[Swansea Hackspace] Calibrating the 3d printer?

[Justin Mitchell]

On Sat, 2017-02-25 at 14:41 +0000, Neil Jones wrote:
> I understand that the 3d Printer needs calibrating. I don't want to 
> tread on anyone's toes because someone else offered to do it at the
> AGM, but if it hasn't been done yet I MAY be able to get it done
> quickly.

Sorry for the delay in response, someone else said they were going to
respond.

I did the calibration and rebuilt the control software last night, so
our reprap printer is now safe to use.

You may need to do some experimentation to find the ideal temperature
for your chosen filament, but the temperature will now be accurate, and
so should match the guidelines you find online.

For the curious, the procedure needed was this one:
http://reprap.org/wiki/Thermistor#Calibrating_an_unknown_model_thermist
or_with_a_Thermocouple_thermometer