TEVO Tarantula
General Info
- Manufacturer TEVO
Guides
Assembly videos from TEVO/YouTube
- ArcadEd's Tarantula Assembly Videos (With instructions).
- RCJOSEB's Tarantula Assembly Videos (With instructions).
- ruiraptor's Tarantula Assembly Videos (Without instructions).
Additional assembly instructions
These are the most asked questions.
- Bed level sensor (BL Touch)
Calibration
Calibration is normally not needed as this is carried out by the manufacturer and stored in the factory installed firmware. Information on printer calibration:
Bed Center Calibration
Sometimes the center of the bed is not the actual center. When printing large prints, the skirt, brim or the object itself is printed outside the heated bed. For bed center offset calibration please read:
Print quality troubleshooting
General
Improvements
Safety
- Howto: Replace the heat bed connector
Firmware
- Tarantula firmware
- Marlin 3D printer firmware.
- JimBrown's Modified Marlin firmware
Bed Leveling
- Howto: Thumbwheel Leveling
- Howto: Auto bed leveling
- Howto: Manual level video
Printable Things
Frame Stabilization
- Thingirob's Frame Stabilization Brackets (Most Popular).
Belt holder & tensioner
Fan related
- Joshfitz's 40mm Tarantula Fan Cover.
- supasorn's Dual Blower/Radial Fan Duct Mount.
- Lion4H's Radial Fan Fang (Most Popular).
- hafidz's Standard 40mm Fang (Alternate design for standard fan)
- Joshfitz's Tarantula Cover For 5015 Radial Blower Fan.
Filament Related
- filamentry's Ultimate Spool Holder.
- Madox's Filament Clip
- RCLifeOn's Spool Holder (Not Recommended).
- JeramZ's Spool Holder (Not Recommended).
Extruder Related
Cases & Covers
- Aynareth's Electronics Enclosure.
- boompy's Power Supply Brackets.
- beerman_uk's Tarantula-themed Power Supply Brackets.
Z-Endstops
others
- NinjaCookie's Dual Z-axis 1 Mmotor Frame-Brackets.
- Joshfitz's Tarantula-themed Bedlevel Knobs.
- rebeltaz's PTFE Tube Guillotine Cutter
Upgrades
Aluminium
Heat Bed
Hardware
- WiFi
- Laserprinting
- Woodburning
Enclosure
- IKEA Lack Enclosure - Cheap enclosure for TEVO Tarantula using IKEA Lack tables.
Cooling & Fans
Replacement parts
Part | Description | Where to buy? |
---|---|---|
Belts | GT2 6mm Open Timing Belts | Ebay |
Heater Block | E3D V6 | Ebay |
Motherboard | RAMPS 1.4 | Ebay |
PSU | 12V, 30A, 360W | Ebay |
Throat | E3D V6 Throat | Ebay |
Nozzle | E3D V6 M6-Thread | Ebay |
Extruder | 1.75mm Titan Extruder kit | Ebay |
Extruder Motor | 17-Stepper Motor | Ebay |
Linear Bearings | ||
Linear Bearings Upgrade | ||
Heatbed Upgrade | ||
Thermistor for Heatbed |
Slicer Configuration
- Cura
- S3D
- IdeaMaker
- Slic3r
Links
Communities
- TEVO Tarantula PRO & Normal Prusa i3 Owners on Facebook