Comments for James Hardiman http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk James' Home Site Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on George Home from Hospital by Peter Eales http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2012/01/30/george-home-from-hospital/#comment-336 Peter Eales Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:22:20 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=283#comment-336 Good Luck George! Our last Lab was George. Bert is our Lab now and sends his love. He is our best friend so we know how much this all means to you all....lots of love from Peter, Sarah and Bert Eales at Branksome Beach. Just off for a walk down the Chine in a minute. Thinking of you xxxxxxxxx Good Luck George! Our last Lab was George. Bert is our Lab now and sends his love. He is our best friend so we know how much this all means to you all….lots of love from Peter, Sarah and Bert Eales at Branksome Beach. Just off for a walk down the Chine in a minute. Thinking of you xxxxxxxxx

]]> Comment on George Home from Hospital by Jenny Todd http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2012/01/30/george-home-from-hospital/#comment-334 Jenny Todd Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:07:51 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=283#comment-334 Milly and i send our love to George, x Milly and i send our love to George, x

]]> Comment on Welcome to James’ Blog by James http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/welcome-to-james-blog/#comment-305 James Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:37:45 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?page_id=8#comment-305 Check my latest post on Building3DPrinters.com. <a href="http://www.building3dprinters.com/2012/01/tutorial-on-using-slic3r/" rel="nofollow">http://www.building3dprinters.com/2012/01/tutorial-on-using-slic3r/</a> Check my latest post on Building3DPrinters.com. http://www.building3dprinters.com/2012/01/tutorial-on-using-slic3r/

]]> Comment on Welcome to James’ Blog by Arjen http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/welcome-to-james-blog/#comment-268 Arjen Sat, 17 Dec 2011 12:07:38 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?page_id=8#comment-268 Hallo James, We met in Eindhoven See me my wife and our printer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mPTan4cWWMA You have al lot of information. Where do find to put on DIP temperture controle in Arduino firmware. I like slic3d. Why do i have errors in z- direction SLIC3S at high 10mm layer hight 0.1mm Is ther a overview of SLIC3D setings at differend layer hights and speeds Do you have 3d drawings for IGUS 8mm gearings to change to a linear bearing system. You active on many forums, but ist is very difficult to find a overview for orca V3. I hope you can also help. With "afterbuilt" information. Best, Arjen Hallo James,

We met in Eindhoven

See me my wife and our printer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mPTan4cWWMA

You have al lot of information.

Where do find to put on DIP temperture controle in Arduino firmware.

I like slic3d.
Why do i have errors in z- direction SLIC3S at high 10mm layer hight 0.1mm
Is ther a overview of SLIC3D setings at differend layer hights and speeds

Do you have 3d drawings for IGUS 8mm gearings to change to a linear bearing system.

You active on many forums, but ist is very difficult to find a overview for orca V3.

I hope you can also help. With “afterbuilt” information.

Best,
Arjen

]]> Comment on It’s starting to look like a 3D printer! by Ron http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2011/10/20/its-starting-to-look-like-a-3d-printer/#comment-236 Ron Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:43:16 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=229#comment-236 Hm that sounds trouble-full. The quality of my Orca is acceptable out-of-the-box. Still I must stay around 25mm/s because the quality will degrade. Black is easy, mint is harder but doable, and transparent is almost impossible to print. It took me weeks to calibrate the skeinforge profiles. The profiles Camiel provides do not work at all on my printer... I've also been thinking about levelling the bed. I was convinced that it influences printquality a lot, but must admit, that I don't think it's the most important factor any more. Your profile and Z-X-Y calibration (they should be perpendicular) are more important from my point of view. Nevertheless, I've also worked with an semi-automated way of levelling the bed. A method from James Blackwell. See these posts: http://adventuresin3-dprinting.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-advanced-way-to-level-bed.html and for the Orca/Gen6 software: http://adventuresin3-dprinting.blogspot.com/2011/10/updated-bed-leveling.html I've never experienced something like +5Y for each layer. Did you already upgrade to Marlin? You could try by using my software from the given link instead. It has a small fix for the step-skipping problem which isn't solved in the Marlin versions from Camiel. Hm that sounds trouble-full. The quality of my Orca is acceptable out-of-the-box. Still I must stay around 25mm/s because the quality will degrade. Black is easy, mint is harder but doable, and transparent is almost impossible to print. It took me weeks to calibrate the skeinforge profiles. The profiles Camiel provides do not work at all on my printer…
I’ve also been thinking about levelling the bed. I was convinced that it influences printquality a lot, but must admit, that I don’t think it’s the most important factor any more. Your profile and Z-X-Y calibration (they should be perpendicular) are more important from my point of view.
Nevertheless, I’ve also worked with an semi-automated way of levelling the bed. A method from James Blackwell. See these posts:
http://adventuresin3-dprinting.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-advanced-way-to-level-bed.html
and for the Orca/Gen6 software:
http://adventuresin3-dprinting.blogspot.com/2011/10/updated-bed-leveling.html

I’ve never experienced something like +5Y for each layer. Did you already upgrade to Marlin? You could try by using my software from the given link instead. It has a small fix for the step-skipping problem which isn’t solved in the Marlin versions from Camiel.

