Stepper motor speed (no replies)
I want to build my own printer. I started looking for a stepper motor (it should have more than 4.5KG.m torque) but then i was a little confused. For a 3d printer we want a strong motor but a fast...
View ArticleRun out of ideas about motor skipping solutions. Request for more ideas......
Hi, I'm having trouble with stepper motor skipping and have exhausted my list of 'what to do about it'. So, I'm looking for any ideas I'm printing a long thin plate (100mm by 30mm - 5mm high) - if I...
View ArticleHP RM1-5677 stepper help! (no replies)
Some time ago I gutted a couple of HP printers and salvaged a slew of these steppers and now I would like to use them to make a 3D printer. Problem is, I can't find any technical details on the motors...
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Is 17hs4401n a good stepper motor? (no replies)
Hello people, i've been working on my coreXY (first but oversized printer), and i've arrived to the point where i need those nema 17, so i went to aliexpress and found these cheapos, here are the...
View Articlewhich stepper motor from ebay are good and cheap for rostock ? (no replies)
hello greetings, I want to build a rostock printer. so which motors from ebay are good and cheap?
View ArticlePrusa i3 rework question (1 reply)
Morning everyone, I've tryed to search the fourm and other sites but I'm still having issues finding information on the last few parts I need to start my build. The first issue is what NAME 17 stepper...
View ArticleSuitable motors for i3? (3 replies)
I've found a source for some low cost Nema-17 motors but they might be a little on the feeble side for an i3. The spec's are: 5.6v, 0.85A, 6.3 ohm, 7mh, 4 wire bipolar. These are a custom variant of a...
View Article10 Stepper Motor - LPC 1768 POSSIBILITY? (1 reply)
Hi everyone! This is Ramya, I need your suggestion for my project. In my project, I need to use twenty stepper motor which is run by U4L293 driver IC in LPC 1768 Processor. If there is any possible to...
View ArticleIt worked for a few seconds, then not, new printer (no replies)
I just got a new 3d printer, fired it up, tried to home but the limit switched had not been hooked up so it hit the end stop and started to ratchet. I hit the power button on the machine to stop it...
View ArticleMotors just beep (no replies)
Hi, i assembled my 3d printer. I am using Sanguino 1.3a. I think i programmed it properly. I connected everything to it. The heat bed and the extruder hotend are heating. The stop switchs are working...
View ArticleOld printer stepper motors - Can they be used for prusa i3? (2 replies)
Hi everyone I'm new to the forum and 3d printing in general. I am planning on building (trying to) a reprap prusa i3 using spares I can salvage. I work a lot with big, floor standing printers so I...
View ArticleFirst time with stepper (no replies)
Hi everybody, Sorry if this has already been discussed, but I can not find a proper answer for my doubt. I am currently trying to build my first 3d printer, but I have some problem with the stepper /...
View Article100:1 Geared nema 17 wont turn (5 replies)
I'm designing an extruder with a 100:1 NEMA 17 motor. When I went to test the motor yesterday it it wouldn't turn I took the gear box off and the motor itself would turn, but the gearbox wouldnt. When...
View Articley axis making a loud sound (no replies)
So I'm having an issue with my motors. The most noticable is my y-axis makes a loud sound while it moves longer distance while traveling. It also gets hot, and actually all my motors are getting warm...
View Article14:1 geared stepper & hobbed pulley (5 replies)
Hi All, I am trying to locate a European seller of geared nema 17 motors preferrably with a 14:1 ratio and a seller of hobbed pulleys for those motors to be used as an extruder. I only seem able to...
View ArticleSteppers for RRP Mendel (no replies)
So I'm building a RepRapPro Mendel from bits and the frame is all done, I have pulleys, ramps, heated bed etc... only things I don't have are steppers and hot end. They sell the JK42HS34-1334A stepper...
View ArticleStepper motor controller (6 replies)
Model code: MT34FN30135M801 Rated voltage: 3.71 volts Phase current:3.50 amps Phase resistance: 1.06 ohms Phase inductance: 4.35 mH Holding Torque: 4.50N The above is the stepper motor specifications...
View Articlestepper motor is getting heat up?????:S (3 replies)
hi every1, i am using stepper motor for my cnc machine...its model no is em284 stp-42d221-01 by shinani kenshi......i dont know any specs of this motor neither voltage rating nor current rating even i...
View Articlemy stepper motors are not stepping (3 replies)
Hi everyone. I am building a rostock printer. I have bought my self a Megatronics board. I connected it to a power supply which provides a 10V voltage. I uploaded the MegatronicsTest Firmware to the...
View ArticleStepper motor only moving 1/10 (3 replies)
I just got my ramps board figured out but I can't get the stepper motors to move. I have only 1 plugged in for now and I send commands using repetier and it doesn't move. Repetier also reports strange...
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