my-prusai3-settings/README.md

reprap-prusa-i3-documents

by Jannik Beyerstedt from Hamburg, Germany
jannikbeyerstedt.de | Github

my "private" settings

These are the settings and tests I use for my reprap prusa i3 build.

configuration

• prusa i3 sheet model
  • wodden sheets, watercut. reenfoced at the top by some piece of wood
  • simple selfmade wooden filament spool holder at the top
  • all metric standards
  • T2.5 belts
• electronics
  • RAMPS 1.4
  • mkII headbed
  • NEMA17 stepper motors
  • 200W 12V power supply by meanwell
• extruder/ hotend
  • 3mm filament
  • J-Head
  • Greg´s Wade Extruder (currently installing a new generation)
  • currently installing a new layer fan

location of settings files

OS X:

• Slic3r: ~/Library/Application Support/Slic3r
• printrun: ~/.pronsolerc

Windows:

• Slic3r:
• printrun:

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checklists

first idea - to be further enhanced

turning the printer on

• check the repository for new (slic3r) settings
• connect USB
• open pronterface
• click "connect" in printrun
• connect mains power
• click "setPP" to give initial position
• check fan position
• if not stored in parking position:
  • home X-axis
  • home Y-axis
  • set zero point of Z-axis
• check endstops
• check belt tension

pre print check

• turn on heat to 190°C
• clean hotend nozzle
• click "goStartPos"
• extrude some filament until steady stream
• clean hotend nozzle
• start print

turning the printer off

• turn heat off
• click "goParkPos" to move to storing position
• click "Motors off"
• click "disconnect" in printrun
• disconnect mains power
• disconnect USB