{"id":580,"date":"2015-12-24T22:33:25","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T21:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/?p=580"},"modified":"2015-12-24T23:28:08","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T22:28:08","slug":"wanhao-duplicator-i3-mods-ive-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stigern.net\/blog\/wanhao-duplicator-i3-mods-ive-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanhao Duplicator i3 mods I’ve done"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve had my Wanhao i3 for a few months now, and I must say it’s not perfect. I wasn’t expecting a perfect printer either.<\/p>\n

But there are a few very annoying issues that needs to be fixed IMO, even tho\u00a0many users have had no big complaints. My major struggle on this one\u00a0are uneven bed adjustments. I can have a perfect print, and the next time I print it screws up at the first layer. It’s almost like I have to re adjust for each print.<\/p>\n

You might be thinking that this is my first printer and I’m just not used to this, but I have been using 3d printers since early last year and now own 6 printers. And my latest in\u00a0the collection is the Wanhao i3, and I feel I’m quite familiar with bed leveling. Not claiming to be an expert.<\/p>\n

Anyhow, these are the mods I have done so far:<\/p>\n

Heatbed isolation.<\/strong>
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\nThis can be done several ways, but I choose a rather quick fix for it. Simply cutting a cork mat I bought off ebay, and taping it to the underside of my heatbed with kapton tape. This helps on heating up the bed faster, and makes for a more evenly distributed heat pattern.<\/p>\n

MicroSD to SD card adapter.<\/strong>
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<\/a>Easy fix, you can find one here<\/a>. I used some adhesive tape to keep it locked in place on top of the electronics box.<\/p>\n

LED lights.<\/strong>
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\nMany ways to do this one, but I used a pair of led strips with adhesive tape on them, and a 1W led emitter on the extruder. Just make sure you order some 12v ones.<\/p>\n

Z-Axis stiffening.<\/strong>
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<\/a>Link to all parts are on this post <\/a>on thingiverse. As you can see on the first picture I have added two threaded rods and stiffens my Z-Axis. This mod I would really recommend, makes the whole printer much more rigid, resulting in\u00a0higher\u00a0quality prints.<\/p>\n

After you have attached the threaded rods and nuts, you need to use some angling tool to make it perfect 90 degrees.<\/p>\n

There are other\u00a0useful parts in that post too. And I also recommend printing the front and back Y brace. And adding a ziptie to make the bed belt go more evenly.<\/p>\n

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\nThis summons up all mods I’ve done to my i3 so far.\u00a0It’s still not as good or reliable as I want it to be, but it’s much better.I’m far from done, my next mod will be a replacement of the hotend part with a all metal one from Swiss Made<\/a>. It will be interesting to see how it performs with that one installed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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