I am new in the 3d Printing World and as a starting point I

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I am new in the 3d Printing World and as a starting point I just but a pre-owned Weistek WT2 printer through Offer up.

Unfortunately the person who sold it didn’t have none of the software packages it came with, and I though it was going to be easier to get them online and decided to get the deal without any hesitation.

Later on I figured this manufacturer (WEISTEK) is from China, and they don’t seem to be very responsive. Finally they replied back after several shots, and they ended up saying they no longer support that unit anymore.

The unit seems pretty solid and well built. I can notice the main control board says ATMEGA 1280, and the stop switches say http://makerbot.com. Here is a link of someone who published details about the unit:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?2380661-3D-printer-Weistek-WT2-3D-printer-everything-to-get-started

I am trying to use ReplicatorG to run it, but I have no clue which machine settings/parameters to use, how to calibrate it, how to know what driver and firmware it has on it, etc.

Can anyone give me a hand, or at least point me in the right direction to at least make it run using ReplicatorG or a similar software?

Thanks in advance.

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This is such an odd printer

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@Adam_Steinmark ​ I know…do you happen to have worked with it in the past?.. I’ve been told it may be able to run better by flashing it’s firmware with an earlier version of the MakerBot Replicator… Any idea how could I do that??

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Never used it, the movement style is unique. I don’t know why you would want to move the build plate in X and Y and the head just in Z; this is the least space efficient printer I’ve ever seen. The head is cantilevered out, they couldn’t even make the Z axis in the middle of the frame rather than the back?

Don’t bother with MakerBot firmware they’re so terrible and closed source. You may be able to flash Repetier but I have no idea what board this thing is running. I hope you didn’t pay much.

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@Adam_Steinmark It has an ATMega 1280 board. I think I am close to make it work using a preset driver through Replicator G, I believe I only have to calculate the exact maxfeedrate="??" homingfeedrate="??" stepspermm="??" on all 3 axis and the extruder. Now, one important point… I guess what I am doing is pretty much cheating ReplicatorG by modifying the driver of the MakerBot replicator with the values of my unit… Is this feasible?? or do you think it would be better to completely flash the board with repetier??

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I haven’t used Repetier or Makerbot firmware in a couple years. Yes it’s feasible to just change those values but since it’s Makerbot firmware I wouldn’t be surprised if they have some sequence of code that makes things difficult for you down the road. I recommend using Repetier before trying to work with Makerbot stuff because it would be easier in the long run but since you did so much work with the Makerbot firmware you may as well try it.