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Speaking of reflowing, I discovered another mistake last night. When I soldered the LCD, I thought I had it laying flat so that the pins were inserted all the way. But it looks like the board was angled a bit, so the left side of the LCD is maybe a millimeter or two higher than the right. If I...

I really should have been more conscious of the learning curve for soldering under a microscope. I could see that happening very easily.

OK. I put the LCD all the way down and made the tops of the LEDs the same height as the LCD screen. In other news, I finally found the best use for that stereoscopic dissecting microscope in my closet. I found about 6 suspect joints, most of them big blobs where the solder hadn't moved through...

On third thought, I'm going to get it working before I worry about enclosing it. But ... Does the LCD need to be set off a bit for proper case fitting, or should I let it sit all the way down on the pins? And can anyone give me a proper height for the LEDs from board to LED tip? I know I would...

Done! (all except LCD and LEDs, actually. I'm thinking about going ahead and getting the case before I continue.) It was not too bad. I'm glad I did some practice boards ahead of time and very glad I got a new iron. I picked up the 40w Weller pen iron with the LEDs, which comes with a fine tip...

Thanks for all the tips. I'm going to get started soon -- tonight or tomorrow if not right now. I've just spent about half an hour walking through the assembly instructions and putting parts in order. A couple of immediate questions ... -- Soldering the fan driver Q3 to the big pad for heat...

Great to hear, Phillip -- I use a Smokenator as well..

Well, I'm committed now -- looks like I have $170 worth of nuts and washers headed my way. Thanks for the tip, Miller.

Thanks! That does look like an amazing deal though. Maybe too good to pass up, but I'm not sure if I can get a parts list together tonight.

I am no way that ready to get started, but thanks. Help me -- Misumi is a good source for components like the step motors and rods, etc? They don't appear to be a 3d-printing-specific supplier, right? From my limited reading so far, a Prusa i3 with a box frame seems doable and affordable to me.

Oh no. I checked out this thread when it came to the top this morning and learned this new word "RepRap". A couple of hours of Internet rabbit-holing later, I am now 100% convinced that I am going to build a 3d printer. My wife should have just bought me that iQue 110 for Christmas when she...

We kids today don't know how good we have it!

FYI all, I just dropped my spare in the mail for Nordland, so I'm out. Best of luck.

Thanks for the info, Ralph. I've spent the past half hour looking at servo threads. Another basic question: Is the servo damper supported in the basic 4.1 hardware configuration, or do I need to do something special/undocumented during assembly? Is there a place on the board to solder either...

The built-in look is pretty appealing, but I think it creates problems. How about mounting it so the display and controls are accessible from the front, under the table? Any cutting you do is going to require a lot of sealing work to keep rain out of those horizontal openings. Keep it all...

Great help and encouragement so far -- thanks! I did get some .032" solder. The stuff I've used previously looks about as big around as a pencil by comparison. I've also never used flux, so hopefully that will help. Bryan's assembly instructions seem very clear and I'm amazed by the silk...

OK, I've got all my parts in hand for a stand-alone 4.1 setup and am taking a hold-on-a-second moment, given that this is my first electronics project of any significance. I get the impression from the forum that there are probably plenty of others in the same boat, so I thought I'd start this...

Great to know Rob, especially since I need to spend some significant time practicing my soldering before I get started on this one. :) Once I get my boards, I'll check in with the original poster. If he's not around, I'll move down this thread, PM-ing for a taker. I've got a local friend who's...

I just ordered a set, which they estimate will be ready March 23. I'll have 1 and possibly 2 spares. I planned to wait until I had them in hand to offer them, but if it will save you from ordering a whole set on your own, you can have dibs on one of mine.

Well that would seem like a reasonable plan (no blower), given that my grill would have no trouble getting too hot on its own with open vents. I guess one worry would be lag in temp adjustment -- would temperature be as responsive to damper opening as to forced air intake? But also, and this is...