So after playing around with my stock Rostock Max V3 printer, and getting some decent prints, I decided that I needed to take a fully functional printer and modify it for no reason.
Well, there actually were a few reasons. I was having a huge problem with stringing in my prints. I also wasn’t a huge fan of Octoprint, and the leveling system used in the stock firmware. So, I decided to make some upgrades.
- Duet Wifi controller – I wanted a touch screen, the 256 microstepping, and the mesh grid leveling
- E3D V6 – this hotend is a bit better than the stock HE280
- FSR leveling system – this replaces the accelerometer leveling on the HE280 with Force Sensitive Resistors
I used Michael Hackeny’s (this guy is a god with delta printers) guide on converting a Rostock Max V3 controller to a Duet Wifi, as well as his FSR guide to install these items. Here are some photos.
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And the final printer, in all its glory!
The printer worked great with these components, and after a bit of tweaking I was getting really good prints. Check out my Chevy LS3 page to see some examples.