Hello...

I have made the PrintrBot 1403 w/ a bed of 19.75" * 19.75" * 6" from a six inched cubed build environment. Now, that I am done w/ building that overweight beast of a printer, I have sort of moved on to a Monoprice Maker Select Plus...

Since sort of moving on, I have built many things. So, w/out hesitation to build more, I have been messing w/ the slicer, Klipper, and the Recore A7 to handle my build. This model of printer came w/ a board of its own but soon I found it dysfunctional. So, did a switch-a-roo and added the Recore A7 which can be found below:

Recore A7 - iagent

Here are a couple photos if you do no plan on looking over their wiki page(s)...

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Here is the github link for particular source to run Klipper, Mainsail, and additional ideas!

Refactor - iagent and Releases · intelligent-agent/Refactor (github.com)

Enjoy... The people at iAgent and the Recore Ax boards can be found on Discord too...

https://discord.gg/q69M7NRY 

Use 50mm/s print speed on the CURA slicer with a travel speed of 90mm/s for Refactor 3.0.3 versioning on the Recore A5. Some items have changed in the printer.cfg file that is available/not available any longer.

So, chose wisely and correct for your particular type of printer. Printers are sometimes strong, fast, slow, and/or weak. But, in the end, the settings and configurations of your target source, slicer, and config. file make or break the print. 

With CURA, I have learned to test out print speed and travel speed the most while slicing different projects for the Recore. I use the Marlin Flavor in the CURA software along with the custom FFF Printer option. 

Even though the PrintrBot Simple Metal is an option from the long list of printers, it is a non-working effort with my specific controller(s), software, and slicer. So, I use the FFF option that I can make for a custom version.

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Building is not always so straight forward and it takes time, patience, and a sort of knack for things if you are new to 3D Printing. What seems to not work at first is not an omen that things will never work. Trust in your excellent methods of note taking, forward progression, and learning abilities. 

Seth

P.S. Here are a couple photos. Enjoy.

The first photo is obviously the CURA slicer getting ready w/ the right side of the photo showcasing the options of that slicer.

The second photo is the Recore A6 and its peripherals, location of the pins, and so on...