ReplicatorG profiles for Sailfish

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UPDATED Aug, 14 2013 These are my updated profiles for printing with the Replicator 2 using the latest release of ReplicatorG 40 (r16) and Sailfish. My guide to installing the Sailfish firmware on the Replicator 2/2X can be found here: [thingiverse.com/thing:61022]( http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:61022 "Acceleration Test Shape") Improvements include: A 5D pre-prime sequence with slow wipe 100 micron profile with 200 micron first layer Improved dwindle setting to reduce stringing 340 micro zero fill profile for printing stretchlet bracelets Material profiles match - use PLA for PLA and ABS for ABS, the only difference is the packing density An improved zipper Instructions Using the ReplicatorG-Sailfish Skeinforge Profiles To use these profiles there are only a few things that you need to do differently. Extruder Temperature You will now be controlling your printing temperatures from your Replicator 2 menu, which overrides any non zero settings in the gcode. Utilities->Preheat Settings Select the Utilities menu and then the Preheat Settings sub-menu and set the temperature you want to print at. I tend to use 225c for small prints (< 40mm x 40mm), and 230c for large prints (> 40mm x 40mm). Black PLA often requires printing at about 5c hotter than other colors. Firmware Deprime I advise using a combination of firmware de-prime and retraction. Set the firmware de-prime to 16 steps in the onboard preferences. The Retraction Distance in the Skeinforge Dimension module should be set to 2mm. Print-O-Matic You no-longer need to use the default start/end gcode because each profile has customized start and end code alteration file that lets you know as you start printing which profile your STL file was sliced with. start.gcode has an improved pre-prime wipe that allow the ooz to dangle down the side of the build plate prior to a slow wipe and lift. end.gcode lifts to the full 155mm in order to clear 150mm tall prints. Raft/Support has been disabled in Skeinforge to speed up slicing, so if you want to use rafts or supports you will have to re-enable and configure it. 100 micron This profile is slow but high quality. It will lay down 6 bottom and top layers to compensate for such a thin overall layer height. The recommended settings are: Object Infill (%) 20 to 100 Layer Height (mm) 0.1 or 0.15 Number of shells 1, 2, 3 Feedrate (mm/s) 120 Travel Feedrate 150 100 micron multiply This profile makes it quick to print multiple copies of the same object by using the Skeinforge Multiply module. The default is 2, side by side along the X axis, but you can easily change it to whatever you want. Use the same recommended settings as above. 200 micron This profile is faster, but uses the Skeinforge Skin module to create a 100 micron outer perimeter, creating a fast high quality print for certain types of objects. This profile is best suited to printing objects with uniform angular faces with chamfered edges rather than organic curved surfaces. The recommended settings are: Object Infill (%) 10 to 100 Layer Height (mm) 0.2 or 0.3 Number of shells 1, 2 Feedrate (mm/s) 120 Travel Feedrate 150 200 micron multiply This profile makes it quick to print multiple copies of the same object by using the Skeinforge Multiply module. The default is 2, side by side along the X axis, but you can easily change it to whatever you want. Use the same recommended settings as above. 340 micron This profile is the fastest, but will result in a course quality print on certain types of objects. This profile is best suited to printing large objects with uniform rectangular faces with chamfered edges rather than organic curved surfaces. The recommended settings are: Object Infill (%) 10 to 100 Layer Height (mm) 0.34 Number of shells 1 Feedrate (mm/s) 120 Travel Feedrate 150 340 micron zero fill This profile is designed to print hollow single shell items like scrunchlet bracelets. The only viable settings are: Object Infill (%) 0 Layer Height (mm) 0.34 Number of shells 0 Feedrate (mm/s) 40 Travel Feedrate 80