On 08/29/2016 09:59 AM, Paul Flint wrote: > 1. The HICTOP 3D printer, which has miraculously come back to life, > appears to need calibration or possibly work on the feed stock system. > In addition this particular printer type does not use closed loop > feedback induced positioning of any of the belt driven elements and this > lack of feedback can cause severe product distortion. So I need to > research this and the worst part of this is I think I have an answer to > close the feedback loop on the belt driven X & Y axis but how to > implement this solution in software is daunting.
I've attached a photo of my 3d printer, which sadly gathers dust while I finish up a project. It has decent proprioception, but I had to upgrade the visual feedback system with external lenses in recent years. -- Anthony Carrico
