Recent content by Paul S (Missouri)

I have had to do the same as AaronB. I took a short length of solder, wrapped it around the braid on the wire several times and then up around the base of the plug tip. It fixed the no probe issue, as well as it keeps the plug from going in too far. I do not know if they changed something on the...

I assumed the cheaper of the two was acrylic. I was leaning more toward the aluminum framed one, it's not much more expensive than the MakerFarm i3, less than $100 and has a power supply. It looks a lot less "bulky", for lack of a better term, than the wood framed MakerFarm. I don't know if that...

Do you guys have any thoughts on either one of these kits? http://norcalreprap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=27 http://norcalreprap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14&products_id=30

Mike, Have you decided what kit you are going with? I really like the one from Gadget3D as well, but it seems like, from what I can tell, that you get a lot of stuff you don't/won't need if you want to go with the pillow block X-end and X carriage which seems to be the way to go? I am still...

I think part of my confusion is I was going through the assembly manual pdf that is provided on the site with the Mendel kit. I do not see any parts in any of the "plastic kits" that look like these.

I have no issue buying the parts needed, It's just a bit confusing as to what all is needed. Looking on lulzbot it lists the things needed to go along with the plastic parts, like bearings, screws, washers etc.. That kit for the Mendel Max didn't really list "everything" but I am assuming that...

So that kit includes everything except some things LOL The X axis parts and extruder parts have to be sourced separately from that kit. So $85 for the plastic parts, and then another $40 or so probably for the rest of the plastic parts. So there goes the savings over the i3 other than it still...

This kit certainly looks interesting, but it says *This set does not include plastic parts. How would one go about getting these plastic parts, I assume you would have to have someone print them off for you? They do provide the STL files that are ready to print for said plastic parts. It looks...

It was certainly a shock to find it, especially since I was just talking about ordering one the day before!

Found this SJG at a salvation army store in Denver. We were on a camping trip and I had for the 3rd time left the grill grate for my SJG at home in my tamale pot/smoker. I was commenting to my wife that when I got home I was going to order another SJG and just leave it in the camper! Found this...

I have no idea, It sure was behaving strange though. I'm with you, it should either work or not work, not sure how it got where it appears to work, although extrememly slowly, but not really work, I could change temp settings, brightness, etc. pretty much every setting that can be changed from...

Got it all put back together on another board last night, fired it up and everything worked perfectly. It was still acting up when I first started it, no comunication, and lagged real bad when trying to navigate the menu from the board itself, so I was worried, but decided to try to flash hex...

It was shorted from one of the outer legs to the center leg, which I think is the ground, so it was probably doing all sorts of wonky things. I guess I will throw it all back together on a new board and see what happens. I never had 12v hooked up to it so that may be a good thing I guess...

Just an update on my woes, I finally had time to try and diagnose my issues with my HM and I think I discovered the issue. In the process of desoldering the various parts that I did not order multiples of, I discovered that solder actually flowed through the holes and formed a bridge between 2...

Thanks for the tips, I plan to do all of the above tonight after I get home. I am sure I will find something that is the cause of all of my frustrations.