Build process is 99% complete. I taped on the panels initially using painter’s tape so I could print the skirts and a few mods in ABS. Several mods are already in place, including Nevermore, panel clips, picam mount, Rock-‘n’-roll, and LEDs. I had a TFT50 screen sitting around from a defunct Ender 5 that I swapped with LDO’s TFT43.

Also since last time, I changed from Klicky to KlickyPCB. I’ve had waaaaay more consistent probing with the PCB kit than I ever had with regular Klickym and I highly recommend the PCB version, Maybe a bit of mea culpa, I couldn’t for the life of me get the magnets to go flush into the Klicky mount, so there was some wobble that isn’t present in the PCB version.

Last thing to do is to close up the electronics with the bottom panel and I’ll be ready for a serial number 😁

  • knoland@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    My DIY klicky was HORRIBLE. Surely there’s a better way than just “I dunno kinda like smush the wires against these magnets.” I used it once and decided the $20 for PCB was better than inevitably ramming my hotend into the bed one day.

    • dirtdigger@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Yup, totally. Klicky as a concept is great, but the original design was just bad. The Klicky parts I had were from a PIF provider, so I’m confident it wasn’t a bad print job. Maybe Klicky NG fixes the issue, but to me the PCB is worth it.

  • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    Nice work! I feel like taping on your panels is a rite of passage. Have you been printing much with yours? My only challenge with mine is somewhat inconsistent z offset between prints. Not sure if that’s due to the endstop potentially moving, the nozzle not being perfectly clean (I’ve been manually wiping it with a paper towel), or maybe due to expansion related heat soak…

    • dirtdigger@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks!

      I have to do a fine babystep here and there, but nothing major. I think it’s mostly because I haven’t done an actual offset calibration since changing to Klicky PCB, just kind of eyeballed it with a piece of paper.

      Do you have the calibrate_z macro?

      Edit: Moonraker says I’ve got 130 hours on it already. More than I thought!