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soaring eagle
x axis jumps
June 24, 2014 04:27PM
Registered: 10 years ago
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I am biulding a reprap i2 i got it or so i thought but it turned out i can only print smaller than 40mm and they also turn out wavy on both the x and y axis any suggestions
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2014 04:12PM by soaring eagle.
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3dkarma
Re: prints wavy
June 24, 2014 04:47PM
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Make sure your belts are nice and tight. Sloppiness will cause waves.
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soaring eagle
Re: prints wavy
June 25, 2014 04:10PM
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they are tight i got the wavy issue fixxed by slow it down even more but it turns out the x axis is still jumping do you know how to fix that
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chris33
Re: x axis jumps
June 26, 2014 02:50PM
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yes prob the amps too low on the particular motor making it loose steps
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soaring eagle
Re: x axis jumps
June 26, 2014 05:17PM
Registered: 10 years ago
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okay thanks for the suggestion but I have tried to turn the current up and down but it keeps on running cold
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