Alex Gwyn
@gwyn.dev
Android @ Figma
Formerly Android @ Twitter
Spending all my free time building side projects. Currently LetterBlend.com
Formerly Android @ Twitter
Spending all my free time building side projects. Currently LetterBlend.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Super bummed that a $500 machine has this severe of a problem right out of the box. I like having an open and rootable machine, but I think it's ridiculous that printing a reliable circle requires a full teardown of the machine.
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Super bummed that a $500 machine has this severe of a problem right out of the box. I like having an open and rootable machine, but I think it's ridiculous that printing a reliable circle requires a full teardown of the machine.
It can also lead to a lot of problems with wall lines not connecting and much weaker prints.
There are a few fixes that involve taking some compressive springs that pre-load the bearing out at the expense of more slop.
Otherwise you're looking at a full teardown of gantry to clean/replace parts.
There are a few fixes that involve taking some compressive springs that pre-load the bearing out at the expense of more slop.
Otherwise you're looking at a full teardown of gantry to clean/replace parts.
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It can also lead to a lot of problems with wall lines not connecting and much weaker prints.
There are a few fixes that involve taking some compressive springs that pre-load the bearing out at the expense of more slop.
Otherwise you're looking at a full teardown of gantry to clean/replace parts.
There are a few fixes that involve taking some compressive springs that pre-load the bearing out at the expense of more slop.
Otherwise you're looking at a full teardown of gantry to clean/replace parts.
The consensus online is that there is too much friction on the x-axis bearing slide, and I can confirm that the static friction on mine is really high. This causes any X-moves to flatten out at the very beginning, resulting in non uniform circles.
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The consensus online is that there is too much friction on the x-axis bearing slide, and I can confirm that the static friction on mine is really high. This causes any X-moves to flatten out at the very beginning, resulting in non uniform circles.
It also makes it way more underwhelming when you find that "custom firmware" is just some hacky python scripts running on startup
February 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
It also makes it way more underwhelming when you find that "custom firmware" is just some hacky python scripts running on startup