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I've fiddled with the acceleration settings some but I still don't trust it
over 60mm/s feedrate. Check my blog<http://joesmakerbot.blogspot.com/2012/07/acceleration-and-you.html>for some of the settings I've already fiddled with.
http://joesmakerbot.blogspot.com/2012/07/acceleration-and-you.html
On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:06:52 AM UTC-6, tvett05 wrote:
>
> Have you tweaked any of the on-board firmware settings for acceleration? I
> cant get anything to print good for the life of me with acceleration
> enabled.
>
> On Saturday, July 21, 2012 9:22:14 PM UTC-5, Laird Popkin wrote:
>>
>> I've found things thad made good improvements to my Replicator (and how I
>> use it) which I wanted to share for the benefit of other relative newbies:
>>
>> - I replaced the standard with the Beefed Up Replicator Extruder Bracket (
>> http://www.thingiverse.com/derivative:33848). The paint gun tube
>> attachments are rock solid, cost under $10 for two, and arrived in two days
>> from the company linked from http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:26880 . I
>> also added the strain reliever. thingiverse.com/thing:21570<http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:21570>.
>> Fluorescent red looks good...
>> - I started wiping the print bed with ABS dissolved in acetone. And I
>> bought a gallon of real acetone from the hardware store. The stuff they
>> sell for fingernail removal in drugstores isn't even close. But when they
>> say to use it in a well ventilated area, they mean it. The result is
>> amazing stickiness. Goodbye curling from the base,
>> - I bought David Randolph's 3mm hood and side panels, and they
>> eliminated all drafts (living in Florida, houses have serious AC, which
>> caused problems). This eliminated splitting in tall/wide prints. And looks
>> great with the printed side clips (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:23636).
>>
>> And the number one improvement: acceleration. I've printed everything
>> accelerated for weeks, and i have not once had to turn it off. Prints are
>> crazy fast, and look fine. I love it when physics and math actually work as
>> they are supposed to!
>>
>> - Laird "very happy customer" Popkin
>>
>
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I've fiddled with the acceleration settings some but I still don't trust it=
over 60mm/s feedrate. <a href=3D"http://joesmakerbot.blogspot.com/2012/07/=
acceleration-and-you.html">Check my blog</a> for some of the settings I've =
already fiddled with. http://joesmakerbot.blogspot.com/2012/07/acceleration=
-and-you.html<br><br>On Sunday, July 22, 2012 9:06:52 AM UTC-6, tvett05 wro=
te:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;=
border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Have you tweaked any of the=
on-board firmware settings for acceleration? I cant get any=
thing to print good for the life of me with acceleration enabled. <br>=
<br>On Saturday, July 21, 2012 9:22:14 PM UTC-5, Laird Popkin wrote:<blockq=
uote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:=
1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've found things thad made good improveme=
nts to my Replicator (and how I use it) which I wanted to share for the ben=
efit of other relative newbies:<div><br></div><div>- I replaced the standar=
d with the Beefed Up Replicator Extruder Bracket (<a wrc-processed=3D"true"=
href=3D"http://www.thingiverse.com/derivative:33848" target=3D"_blank">htt=
p://www.thingiverse.com/<wbr>derivative:33848</a><span onmouseout=3D"cancel=
=3D false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer=
);" onmouseover=3D" var self =3D this; showTimer =3D window.setTimeout(func=
tion(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':100,'weight':13},'flags':{},'singl=
e':true,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120723094135'}, self.className)},600);" =
class=3D"wrc11" style=3D"padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;"><=
/span>). The paint gun tube attachments are rock solid, cost under $10 for =
two, and arrived in two days from the company linked from <a wrc-processed=
=3D"true" href=3D"http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:26880" target=3D"_blank"=
>http://www.thingiverse.com/<wbr>thing:26880</a><span onmouseout=3D"cancel =
=3D false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer)=
;" onmouseover=3D" var self =3D this; showTimer =3D window.setTimeout(funct=
ion(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':100,'weight':13},'flags':{},'single=
':true,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120723094135'}, self.className)},600);" c=
lass=3D"wrc11" style=3D"padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;"></=
span> . I also added the strain reliever. <span style=3D"color:rgb(68,=
68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:20=
px"> <a wrc-processed=3D"true" href=3D"http://www.thingiverse.com/thin=
g:21570" rel=3D"nofollow" style=3D"color:rgb(25,137,255)" target=3D"_blank"=
>thingiverse.com/<wbr>thing:21570</a><span onmouseout=3D"cancel =3D false; =
window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseo=
ver=3D" var self =3D this; showTimer =3D window.setTimeout(function(){WRCSh=
owContent({'rating':{'value':100,'weight':13},'flags':{},'single':true,'ttl=
':7200,'expireTime':'20120723094135'}, self.className)},600);" class=3D"wrc=
11" style=3D"padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;"></span>. Fluo=
rescent red looks good...</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-se=
rif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px">- I started wiping the print bed with =
ABS dissolved in acetone. And I bought a gallon of real acetone from the ha=
rdware store. The stuff they sell for fingernail removal in drugstores isn'=
t even close. But when they say to use it in a well ventilated area, they m=
ean it. The result is amazing stickiness. Goodbye curling from the base,</s=
pan></div>
<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-se=
rif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px"><span style=3D"font-family:arial;font-=
size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:normal"><div>
- I bought <span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Ar=
ial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px">David Randolph's 3mm hood a=
nd side panels, and they eliminated all drafts (living in Florida, houses h=
ave serious AC, which caused problems). This eliminated splitting in tall/w=
ide prints. And looks great with the printed side clips (<a wrc-processed=
=3D"true" href=3D"http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:23636" target=3D"_blank"=
>http://www.thingiverse.com/<wbr>thing:23636</a><span onmouseout=3D"cancel =
=3D false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer)=
;" onmouseover=3D" var self =3D this; showTimer =3D window.setTimeout(funct=
ion(){WRCShowContent({'rating':{'value':100,'weight':13},'flags':{},'single=
':true,'ttl':7200,'expireTime':'20120723094135'}, self.className)},600);" c=
lass=3D"wrc11" style=3D"padding-right: 16px; width: 16px; height: 16px;"></=
span> ).</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-se=
rif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px"><br></span></div></span></span></div><=
div><span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-ser=
if;font-size:15px;line-height:20px">And the number one improvement: acceler=
ation. I've printed everything accelerated for weeks, and i have not once h=
ad to turn it off. Prints are crazy fast, and look fine. I love it when phy=
sics and math actually work as they are supposed to!</span></div>
<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-se=
rif;font-size:15px;line-height:20px"><br></span></div><div><span style=3D"c=
olor:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:15px;li=
ne-height:20px">- Laird "very happy customer" Popkin</span></div>
</blockquote></blockquote>
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