Finished the build! And yes,

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Finished the build! And yes, I’ll remember to use some painter’s tape on the base! I have it somewhere. Any suggestions on super easy guides for getting drivers and all up and going on Windows - or is the one provided by Printrbot the best?

Originally shared by Andrij “Andrew” Harasewych

Well, now to figure out the firmware and software situation with getting this guy to print… but otherwise ready to go with my PrintrBot Simple Kit!

The Printrbot Simple 3D printer kit has an open platform, a frame constructed of machined aluminum and laser-cut birch wood, fabricates objects using PLA (polylactic acid) thermoplastic filament (sold separately), with a vertical resolution of 100 microns (0.10 mm), and is a kit that requires assembly. The printer can build objects to maximum dimensions of 4 x 4 x 4 inches/102 x 102 x 102 mm (H x W x D). It comes with a direct drive extruder with a cooling fan, and an Ubis hot end that accepts 1.75mm PLA filament. The printer is commanded through the provided micro USB cable using G-code numerical control instructions. An SD memory card slot can store G-Code instructions on a memory card (sold separately) for operation without a connection to a computer. It can be used with 3D printer management software packages (sold separately). The frame is made of laser-cut birch plywood. Machined aluminum axis rods with linear bearings and injection molded gears help ensure precise movement. The size 17 stepper motors meet the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standard ICS 16-2001. The printer comes with 0.5 lb of PLA filament.
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That looks a pretty as a sales photo! Nice job.

The supplied drivers work fine on my Win-7 netbook, and Repetier-Host / Slicer (the download PrintrBot points to) is a great start.

The 3 things that made a big difference for me were:
-Put a piece of glass on that bed (put tape on the glass). I used regular window glass, and it’s worked fine for several weeks.
-Once you get a decent print, print some knobs for the bed leveling. Makes bed leveling MUCH easier. I used these: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:103519 -Use one of these guides to help prevent filament jams: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:163249

Good luck, and enjoy!

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@Carlton_Dodd Thanks!

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When leveling the bed use a business card. Move the head to the four corners and makes sure the business card barely catches between the head and the bed. It takes a few times around to get it nice and level.

I am using repeiter and slic3r. If you are using the pdf on the printrbot page they will walk you through set up. If you see a command waiting in your manual positioning there is a solution in the same pdf, just scroll down.

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Take a look at my galleries on the Simple. I do lots of calibration with a digital caliper