Rostock Mega First Print!

After the arms were attached a calibration cube was printed!

Overall the loudest part of the printer now is the Meanwell PSU and the hot end fan. The steppers and extruder are much quieter now that they have no pieces to resonate against. I still need to print out some mounts to get the bed attached to the frame permanently. Since the bed is attached with 15mm instead of the original 25mm the holes don’t line up. Right now I’m using a clamp to keep things together during printing.

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So far calibration has gone smoothly. More on that later though.

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Since I don’t have a dedicated spool holder like the Rostock had, I got a spool roller that can sit on the ground:

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