I figured I would post this so others could learn from it (although I know they have been told). I had a printer dropped off to fix along with a roll of filament to use to print some of Tim’s bo...

A ball driver for the M3 and M4 is pretty much the next must have if you get into this hobby. Here’s a list of my favorites L allen wrench set with ball ends on one end. L Wrench Set Ball Ends...

See the following page for links to the various mods available for the Duplicator I3 printer.

There are a few ways to connect a computer to the printer. Repetier Host is a popular program for Windows, Linux and the Mac that allows control, printing, slicing and editing of the EEPROM settings. ...

Unless you have a really early model of the printer there should be two sets of holes where the Z end stop switch is mounted. Move the Z stop switch to the upper set of holes to provide room for the g...

You can use binder clips, but that could cause the glass to bend with the aluminum.  The recommended solution is to use silicone thermal pads under the glass (see corresponding mod page) .  A few 1â...

There are a couple of things that may cause this. The first would be to change the Ext0 Heat Manager to PID (a value of 1) from the default setting of Deadtime. This can be done using the LCD and goin...

PID (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) is a control loop feedback controller used to help machines make decisions.  In this case, the decision of when to increase or reduce heat to the extruder. If t...

The MicroSD card that ships with the printer is known to be of a low quality.  Replacing the MicroSD card with a higher quality card often solves this problem.

Yes, this is normal with the Wanhao i3 design.  The most common fix is to cut a notch in the bearing block with a hacksaw as pictured. See this mod page for the complete instructions.    Another op...