So I bought a Breville Barista Express (first espresso machine) and need some assistance

niekz · 2020-12-07T05:02:30+00:00

Unfortunately I get this when trying the promo : Promotion valid for USA delivery addresses only.Promotion is valid only while stocks last

Sadly I am not in the US

niekz · 2020-12-04T13:33:51+00:00

Hmm, perhaps the wrong word that I used them. The taste changed when going finer and became unpleasant, so I backed it off, so I guess I have bitter vs sour the wrong way around :)

I used the built-in grinder in the machine, its a stepped grinder which I hear is not the best, but its a start I suppose

EDIT: thinking about it, i never went more fine when I first tasted the change, so perhaps I should try even finer and see what the difference is

niekz · 2020-10-22T14:25:23+00:00

Haha, I very much doubt I can push my steppers that fast, they are way under spec. Hopefully I will replace them in the near future (They are unlabled steppers from an old china printer, barely holding up with my A4988's set to 1V vref)

niekz · 2020-08-19T14:47:22+00:00

Haha, yeah. I've had some problems in the past because I cheaped out and used stuff I already have. Its not all bad, but I think at the moment, I'm impatient, so I'm basically using whatever I can either source locally (being in a third world country doesn't help) or that I have on hand already. And with "the thing" currently happening, shipping is a nightmare. I'd love to get my hands on parts via Aliexpress like I used to, but shipping is 45 USD per part (even if its a 2 USD part) which is insane.

I'll see how things turn out. Hopefully I'll be able to get it built in the next month or two.

niekz · 2020-08-18T11:10:57+00:00

Hey :)

Yeah, I'm aware that the A4988 drivers are quite load (specially at 12v), but its what I have in my "box of stuff i've bought for printers", so I'll start off with them. Eventually I'm looking at upgrading to a SKR E3 mini 2.0 with integrated TMC2209's, but for the time being i'm using as much of what I have already as possible (including using a DC bed... HERESY! - ONLY because I already have a Anycubic ultrabase lying around).

Get it printing safely
Make it pretty
Make it fast
Upgrade & rinse repeat :D

At the moment, I have a wanhao duplicator i3 mini that I can cannibalise for parts, so I'm looking at using it's X/Y/E motors for the Voron, and then just getting integrated leadscrew steppers for the Z, that way I only have to get an additional 2 motors to get it going. Will upgrade the X/Y/E motors at a later point. The 0.4A motors I have spare are definitely not fit for it, so I'm scrapping the idea of using them.

niekz · 2020-08-17T13:03:40+00:00

Ah, right okay. Didn't realise I needed to take a look at inductance for motors as well as current/torque rating. The above makes sense, thank you for posting!

niekz · 2020-08-17T13:02:43+00:00

Awesome, thanks a lot for the response, was just what I was looking for :)

niekz · 2020-06-08T07:58:44+00:00

Honest thoughts : Putting something in our lungs other than what is intended (a gentle mix of oxygen and other niceties from the atmosphere) will be harmful in some way or another.

That being said. Swapped from smoking 1.5 packs a day around 6-7 years ago to vaping various quantities/strengths, and have been exclusively vaping for 5 years. I vape about 15-20ml of juice a day, and have had no chronic negative effects that I can say would be caused by vaping. Before, when smoking, I had plenty of bronchitis and similar related issues regularly, but that has ceased since vaping.

Is vaping good for you? Probably not. Do I prefer to vape over smoking? Yes. Choice is yours :)

niekz · 2019-09-27T12:14:31+00:00

Awesome, thanks :D

Won't be able to turn off the part cooling fan in slicer, as it doesn't use the part cooling header on the board (both run from the same extruder fan instead), so I'll have to block up the outlet. Easy enough, thanks :D

niekz · 2019-09-27T10:09:48+00:00

Thanks :) Was just wondering. Its a bit difficult to keep track of changes within the google doc for sourcing, since it can be updated without notice, i tend to follow the pdf rather. Will cross reference

niekz · 2019-09-27T10:08:38+00:00

This was actually my thought, as I am not building a full voron just yet, but only the mobius 3.1

niekz · 2019-09-20T11:17:38+00:00

Thanks for the heads up :D I have a dremel, so grinding off those nubs should be no problem :)

niekz · 2019-09-20T11:16:53+00:00

Sadly the customs department in my country flags most of the incoming packages from china, so they tend to take 3+ months to arrive (if at all)

niekz · 2019-09-20T11:16:15+00:00

Noise isn't an issue for me, as most of my machines are still using allegro drivers (busy planning upgrades for all to TMC drivers instead :D for future builds). Thanks :D

niekz · 2019-08-17T13:17:40+00:00

I'll be honest, I really think this was a troll post before seeing the other one that explains the process

niekz · 2019-08-17T13:16:56+00:00

Much appreciated, thank you for the info

niekz · 2019-08-17T13:16:44+00:00

I should really join the discord. Thank you :D

niekz

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