Smol Printer Time - Salad Fork

[Poisson]

Welp I starting to think I did something to the motors when I I blew the original motherboard. After engaging them, they get really hot and buzz when idle. The AB motors (running at 1.1 run current) have gotten over 72C just sitting there idle after I engage them once. I clocked the Z motors (0.7 run current) getting up above 60C after being engaged, but sitting idle.

Edited August 20, 2023 by Poisson

[Poisson]

20 hours ago, Poisson said:

Welp I starting to think I did something to the motors when I I blew the original motherboard. After engaging them, they get really hot and buzz when idle. The AB motors (running at 1.1 run current) have gotten over 72C just sitting there idle after I engage them once. I clocked the Z motors (0.7 run current) getting up above 60C after being engaged, but sitting idle.

Maybe a false alarm, I think I was over currenting the motors.

Edited August 21, 2023 by Poisson

[Poisson]

Replacement bed heater arrived! Attached it and the magnet to the bed. Waiting for RTV to set. Still need to punch out the magnet holes.

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Bed is installed. Bed and bed fans are wired in the electronics bay. The only thing left to wire is the backack filter once I have the rear panel attached.

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Rear panel is attached and backpack filter wiring ran. All wiring is now finished. I still need to replace the Rainbow matchsticks I fried which should be here tomorrow.

Skirts are installed.

Klipper is a good 90% setup. It'll be time to start tuning soon! Then only only the rest of the panels will be left!

Edited August 23, 2023 by Poisson

[Poisson]

Printed a pretty decent voron cube.

Replaced the rainbow matchsticks and got my RGB effects working.

Put the two side panels on:

Added the side mount spool holder, and I used my mediocre CAD skills to create a ptfe tube mount to hold the ptfe tube in place:

https://www.printables.com/model/563552-ptfe-tube-mount-for-salad-fork

[Poisson]

This build is complete!

 

I'll try update my initial post with all the mods I used in case anyone wants to replicate some things,

[Poisson]

I was going to update the original post with a list of parts / mods, but that feels like history now and I'll just do that here

Main kit: Fabreeko Honey Badger: https://www.fabreeko.com/products/saladfork-160mm-kit-by-honeybadger?_pos=3&_sid=4a0e4da8f&_ss=r&variant=43029890859263

MGN9H rail for Boop: https://www.fabreeko.com/products/honeybadger-mgn9h-stainless-steel-rails?variant=43751764951295 (210mm)

Extruder: LGX Lite

Hotend: Rapido

Mainboard: Manta M8P (replaced the Manta M5P in the kit when I let out the magic smoke)

Plastic used: KVP ABS Polar White and Blue

Skirts: https://www.printables.com/model/482455-salad-fork-skirt-remix

Side mount spool holder: https://www.printables.com/model/362442-remix-for-the-salad-fork

PTFE Tube mount for Side mount spool holder (my own design!): https://www.printables.com/model/563552-ptfe-tube-mount-for-salad-fork

Back pack filter: Magenetic version from the Fabreeko github: https://github.com/Fabreeko/Salad-Fork-160/tree/main/Fabreeko_SF_CarbonFilter but with this mod: https://www.printables.com/model/567107-salad-fork-magnetic-filter-wire-channel-mod. Wire channel also from that mod.

Basket cover mod for back filter: https://www.printables.com/model/352448-salad-fork-magnetic-basket-mod-cover (you want this or carbon will get into your printer)

Screen: Waveshare 3.5" 480x800. Mount / faceplate and more details regarding connectors: https://www.printables.com/model/567213-salad-fork-35-hdmi-display-mount. Note to use this mod with the skirt remix, a small amount must be cut off as it is too long for the remix skirts.

AB Motor wire hide: https://www.printables.com/model/567201-salad-fork-ab-motor-cable-guide

Mini SB cowling (compatible with Boop Beta 4 and lgxlite): 

 

 

Rapido mount for use with Mini sb and boop beta 4: https://github.com/cosmonate/VoronStuff/tree/main/Rapido_HF_Mount

Lights 2x Disco Matchstick: https://www.fabreeko.com/products/daylight-disco-stick-rgb?_pos=1&_sid=02c7fd59d&_ss=r&variant=43841072922879

Tap Kit for Boop: https://www.fabreeko.com/products/voron-tap-kit-by-honeybadger?variant=44184256479487

CAN Cable: Igus chainflex CF9-05-04 https://www.igus.com/product?artNr=CF9-05-04. I ordered 7ft to be safe, but 4 - 5 feet seemed like plenty.

Electronics fan cover: https://www.printables.com/model/341771-salad-fork-electronics-bay-fan-cover

Bed fan mounts: https://www.printables.com/model/418236-1515-bed-fan-3010-blower

Bed Wham bam 165x165mm: https://whambam3d.com/products/flexi-plate-with-pre-installed-pex-build-surface?variant=39777165344866. This is slightly oversized but wham bam is my vendor of choice for smooth PEI and it is the closest they have.

TPU Feet: https://github.com/CadmonkeyFPV/Salad_Fork/tree/master/MODS/Feet

Edited August 30, 2023 by Poisson

[Poisson]

One little post build update:

In the end that camera USB cable I hacked together and stripped the insulation from did not work all that well (surprise). I was getting extremely low FPS and sometimes losing signal completely.

I ended up running a new cable the only way I could figure out how, down the front left extrusion and along the bottom. It's not as pretty, but's it's not terrible and I didn't have to hack a cable apart to do it:

Edited September 5, 2023 by Poisson

[Poisson]

Post update update:

I replaced the CB1 with a Raspberry Pi CM4 mostly because I could, and with it I replaced the wireless antenna with the CM4 antenna.

I created a little skirt mount for the antenna:

https://www.printables.com/model/575785-raspberry-pi-cm4-antenna-mount-for-salad-fork