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Re: Future webshop, 1.75/3mm ratio? - 9 years ago

How do you expect to make enough money with this? Most people either go for a clone because it is cheap or for genuine parts because they work. I don't see many people spending more money to still end up with a clone. Considering the amount of time you will have to invest into disassembling/reassembling, fixing parts, determining if what works and what doesn't, and import/shipping costs and the c

Re: Y-axis idler with 608zz - 10 years ago

Best thing to do is probably to contact your kit supplier.

Re: Need of a flat shaft on stepper motor? - 10 years ago

Just make sure the filings don't find their way into the motor.

Re: Have had someone such a problem? - 10 years ago

Looks like belt or pulley slippage or stepper motor losing steps due to too low current.

Re: Where to find linear rods (EU) - 10 years ago

I've got good experiences with WorldofCNC located in the UK. Not sure about the price but the quality is good.

Re: Motors only move in 1 direction - 11 years ago

Sounds like an endstop issue. Try disabling endstops in firmware to see if that will make a difference.

Re: E3D Bowden fitting - 11 years ago

You can remove the play by inserting the PTFE all the way, then pulling it upwards along with the push fit, then keep the push fit where it is and shove the PTFE a couple mm further down.

Re: Drive gear losing traction - 11 years ago

Spring fatigue or play somewhere in cold end component mounting. Don't think the plastics we extrude are able to dull stainless steel.

Re: Best 8mm smooth rod? - 12 years ago

QuoteOhmarinus Hardchromed rods! Yeehaawww! I ordered them at a special linear-rod and bearing factory here in the Netherlands. I can imagine there are companies like that in the US. Could you tell me the name of this company?

Re: PLA jammed in E3D V5 - 12 years ago

You could try heating the entire hotend in an oven at ~200c and then purging out all the filament with something like a toothpick.

Re: Slic3r 1.0.0RC1 - 12 years ago

Would love to see how it holds up against KISSlicer 1.1.0

Re: Do you measure your test prints hot or cold? - 12 years ago

Just scale the model up by 1.02-1.05 before slicing.

Re: Printed Gun and Police Raid (UK) - 12 years ago

Looks like they got a cold end lever and a spool holder. Great haul.

Re: SainSmart Ramps 1.4 + Mega2560 R3 + LCD 12864 3D Print Controller Kit For RepRap - 12 years ago

Looks like a very good deal if the quality is okay.

Re: Getting ramps1.4 recognised on arduino IDE - 12 years ago

Did you install the Arduino drivers in windows?

Re: (Noob) Which hot end to buy ?? - 12 years ago

E3D hotend seems to be the way to go right now

Re: Best 3D printer control board to upgrade to! - 12 years ago

Smoothieboard would be the best option but those are hard to get at the moment

Re: custom length steel rods supplier - 12 years ago

I ordered from Romania. The rods are shipped in a carton tube and are packaged in bubble wrap. I don't think there is any risk of bending or other damage.

Re: custom length steel rods supplier - 12 years ago

Re: custom length steel rods supplier - 12 years ago

Worldofcnc.com is based in UK and has what you want. For some reason their site is down right now so I can not give a link, but the hardened high carbon steel ground rail they have is perfect for your purposes. I use those rods in my own printers as well.

Re: Where to get alu heat spreader for Mk2 bed in EU? - 12 years ago

Thanks you are a lifesaver! I checked ebay.com and .co.uk but did not think of checking .de.

Where to get alu heat spreader for Mk2 bed in EU? - 12 years ago

Does anyone know of a place that sells aluminium heat spreaders/build surfaces for the mk2 heated bed? I am having a lot of trouble finding one. Even a place that can cut a single piece of 200x200x3-6mm aluminium and has european shipping would work.

Re: New 3D Printer with integrated 3D Scanner - 12 years ago

Any estimates on pricing yet?

Re: Printing Tin??? - 12 years ago

I think it would give some issues because of the surface tension.

Re: waves only in black ABS - 12 years ago

Black ABS tends to need a higher temperature. You can try bumping the temperature up ~10 degrees to start but if your extruder has PTFE liner that might be the maximum temperature before the PTFE starts to melt.

Re: waves only in black ABS - 12 years ago

Did you calibrate the extrusion temperature for this particular filament?

Re: need a hot end - 12 years ago

E3D V5

Re: DRV8825 does not work - 12 years ago

Did you set the current correctly?

Re: PLA juice not working... beads and does not evenly cover glass - 12 years ago

Try PVA juice, works like a charm.

Re: Problem with print. Every x cm's of filament I getting too thin lines. What's wrong ? - 12 years ago

Did you measure the filament with a caliper at several points to confirm that the filament is causing the problem? It might be an issue with your extruder gears or extruder drive wheel/hobbed bolt that shows up every full revolution.