Hey everyone. Just wanted to share an update that after many stops and starts, I have FINALLY been getting some reliably good prints on my Prusa Mendel I2. I had some under-extrusion problems dogging me for a LONG time, and after looking in all the wrong places, I finally noticed the "wobble" in my Wade's Accessible Extruder gears...the teeth weren't reaching a consistent depth. So I ordered a nice Greg's Wade Reloaded from Ultibots (http://www.ultibots.com/gregs-wade-reloaded-extruder/) and some new PLA from Makergeeks (http://www.makergeeks.com/pla3dfilament.html) and now everything is working really, really well. I'm posting this just as a kind of inspirational message to those who are frustrated or confounded in their search for what is causing your prints to fail. It's so rewarding to finally get the problem solved, and now I can get to the part I've been excited about: making new things. This forum has offered me many lines of investigation and helpful advice (along with a huge amount of help from my brother, Jeff Keegan). So thanks, and don't give up! Great prints are right around the corner. https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569544#msg-569544 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:06:27 -0400 Phorum 5.2.23 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,570302#msg-570302 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,570302#msg-570302 jonkeegan Reprappers Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:56:55 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569844#msg-569844 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569844#msg-569844 msaeger Reprappers Mon, 12 Oct 2015 20:48:13 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569571#msg-569571 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569571#msg-569571 imqqmi Reprappers Mon, 12 Oct 2015 11:11:16 -0400 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569544#msg-569544 https://reprap.org/forum/read.php?4,569544,569544#msg-569544
Just wanted to share an update that after many stops and starts, I have FINALLY been getting some reliably good prints on my Prusa Mendel I2. I had some under-extrusion problems dogging me for a LONG time, and after looking in all the wrong places, I finally noticed the "wobble" in my Wade's Accessible Extruder gears...the teeth weren't reaching a consistent depth. So I ordered a nice Greg's Wade Reloaded from Ultibots (http://www.ultibots.com/gregs-wade-reloaded-extruder/) and some new PLA from Makergeeks (http://www.makergeeks.com/pla3dfilament.html) and now everything is working really, really well.

I'm posting this just as a kind of inspirational message to those who are frustrated or confounded in their search for what is causing your prints to fail. It's so rewarding to finally get the problem solved, and now I can get to the part I've been excited about: making new things.

This forum has offered me many lines of investigation and helpful advice (along with a huge amount of help from my brother, Jeff Keegan). So thanks, and don't give up! Great prints are right around the corner.]]> jonkeegan Reprappers Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:07:01 -0400