I was thinking, I use 3.00mm on a bowden setup, i think maybe the thicker stuff is a bit easier with bowden, i could be wrong thoby nechaus - General
I found 3.0mm is better with soft filamentsby nechaus - General
Try the full nozzle height for your first layer height as it will pump out more plastic and then all the other layers use your regular layer height, I found this makes it very easy to lay the first layer down, but not the best looking, ideal for rafts for instance i use .5mm layer height first layer and then .30 for all the other layers my nozzle is .5mmby nechaus - Reprappers
You can get it to run without a fan, just need really low temps like 170c - 180c, but it may jam as the heat travels up expanding the PLA argh, levelling the bed is the most annoying thing, if your going shopping for printer parts, id suggest in ordering some new bed springs, its best to get beefy ones, the originals are pretty crappy i found after time, they loose their springyness and you willby nechaus - General
My came with a 40w cartridge heater, bugger that yours fried my is more like the version 1 or v1.1 when you start printing, if you feel like it, report back here, I'm keen to see some of your printsby nechaus - General
ok so with this information, im getting, Its fine if they run hot, In my case, my X motor is screwed into PLA, mine runs hot, but not hot enough to melt out of the mount... Since awhile ago, i fixed small fans on each motor making them run cool, its fine. I do quite often change power supplies, Because i need them for other things, i never seem to have any issues with my motors, and mine areby nechaus - Reprappers
I dont understand some information posted on here, the PSU does not matter that much unless it changes, it needs to be a stable voltage/current. My input voltage will be nothing like the output of the stepper drivers, its completely regulated I have tried 12 to 18 volts, the output on the stepper drivers does not increase. Nothing changes, operation is the same The heat is coming from to muchby nechaus - Reprappers
This is due to the app nap feature, OSX 10.9 mavricks, will turn off applications that run in the back ground in order to save energy and resourcesby nechaus - Reprappers
Hey, I don't think friction is the big player there, i think when i use trimmer line, or soft moisture bound Nylon, It will squish up, also retraction seems to be less effective with bowden, still works, but looks like it would be hard to fine tune, not so bad with PLA but nylon i do have issues. Like it all works, i just feel i might have better results, I also have a bowden tube thats is extrby nechaus - General
Hey, I am currently using a bowden reprap, I was thinking of changing it to a direct feed where the extruder sits on the carriage, i understand bowden is lighter in weight, but i think my printer will work better with nylon and softer filaments. What do you guys prefer ? Am i thinking correctly about this? I dont think the extra weight in my cause should matter to much with the speeds i use, Iby nechaus - General
Does the current fluctuate ? 6 amps seems not that much for when its first heating up, my setup is different to yours but i draw like 20 amps to start with, unless of course its a small bed? 12 volt right? id be trying to increase the currentby nechaus - Reprappers
What about just building a large container and table on some wheels so it can be moved around easy to windows for venting or what ever. I wanted to make one where you sit the printer on the table, and then put the top cover over the entire machine, easy project it would be better to have a chamber fully integrated into the design, have multiple temp sensors running to an arduino board with a therby nechaus - Reprappers
I use these type of fans, may have been my setup, but they never were powerful enough to push much if any air at all though my pipes. I had to use a squirrel cage style fan and got a little bit better airflowby nechaus - Reprappers
UHU glue stick works as wellby nechaus - General
A few things iv noticed i thought i should post on here that i forgot to mention because it did not occur to me, Normally i would naturally overkill cooling, i have been running a squirrel cage fan on my gen 6, The stock ones are like the standard pc case fans. I had to use this fan for another charger as i had nothing to cool it, so i took it off the printer and put the stock fan back on, I rby nechaus - General
I found my printer was getting louder and louder, started using hi speeds, I was getting physically sick from the sounds from being in the same room of the printer, So i though id put some foam under the printer, and i must say, i did not expect it to reduce so much sound, I can now be in the same room and not feel sick. Before i could close the printer in one room of the house and hear the priby nechaus - General
Its just cheap pla filament, .2mm layer height, .5mm nozzle. From bilbycnc in nswby nechaus - General
Just printed this before, Took about 3 hours to print, I used .8 extrustion mutiplier, does feel more brittle compared to 1, but looks nicer, i think maybe .9 would be good. Its printed at 200% size, its apart of a turbine.by nechaus - General
There are a few ways, You can search " bowden " or " bowden Adapter " on thingiverse, and maybe search for Budaschnozzle on thingiverse as well, should give you plenty of things to print, including a x-carriage, also the bits you need for the ptfe tube to attach to the hot end. You could even turn your printer into a non Bowden type and have the extruder sitting ontop of the carriage, but i persby nechaus - General
This is the link for ebay, This is the one i got The email of the seller is benlear@benlear.com, you could send him an email, I paid $70 for mine Hope its okay to post email addresses on hereby nechaus - General
Mine is a clone and has been working for over 200 hours easily, no hiccups, The only thing i found annoying was using pla at over 210c , if left for to long can plug up and jam, Other than that, its been the most issue free hot end. I am not sure if it's is from china or manufactured here in AUS, But its very good quality from lear cnc, comes with hi temp plastic and wood parts, also comes with aby nechaus - General
I think the weak parts on these printers are The extruder- I changed mine to a wade style extruder while maintaining the existing gear ratios, I actually used the ultimate maker small gear, it does not pop off as it has that large round part at the base of the gear. seems to work okay, but the original gear does fit the teeth better, hack job that works better that the produced version by 3dsmby nechaus - General
I actually got a Clone, Mine was just from Ebay, the one i got was ? Came very well packaged, other thing you could buy is a good hobbed bolt if you have not already.by nechaus - General
Here are some better pics, The budaschnozzle i have works fine with the gen 6 board, I noticed my gen 6 board maybe from mendel-parts.com I used their heater cartridge and also the supplied thermistor that came with the budaschnozzle, I do have spare resistors and thermistors from 3dsm, 5 each, but have not needed to change it over as the temp is pretty accurate, Well to what i can measure withby nechaus - General
These are some pics pre modding my printer, This is when it would actually print, AND, these were all using 10-15mm's print speed because it was impossible to extrude any faster with their hotends, It was hard as hell to hand feed. What i hated was that everything was like wafers, so weak, and it looked terrible, like it was hand made or something, Now my prints are much stronger, Like i could acby nechaus - General