My Ender 2 Mods/Upgrades - OctoPrint, ABL, filament sensor, magnetic print bed etc.
I've added a lot of mods to my Ender 2. Here's a video showing all the mods I currently have.
I bought my Ender 2 from GearBest
Buy the Ender 2 (affiliate links)
US PLUG https://goo.gl/wf9VvX
EU PLUG EU Plug - http://bit.ly/2B3dqTE
2018 Mid-Year Sale: https://www.gearbest.com/activity-mid-year-sale-2018.html
Hardware mods
Fans
○ 2 x Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX - motherboard & cooling block
○ NF-A6x25 FLX (with noise reducer cable) - PSU
○ Blower 0.18 Amp - part cooling
Sugru applied around X-gantry assembly to prevent any unwanted x-gantry looseness https://sugru.com/
Dampers on X and Y stepper motors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j9YAcWDoto
EZABL auto bed levelling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUqbRsf7RFs
Micro-Swiss all metal hotend https://goo.gl/MyhRvh
Capricorn tubing https://www.captubes.com/
MacEwen3D FlexiPlus extruder with hardened gear https://goo.gl/R2UCbY & https://goo.gl/SGywgz
Octopi
- OctoPrint https://octoprint.org/
○ Dual cameras https://goo.gl/3DzLgy
§ Mobius - streaming, wide angle, visually check all is well, printer is on/off https://www.mobius-actioncam.com/
§ Logitech C920 - timelapse. Auto-focus disabled, exposure adjusted https://goo.gl/M6S1Ma
○ Plugins
§ Enclosure Plugin
□ Multiple DS18B20 temperature sensors https://goo.gl/BNmjy8
§ Fullscreen Webcam
§ Navbar Temperature Plugin
§ DisplayProgress
§ EEPROM Marlin Editor Plugin
§ Fan Speed Control
§ Filament Sensor Reloaded
§ Firmware Updater
§ LED Control Strip
□ RGB 5050 LED strips - front of fang and rear of x-gantry (g-code driven)
□ RGB amplifier
§ Heater Timeout
§ Telegram Notifications
§ TP-Link Smartplug - turn on/off printer
○ Smart K smart plug - remotely turn on/off Raspberry Pi
○ Voice events using Google Text to Speech API https://goo.gl/k1duH5
Firmware
TH3D Unified Firmware https://goo.gl/nAjWmC
○ Custom boot screen
External Monitoring
Foscam 9831P - security camera , pan/tilt, audio (remotely listen to the printer) https://www.foscam.com/
STL based mods (links TBA)
Belt tensioner https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2417659 & https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2672859
Petsfang https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2759439
Front LED Bar https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2803771
Rear LED bar https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2720122
Extruder clamp https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2796149
Camera bed mount https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2777863
Camera side mount
Cable chain https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2498801& https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2526464
PSU external fan cover https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2342067
Control case with integrated Raspi enclosure https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2542218
Filament sensor holder https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2783855
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