a bosch router right now, but I was curious.
Side note, anyone have links for 3d printing a holder for the bosch colt router? Or should I get a makita?
I don’t think there is any spindle that will gain you anything other than more precise speed control. The palm routers have more than enough power and accuracy.