]]> Comment on It’s starting to look like a 3D printer! by James http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2011/10/20/its-starting-to-look-like-a-3d-printer/#comment-227 James Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:33:38 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=229#comment-227 Hi, Raggie, Yes, I saw your z-stop mod on Thingiverse, and I agree it wants fixing ... All the stops do. I've been having every problem going, and currently need to learn to be an expert at calibrating. I'm trying to dream up an automated, or semi-automated way of levelling the print bed and setting the initial z height. I want to use an opto or a Hall-effect sensor, and have a sort of Vernier adjustment, do it isn't all "suck it and see". Thought I had a great print going the other day, and then discovered that each layer was good ... But each layer was +5 Y on the previous layer ... No idea why! Until I can get printing reliably I can't finish working on my LBs. Will keep you posted. Hi, Raggie,

Yes, I saw your z-stop mod on Thingiverse, and I agree it wants fixing … All the stops do.

I’ve been having every problem going, and currently need to learn to be an expert at calibrating.

I’m trying to dream up an automated, or semi-automated way of levelling the print bed and setting the initial z height. I want to use an opto or a Hall-effect sensor, and have a sort of Vernier adjustment, do it isn’t all “suck it and see”.

Thought I had a great print going the other day, and then discovered that each layer was good … But each layer was +5 Y on the previous layer … No idea why!

Until I can get printing reliably I can’t finish working on my LBs.

Will keep you posted.

]]> Comment on It’s starting to look like a 3D printer! by Raggie http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2011/10/20/its-starting-to-look-like-a-3d-printer/#comment-226 Raggie Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:49:28 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=229#comment-226 How are things going James? I've been following your blog with interest, because I also have an Orca 0.3. How are your progressing on the LB upgrade for the Orca? Could you give me some more info or share the STLs? I've been working on an upgrade for the z-axis endstop. The tiewrap solution wasn't really error free, and sometimes the printnozzle would plunge in the bed, and had always to calibrate the z-axis manually. The solution I built for that is online with all instructions at: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13712 How are things going James? I’ve been following your blog with interest, because I also have an Orca 0.3. How are your progressing on the LB upgrade for the Orca? Could you give me some more info or share the STLs?

I’ve been working on an upgrade for the z-axis endstop. The tiewrap solution wasn’t really error free, and sometimes the printnozzle would plunge in the bed, and had always to calibrate the z-axis manually. The solution I built for that is online with all instructions at: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13712

]]> Comment on Are you a cartoonist/illustrator? by Richard http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/a-factory-in-every-home/are-you-a-cartoonistillustrator/#comment-213 Richard Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:49:18 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?page_id=42#comment-213 http://www.deviantart.com is a great website with many talented artists who are available for commission work. I have a page there, but i am not much of an artist. http://www.deviantart.com is a great website with many talented artists who are available for commission work. I have a page there, but i am not much of an artist.

]]> Comment on It’s starting to look like a 3D printer! by James http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2011/10/20/its-starting-to-look-like-a-3d-printer/#comment-178 James Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:42:06 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=229#comment-178 Thanks for that. This appeared on Mendel-Parts.com this morning, a <a href="http://www.mendel-parts.com/downloads/software/Printer-Software-v001_7-11-2011/" rel="nofollow">new software downloads package</a>. Haven't tried it yet; will make a video as I try downloading and installing it. More later. Thanks for that.

This appeared on Mendel-Parts.com this morning, a new software downloads package.

Haven’t tried it yet; will make a video as I try downloading and installing it.

More later.

]]> Comment on It’s starting to look like a 3D printer! by Stu Cappendell http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/2011/10/20/its-starting-to-look-like-a-3d-printer/#comment-176 Stu Cappendell Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:57:14 +0000 http://www.jameshardiman.co.uk/?p=229#comment-176 Hi James, sorry to hear that you are having trouble setting up the printer. Did we have software issues? Yes! The first problem we had was the firmware was set up for a rep-rap and not the orca. so we did a firmware update with the latest gen6 firmware as pretty much the first thing. As to the settings for pla, we hope to have the optimised settings ready for distribution in our GIT repository by the end of the week. I'll send you the skeinforge profiles we are using by Mail. Every printer is different I am told - but it should give you a start. best of luck! Stu Hi James,

sorry to hear that you are having trouble setting up the printer.

Did we have software issues? Yes! The first problem we had was the firmware was set up for a rep-rap and not the orca. so we did a firmware update with the latest gen6 firmware as pretty much the first thing.

As to the settings for pla, we hope to have the optimised settings ready for distribution in our GIT repository by the end of the week. I’ll send you the skeinforge profiles we are using by Mail. Every printer is different I am told – but it should give you a start.

best of luck!

Stu

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