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Re: Problems With Z wobble? - 10 years ago
I was struggling with z wobble on my new mendelmax. My solution with standard 8mm threaded shafts and nuts was to not use the spring and nut on top. I had read that in some old post on this forum. May not be the best solution as the x carriage is now using gravity to hold it in place. But it did allow me to get printing again and there is zero wobble. Nice clean prints. My long term fix iby Spk64 - General
Re: Printing from a micro-SD - 10 years ago
12345678.gco 8 character name limit with 3 character limit on the gcode extension.by Spk64 - Printing
Re: Heated beds arn't needed for PLA... NOT TRUE - 10 years ago
For ABS Kapton tape scuffed lightly heated to 110. I have been using a 1 or 2 pass brim on tricky parts. No curlingby Spk64 - Printing
Re: Infill perimeter gaps - 10 years ago
Backlash did seem to be part of my problem. Loose belt. Other item I found is my filament was running small into the spool. Made an adjustment for that and seems to be better now.by Spk64 - Printing
Re: retraction - clean parts!? - 10 years ago
Might also try lowering nozzle temp some.by Spk64 - Slic3r
Re: Printing times - 10 years ago
Download Repetier-Host and slice up a few things from Thingiverse. You can see how speeds, layer heights, infill % , infill type all affect the print time. Repetier-Host will show you the estimated print time for the gcode file after it slices.by Spk64 - General
Re: Puller for an extruder - 10 years ago
We extrude a lot of very small wire and cable with custom equipment. Tolerances extremely tight We pull after the extruded material has been cooled in the cooling trough. Not sure if that would be possible in your case.by Spk64 - General
Re: Preparing STL files for slicer - 10 years ago
Are you printing ABS or PLA? PLA with plain glass or mirror and a 4:1 mix of PVA (Elmers Glue) and water. 60 degree heat. This has been working very well for me. First layer printed at 35% speed. ABS Glass with Kapton Tape, scuffed up with sandpaper heated to 110 degrees. So far I have had really good luck with the above. On some ABS I have added a single or double line brim if I think a cby Spk64 - General
Re: New to 3d printing - which MendelMax - 10 years ago
DoktrMike Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Many thanks for the guidance. Is there a way to > build a MendelMax 1.5 without buying the kit? i.e. > sourcing the parts yourself? I could find many of > the parts online (e.g., LulzBot has several > subkits) but don't find a complete set of > instructions. The only one I found shows you how > to buiby Spk64 - General
Re: extruder not moving - 10 years ago
Check your wiring to the motor. My extruded stopped moving this morning. Just fogged back and forh. Had a broken wire at the connector. Fixed wire and all is good.by Spk64 - General
Re: New to 3d printing - which MendelMax - 10 years ago
Wired1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Build the one that is well proved, then use that > to make the parts for your next one. What ^^^^^ he said. That is what I did. Get one running without a lot of fuss then build another.by Spk64 - General
Re: New to 3d printing - which MendelMax - 10 years ago
I am building a 1.5 version now. I do like the rigidity and ease of setup on the frame and rods.by Spk64 - General
Re: USA need a set of parts printed for a custom printer - 10 years ago
carlito Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you don't mind, what source did you use? Sorry, I just seen this. BusyBotz printed my parts. Did a great job worked through the file issues with me. Been printing heavily for the last 2 weeks with the new printer. My Printer assembly started 2 weeks ago with the parts from BusyBotz A sampling of the many partsby Spk64 - Job Shop: I need stuff made!
Re: Infill perimeter gaps - 10 years ago
I think this may have been a backlash issue. Tightened up my x axis belt and the inner fill now looks good all the way around.by Spk64 - Printing
Infill perimeter gaps - 10 years ago
Has anyone seen an issue with the infill leaving gaps on the inner perimeters? Outer perimeter is perfect. Printing ABS using latest Slicer. Thanks,by Spk64 - Printing
Re: Repentier-Host/Slic3r interaction difficulties - 10 years ago
Yes, I understand but for some reason it would not work. After I did the export, it did start working and I was able use the little save button. Thanks,by Spk64 - Repetier
Re: Repentier-Host/Slic3r interaction difficulties - 10 years ago
I had the same problem as you experienced. Here is my solution. In the setup window for slic3r both fields are blank. I had to find where the slic3r config was actually being stored. In my case c:\documents and settings\stevek\local settings\application data\repetierhost. In this directory there should be a slic3r.ini file If not then click the configure button in repetier-host slic3r. Click fby Spk64 - Repetier
Re: USA need a set of parts printed for a custom printer - 10 years ago
Found a source. Thanks,by Spk64 - Job Shop: I need stuff made!
USA need a set of parts printed for a custom printer - 10 years ago
I need a set of parts printed in Abs. Let me know if anyone has some print time available for a reasonable cost. STL files here with qtys required. Thanks, Steveby Spk64 - Job Shop: I need stuff made!