3D printing has quietly become one of the handiest tools in the garage. Need a bracket, a clip, a custom mount, or a part that’s been discontinued for thirty years? Sometimes the answer is to design it, print it, and test it that afternoon.
This page is where I share what I’m printing, what’s working, and what isn’t.
My setup
I’m using a Bambu Labs X1C, H2C, Ender 5 Plus (some Firmware compiles below) and an Ender 3 Pro, using [PLA, PETG] for most jobs. I like PLA for most fun things because it’s easy to print, however it DOES NOT hold up to heat. If you want something to put on your dash minimally use PETG.
Projects
- A small bezel for the top of the dash to stabalize an aftermarket Apple Car Play screen.
- Crafting stuff for the wife, hey got to justify this stuff.
Lessons learned
PETG minimum for anything inside the car. ABS if you are trying to replace a part like a door handle bezel. PLA will just get soft with the heat.
This version of Marlin firmware is 2.1.x from June 26, 2022 and has the newest configuration file versions (serial 02010000)
I am not an expert by any means but this worked on my 3D Printer, Creality Ender 5 Plus with Big Tree Tech SKR3 EZ board and their TFT35 V3 display. For both, I have included the ‘firmware.bin’ file as well as configuration.h, configuration.adv.h and platfomio.ini files so you can see what changes I made. Hopefully you can learn something if you are new or just make your changes to those files and recompile.
I have a July version also available.
If you need the adaptor STL to print to put this board in an Ender 5 Plus, I designed one. Holes line up perfectly and you can find it here. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5412798
This version of Marlin firmware is 2.1.x from July 29, 2022 and has the newest configuration file versions (serial 02010100)
I am not an expert by any means but this worked on my 3D Printer, Creality Ender 5 Plus with Big Tree Tech SKR3 EZ board and their TFT35 V3 display. For both, I have included the ‘firmware.bin’ file as well as configuration.h, configuration.adv.h and platfomio.ini files so you can see what changes I made. Hopefully you can learn something if you are new or just make your changes to those files and recompile.
I have a June version also available.
If you need the adaptor STL to print to put this board in an Ender 5 Plus, I designed one. Holes line up perfectly and you can find it here. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5412798
My latest attempt of a Marlin Build, this one from the 2.1.2 nightly Hot fix. I downloaded it February 5, 2023. Like the others, I have included the “Configuration_adv.h”, “Configuration.h”, “firmware.bin” and “platformio.ini” files so you can not only have the compiled firmware, but also all of the configuration files so see what I have done. Again, this is for an Ender 5 Plus, with the Big Tree Tech EZ board and the TFT35 display. Like I have done in the other two builds, I had to make the build area a tad smaller due the my use of the Hero Me Gen 6 fan adaptors. Leaving it stock size had the Gen 6 crash into the front top bar of the printer when the nozzle is brought all the was to the front.
Give it a shot and let me know how it works. At the moment I am getting a printer not recognized error on the display when in BigTree mode, but is ok when set to Marlin. Did a test print and it worked and there were NO errors on compile.
Marlin Firmware version 2.1.2.1 Compiled January 14, 2024
This was specifically compiled for a Creality Ender 5 Plus with a Big Tree Tech SKR 3 EZ board using TM2209 drivers. It also has Big Tree Tech’s TFT35 display as well as a Hero Me Ten 6 fan adaptors and cooling shroud. The build plate volume was changed to 350 x 330 (to keep the cooling shroud from hitting top from rail). Supports both Marlin and Touch screen on the TFT 35 display.
I am not an expert programmer, however everything compiled without errors and appears to work fine. In the Zip are four files, firmware.bin, configuration.h, configuration_adv.h and platform.ini. You can use the configuration files to see how I have configured my settings and perhaps use them as a starting point if you have a similar setup. – Enjoy