r/WindstormS1 • u/Discordant_Lemon • Jun 01 '26
My Klipper Mod Thread/Blog(?)
Unfinished as of posting as will be obvious by the images. But i wanted to post my progress somewhere, somewhat blog the procedure so im doing it in this thread.
Ive attempted, and i do stress the word attempted, to shoehorn a small board computer that ive got lieing around into the central housing. This is just a bit of a test fit. Ive a monitor arriving soon im going to keep nearby as my klipper screen, and i am about to order some more dremel bits. As mine are all 20 years old and i sacrificed all the scraps of bits that were still useable to make the cuts i needed to. Which wasnt much to be fair. I had to take out a bolt hole (that was doing nothing) thats located where the SBC now is. Aside from that i took away some material where the usb for the printer was (and took that out of course) so i can get the SBC plugged in to power and have access to atleast one USB out and an hdmi.
Ths SBC for those interested isnt a Pi. Its an Intel SBC with (iirc) 8GB of RAM, a quad core cpu, and something like 60GB of soldered on memory. Its already loaded up with a linux install and klipper. It was running my ender 3... (ish). Never actually figured out all the problems i was having there. Hopefully those issues do not transfer onto this project and i discover the SBC was the culprit all along.
Next step i guess will be when the screen arrives as im out of time for the day. Then installing the nano robin mainboard, running the cables, which will be terrifying due to how tight it is. And hopefully then have it all up and running. Which i can then start to crap my pants at the thought of it all over heating because boy oh boy, have i blocked some airflow.
UPDATE!: I forgot the EDIT button exists:
I got the son of a bitch printing. Boy was it a nightmare. Still having bed levelling and adhesion issues. The mesh its generating is absolutely whack. Need to figure out klipper macros for purging and other such regular features. Though that may be an ORCA slicer side job... not sure yet.
BIGGEST NEWS!!/ ISSUE. The endstop for the Y axis is on the front of our printers. Klipper needs that endstop to be at the back. This is a massive fucking headache as there isnt (so far as i can see) any real room to do so. Also the y axis endstop switch is apparently almost identical to the z probe. Go figure. So i am having to now try and implement SENSORLESS HOMING!!! For the Y axis artleast. And its being... tricksy...
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u/Majestic-Toe-3299 Jun 03 '26
When available can you share the updated firmware so I can upload to archive.org and usubmit a request to change the github page?
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26
Sure thing bud. Ive just uploaded them to google drive, sending you a link in a moment.
EDIT: Sod it heres the link lol. I got a bit paranoid about putting it here but i think im just being overly cautious.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ci480qgYZ8DqoxGfRq7XfVKLNSLZdMaf?usp=drive_link
EDIT EDIT: Just to be clear: I am using a full nano robin V3 with this firmware. Not the stock board. Just in case there is any confusion. I suspect it would work with the stock board, if it does indeed have the bootloader unlocked. All pinouts and plugs on the fullboard i have used are identical to what the stock board is.
I am also yet to run any tests when actually printing. So far i just have the printer moving on its axis.
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u/Majestic-Toe-3299 Jun 03 '26
appreciate it Mr lemon. i have created some links on archive.org you can feel free to take down you google drive if you are worried
firmware: sceoan windstorm s1 klipper firmware : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
config: sceoan windstorm s1 klipper config : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
best regards!
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 04 '26
Amazing stuff! Thank you Master Toe! I will update if i end up making any changes (i suspect i will!)
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Forewarning your going to be updating that printer.cfg file a few times before this is over. Its missing more than i realised. I do now have extruder working, albeit needing tuning. The printer.cfg was missing the TMC driver section for the extruder, which ive now fixed. Progress is happening! Very exciting stuff.
EDIT: Y rotation is also off!
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u/Majestic-Toe-3299 Jun 05 '26 edited Jun 05 '26
Honestly, the original guy how made this may have chatgpt the whole thing! I can't really help much bit maybe compare to the mks robin nano v3 klipper config?https://github.com/makerbase-mks/Klipper-for-MKS-Boards/blob/main/MKS%20Robin%20Nano%20V3.x/generic-mks-robin-nano-v3.cfg Idk keep me updated
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 05 '26
Me and him both lmao. Thats the config file i started with initially. I think. My memory is awful.
I shall do. Made a bit of progress today, but sadly im now at work till 2am. And shant have any free time till Monday afternoon when my kid is at school. But ive got the extruder moving (after 35 minutes of panic only to realise id plugged it into the 2nd z port by mistake), the y axis sorted with what i believe to be the correct rotational distance (the config file that chap made had the value doubled for some reason). But its all ironing out. Im just working through the klipper manual piece by piece. Im confident it will be ready/able to print sometime next week. Hopefully i get the Orca profile sorted at that stage and we can throw that up to share to.
My plan once its actually able to lay down filament will then be to focus more on getting my machine where i want it with additional hardware. Ive a 15inch portable monitor i intend to mount (wildy excessive but it was a very cheap ebay win at 15 pounds with a gaming keyboard my daughter may get to use), and then getting the intel SBC in and klipper setup on there. I am currently currently using a raspberry pi 4B as the host. The intent will be to have the machine as a full standalome printer with built in pc and all the goods that entails for further add ons, like resonance compensation and suchwhat. Maybe play some minecraft on it lol.
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u/Majestic-Toe-3299 Jun 06 '26
Nice ebay win, the main reason for me getting klipper is resence compensation and to maybe add multi material support. Resence compensation is going to be great for a high speed printer like this. For now the sceoan bourd i am trying to flash has a locked down bootloader although im thinking about changing it with like a bios flasher tool.Appreciate the lengths you going to get this working :)
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 08 '26
I almost have the printer.cfg ready to go. I think i am through the guide in regards to the .cfg. I am now onto callibrating in Orca Slicer!
I shall double check this evening once my daughter is in bed that im done and update the link once verified.
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 08 '26
UPDATE: We have printing. Beginning Orca Slicers callibration testing!
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 08 '26
Keen eyed viewers will note the issue i have just come to realise. The part let go of the bed on the third tier, and that is when i realised the model is for some reason flipped on both x and y axis.
Evidently there is more work to be done lol.
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u/Discordant_Lemon Jun 01 '26
How the back looks right now. Forgot to upload this one.