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Originally Posted by cbale2000
I've honestly considered buying an Arduino with the right shield and just wiring the stepper motors from our Cube to that for a control system. 99% of the issues we've had with our Cube have been related to the terrible software on the machine. The hardware IMO is actually pretty solid.
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First, I generally dislike closed architectures for FDM printers. I have yet to see one of the closed ecosystems where the software is any easier to use or better than the open source products available. We just got a couple of weeks back two Afina printers to add to our 6 Prusa I3 kit based printers.
The jury is still IMHO on if these are more better (fewer failures).
I will bet that someone has already hacked the CUBE with a RAMPS (RepRap Arduino Mega Pololu Sheild) controller with Marlin firmware.
90% of the issues with all these printers is diagnosing the root cause of the failures. Lots of variables.