Replicator 1 marlin 2.0

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I MAKE NOTE THE FEET I DID NOT CREATE THESE WERE DESIGNED BY SOMEONE ELSE MORE TALENTED THAN ME NOR did I create the filament guide or screen holder. They were made by this guy: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2125913, https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:203698, and https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:340031. WHAT I DID: I custom-made a Marlin 2.0 for the Replicator 1 from scratch (this was insanity - don't ever do it!), with a working end result. NEW board and rewired everything! Cura 4.6.1 has a MakerBot Replicator profile that works great because of hours of painstaking measurements and internet searching, I was able to get the Marlin geometry settings spot on; simply save as G-code after slicing. My Replicator 1 Marlin 2.0 journey I went searching for a second printer on a budget and found a dead Replicator 1 on Facebook Marketplace for $80 USD. This little MakerBot suffered greatly at the hands of its previous owners and needed a lot of work; it had a blown MightyBoard. Firstly, I decided to investigate the repair angle of the MightyBoard. Several things stopped me: the overall cost of repair and outdated MakerWare software. So instead, I decided to start from scratch and Frankenstein this piece of history because good history should be preserved. In short, I did the following: New mainboard https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QRPKPHB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 New these things because I wanted to: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LOXBR76/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 New stepper motor cables: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073VKPD1Q/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 New thermistors for hot ends https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0714MR5BC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 NEW END STOPS https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075585VY4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 new end stops NEW SCREEN https://www.amazon.com/BIQU-Display-Controller-2004LCD-Adapter/dp/B01FLU9X5Q/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2DI7YIO4398XV&dchild=1&keywords=reprap+discount+smart+controller&qid=1593787708&s=industrial&sprefix=reprap+discount+sma%2Cindustrial%2C184&sr=1-2 NEW POWER SUPPLY https://www.amazon.com/MEAN-WELL-LRS-350-24-Switching-Printer/dp/B07SQLJG5L/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=24+v+360+watt+power+supply&qid=1593787995&s=industrial&sr=1-3 NOTE! Screen wires will need a cable flipped to make the screen work correctly with the MKS GEN L 1.0. NOTE! My board came with a bootloader; yours might not. How to configure A4988 botsteps: https://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/MakerBot_Replicator_1_Adapting_A4988_Replacement_Driver NOTE! No matter how close I got the Z stepper configured, it would get hot. To that end, I added a workaround - slapped 3 40mm heatsinks on it and wired in a fan directly off the PSU. Then I went and had a beer to celebrate. I included some STL files from other things from this site I D/L'd to fill in things I wanted or replace parts my MakerBot was missing. INSTALL EVERYTHING FLASH MARLIN I included; have a beer, and pat yourself on the back! Because this was fun but it wasn't easy. But in the spirit of this project, I scored the printer for $80, bought new board and screen for $30, and bot steps for $10 - for 5 of them, the total cost was right around $170ish. So, I consider it money well spent considering I got a dual extrusion machine out of the deal.