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Thanks for the input! How would you go about modding this printer? Would it even be possible to hook up a v6 Bowden extruder and hotend to it, or would I have to design a new carriage for it? Do you know of any forums\instructions\models for the specific printer? I have no idea where to start!

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A ramps setup with lcd can be had pretty cheep I have a great x carriage with bed leveling and I can recommend a couple of great extruders to run the e3d on this machine I have a old prusa running as my main machine still

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Cool. Which extruder did you use with the old prusa? I am unsure about the width between the two railings for the x carriage, but how can optimize it for the e3d? Also, I don’t really like the heated bed because of the need for it to have a separate router (I can’t remember what it is called). Can the ramps board handle a direct connection for the heat bed?

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If the LCD is still good you could probably re-use that on RAMPS.

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this looks like a geetech lcd totaly reusable pretty sure you could have that machine up and running for $30-40

here is a link to a controller on aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mega-2560-R3-Mega2560-REV3-1pcs-RAMPS-1-4-Controller-for-3D-Printer-arduino-kit-Reprap/1947676736.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.19.z7yivx&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10033_10059_10099_10078_10079_427_10103_10073_10102_10096_10052_10050_10051,searchweb201603_9,afswitch_5&btsid=dee4a814-afeb-4e7c-9a13-7af38614f267

and the adapter for the lcd to ramps

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3D-Printer-Smart-Controller-Connector-Adapter-RAMPS-1-4-2004-12864-LCD/32700543242.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.29.bnq4eX&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10061_10062_10056_10055_10054_10033_10059_10099_10078_10079_427_10103_10073_10102_10096_10052_10050_10051-10078,searchweb201603_9,afswitch_5&btsid=a49dac34-304a-459d-96ea-85370fd0d6fa

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It has a j head directly driven currently but a e3d would fit just fine

here is a link to the carriage I made

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:226440

I will have to update the pics on this maybe tonight

but if you look in my collections as well you will find many great prusa mendel upgrades

if you need them printed before you get your machine back up and running shot me a pm

also I’ll look through my parts box I may have a sanguinolo control board you can have

this is the extruder I am using

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:42495

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Thank you broncosis! I actually have a Mendel max 3 chugging away as my main printer, so I should be able to handle the parts! I would however be I interested in your board. I have never heard of the one you mentioned. I’ll also review your thingiverse file as well. I can’t start it till after Christmas, but it looks like your model could work. If I were to print a carriage, would I be fine to print it in ABS? Or something else?

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That controller comes without the stepper drivers, might I suggest this one instead?

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Mega-2560-R3-1pcs-RAMPS-1-4-Controller-5pcs-A4988-Stepper-Driver-Module-for-3D-Printer/110055\_1439959836.html

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Sorry for my inexperience, why are there six different boards that I would have to buy? Don’t I just need a single board and then attach all the motors and hotend and hotbeds to that board?

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The board here are a modular system so that if one part goes you can replace just that part also its one of the cheeper more reliable setups This ramps kit looks much more complex than it is There is about 10 or so boards you could choose from.

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Also good catch on the drivers I just grabbed the first link that looked not bad

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Don’t do what ive done before and ruin two circuit boards in a row. I say that because a short circuit shouldn’t ruin anything. A short circuit is a result not a cause of the problem.

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Is there a specific place I can get all these parts? Hopefully Amazon?

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Ah, I see. Thanks! Are there any on Amazon? And do these boards allow for a second extruder (not a necessity, just something I thought about). I would think the best dual extrusion system for the reprap Mendel printer would be similar to the prusa i3 mk2 setup. Could I eventually mod it into that?

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Yes they are available on Amazon as well as the heated beds Just aliexpress is the cheapest Dual extrusion is totaly do able with a bodwen setup like you have

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Yes they are available on Amazon as well as the heated beds Just aliexpress is the cheapest Dual extrusion is totaly do able with a bodwen setup like you have. This board can run 2 extruder for sure but its a pain to setup sometimes also you lose the simple way to connect a cooling fan

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Awesome. Thanks

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Interesting. I did see that the fans where the cause of the short circuit, then the board started burning or something, and pieces started falling off the board. I will be re-wiring everything,so hopefully that fixes the problem. Does anyone know where I can get small gauge wire in the US? Would ACE have it?

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I bought a he3d delta…and like you regretted it!

Since then ive renovated it and its now by far irs my best printer, but it wasnt a cheap renno.

Id reccomend you start by buying the following parts

P3 steel frame

E3d titan extruder

E3d v6 hot end

Duet wifi control board

With these and some hardware off your original printer you may have the makings of a reasonable printer… you may need to buy a heatbed too, and a few other bits and pieces… and you may need to get a p3 plastics kit from the same place as the frame

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Best go to the e3d website for the extruder and hot end, ebay for the p3 steel frame and duet wifi for the duet you may get them from amazon but going direct to producer is better…and going direct to duet wifi will give you essy access to one of the best support networks for this kind of rebuild.