Wesley's Tool-Box

Here's how the first 3D prints out of Makibox look like. The bottom layers are slightly warped, but otherwise looks okay. There are slight curling up at the bottom edges because it did not fully stay stuck to the hot bed.

I think the Z-axis calibration can mitigate this issue, because I've seen the nozzle moving a bit too high up from the hot bed as it printed. I'll see what I can do tonight. Meanwhile, keep reading for more photos.

After much worries and adjustments, I decided to bite the bullet and connect Makibox to a computer to do a test print. Windows driver was loaded to my notebook computer, and I downloaded 5DPrint, the host software that operate the printer, to the Chrome browser. On the 5DPrint, I loaded the test cube G-code file provided at the Makibox website for the very first printing test.

First attempt went horribly wrong because I just loaded the filament and there wasn't enough material to stick to the hot bed first, making the material curl up around the nozzle. The second attempt, however, is going relatively smoothly as I write this. I need to level the hot bed a bit more, but other than that everything seems to be okay. To see the photos leading up to this, read on.