So I’m a complete noob to 3d printing. I’m looking for setup help.
I have a reprap mendel loaded with repetier.
The z axis seems reversed, the x and y only move one way, the wrong way. So im going to reverse them in the firmware and hope that fixes it. Looking for tips and any help anyone can offer.
I haven’t used repetier but it sounds like your endstops are setup incorrectly and the drive directions are wrong. You might need to change endstop pullups, active low or high.
Read up on configuring repetier.
What do you use? I was looking at repeiter because the host program. I don’t have anything set up and an more than open to anything to get this up and going
Marlin is probely the most used in the hobbiest market. Not sure what control board you are using but most likely it is compatible. There are countless communities and wikis for Marlin.
Give more information on your setup.
Oh, also agree with Stephanie S, most likely endstop settings in you firmware config file.
I’m using a Arduino mega with ramps 1.4(I believe)
Not sure on what more would help.
Just now uploading with endstops changed.
The file layout could be better as far as the coding goes, lol
But that being said, I’m new to Arduino too.
Yes the end stops corrected the movement.
so, got my movement good, end stops are stopping it now. z moves up and down with the manual control, but when I hit home it starts to move up then acts like its hitting something and grinds. But hit the button to move up, and it works just fine.
It could be a couple things, make sure homing is set to the correct direction, check the motor current, speed could be too high, jerk or acceleration too high. Make sure the z rods are parallel and the x axis is level/perpendicular to the z.
Someone here has been developing a configuration tool for marlin, you might find it helpful. Check old posts.
As for the lcd, it depends on what version of Marlin you’re running. I know some older versions had issues. The latest RC should be working, i think it’s RC8.
I have been playing with all those settings. Thought a video might help.
Like I said, complete noob. Sorry…
Got it, the pot on the pololu needed adjusted. Had to learn how to do that. I dont believe it is 100% right, but its enough to get me moving on. Ill get to learn about all that now too.
All the pololus were set the same, but the z motors were a different brand. I believe I have another pair, I might swap them out later
@Jason_Tira check out Tom’s guides: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDJMid0lOOYnRCAdbFfzECor3EbqF8euw
He has a lot of information that is vital, it helped me.
