- Filament extruder: I backed the filastruder Kickstarter so am just waiting for my kit to arrive so I can start experimenting with making my own filament.
- Plastic shredder/grinder: No progress - Marcus Thymark is now focussed on his extruder, and his shredder although done is appears to be temporarily shelved.
- Mendel90: I've started work on this. A colleague from work also wants one, so I have started collecting parts and printing.
- Download the latest Marlin from GitHub
- Update the configuration.h file to suit my printer. See these links for further info:
- Verify/Compile & Upload as per normal
- I found this didn't work as I used the new Hardware (Sanguinololu) definitions included with Marlin. When I reverted to the Sprinter Hardware files it worked.
- PID Tuning
- One of the things I wanted to switch on in Marlin is PID control of the HotEnd. I found this blog article by Lincomatic well written and helpful.
- Test and re-calibrate.
- I created my own stepped piece for use with Triffid Hunter's Calibration Guide as I found the 5x5 was a bit difficult to see while the printer is moving.
So, I now have Marlin running and a re-calibrated printer, so we will see if this helps with the Mendel90 Plastics printing...