2018-01-08, 06:13 PM
Hi mr_intensity,
Welcome to the forum.
>>> First problem: I need a 3D printer to print the Snappy parts.
Well, that is a problem
. You could beg your friend to print the parts for you (by the way, no matter who prints them, it seems like it will take a very long time to print everything). You could finish the OneUp first, and then print the Snappy . And then there are numerous printing services, but that will drive your price up.
I have looked through the content of the old forums (which is a mess, which is why posting it here is on the back burner), and I found two references to Wantai motors. The first one is clearly from the RPM printer, and the model number there is "57bygh800". The second mention, it is not clear which printer they are talking about, but that info is: "WANTAI STEPPER MOTOR Model : 42BYGH610P2-X 1.2A (U) 1.8deg/step".
I have no idea if either of those is actually correct.
I am no expert on the firmware for these things - I've never messed with it. So, my opinion isn't worth much on this, but I don't think there will be an issue if you use a similar motor - I'd just make sure that you match the two steppers for the z-axis. Hopefully, someone else can chime in on that.
I would also just run with the hot end you have - if it gives you trouble, you can solve the problem then or worry about replacing it.
Best of luck in your adventures - maybe you could explain a little more about why you want to do things this way. There are numerous cheap printer options today that will run rings around the old OneUp (my OneUp worked very well), don't have the roadblock of getting the parts printed, and will generally be a much less painful experience getting started. See other threads here, just did that myself.
Welcome to the forum.
>>> First problem: I need a 3D printer to print the Snappy parts.
Well, that is a problem
. You could beg your friend to print the parts for you (by the way, no matter who prints them, it seems like it will take a very long time to print everything). You could finish the OneUp first, and then print the Snappy . And then there are numerous printing services, but that will drive your price up.I have looked through the content of the old forums (which is a mess, which is why posting it here is on the back burner), and I found two references to Wantai motors. The first one is clearly from the RPM printer, and the model number there is "57bygh800". The second mention, it is not clear which printer they are talking about, but that info is: "WANTAI STEPPER MOTOR Model : 42BYGH610P2-X 1.2A (U) 1.8deg/step".
I have no idea if either of those is actually correct.
I am no expert on the firmware for these things - I've never messed with it. So, my opinion isn't worth much on this, but I don't think there will be an issue if you use a similar motor - I'd just make sure that you match the two steppers for the z-axis. Hopefully, someone else can chime in on that.
I would also just run with the hot end you have - if it gives you trouble, you can solve the problem then or worry about replacing it.
Best of luck in your adventures - maybe you could explain a little more about why you want to do things this way. There are numerous cheap printer options today that will run rings around the old OneUp (my OneUp worked very well), don't have the roadblock of getting the parts printed, and will generally be a much less painful experience getting started. See other threads here, just did that myself.