Wesley's Tool-Box

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.

The axis movement issue was somewhat alleviated, so I went with leveling the hot bed where the prints will be formed on. This required turning the three screws on the bed ever so slightly so that the nozzle is basically at the same distance away from the surface.

I made the adjustments without powering on first because they were off by a lot and needed big shifts. The expansion caused by heating of the bed may require further adjustments, but I hope it will be minor.

As for how the axis movement got better, read on.

Venus will be closest to the Earth on January 11. Since it's on an inner orbit, it'll be aligned very close to the Sun. So it'll set almost simultaneously with it, making it hard to see this week or the next.

This photo I took over the weekend is the one last good look at the planet before it shows up in the morning instead of evening. It's gotten quite big and was still relatively bright against the dusk.

Device: Canon SX50 HS
Settings: 1200mm (2x enlarged) - ISO 160 - 1/10s - f/4.5
Time: 2014-01-04 18:02 KST
Location: Suwon, Korea
55 photos stacked with RegiStax 6.1.0.8