MeCreator2 feedback after ~ 3 weeks
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:46 pm
Build quality issues:
- one leg is shorter than the other 3 and this makes the printer wobble on any surface
- extruder spring needs a ~ 2mm spacer
- one screw was in the box and I had to recheck all of them
- constant noise from the Y axis while in movement ( probably due to bad bearings )
- badly adjusted voltage for all drivers
- the bed won't be levelled no matter what
Firmware:
- disable steppers doesn't work for the Y axis
- the code is a mess
Other that that, prints are "decent" if you ignore the first layers.
It's a shame, because it could have been a really really nice product.
I've managed to port the firmware to Marlin 1.1.3 (and 1.1.4) and the manual mesh bed levelling feature is really handy. I still have to figure some params since geeetech doesn't provide schematics for the board ...
For anyone who want's a MeCreator 2, you'd better look for a prusa/delta, where at least you have some room for improvement.
Personally, I wouldn't buy it again.
- one leg is shorter than the other 3 and this makes the printer wobble on any surface
- extruder spring needs a ~ 2mm spacer
- one screw was in the box and I had to recheck all of them
- constant noise from the Y axis while in movement ( probably due to bad bearings )
- badly adjusted voltage for all drivers
- the bed won't be levelled no matter what
Firmware:
- disable steppers doesn't work for the Y axis
- the code is a mess
Other that that, prints are "decent" if you ignore the first layers.
It's a shame, because it could have been a really really nice product.
I've managed to port the firmware to Marlin 1.1.3 (and 1.1.4) and the manual mesh bed levelling feature is really handy. I still have to figure some params since geeetech doesn't provide schematics for the board ...
For anyone who want's a MeCreator 2, you'd better look for a prusa/delta, where at least you have some room for improvement.
Personally, I wouldn't buy it again.