First, check all connections. Most of the time it's a mechanical problem before a software problem. Next, check your components. Check the wires and solder joints for any breaks. It sounds like your most likely problem is the extruder heater. Since 24.3C is about room temperature (75.74 F) it's still registering a temp.by KingRahl - Printing
This might help. There is a Linux download on the Slic3r home page.by KingRahl - General
Try the version here . Extract all files. Go into the folder and delete the Slic3r folder and download a newer version from . Move the new Slic3r folder to where the old one was.by KingRahl - General
The 3D printed parts are only so much of the printer, and on some printers, not a part at all. Your first questions would be: What parts can I get? and, What parts can I afford? If you need to buy it from China to afford it, look forward to a 30 day wait. Most printers use the same parts (linear rods, electronics, motors, end stops, etc.) it's the frame that's different. Secondary questions woby KingRahl - General
I use mine to make everything I've made available in my Etsy shop. I only sell the things I personally have modeled.by KingRahl - General
Belts, endstops, a shield to plug into your Arduino such as RAMPS, stepper motor controllers to plug into your shield, a power source that produces adequate power, and of coarse the appropriate size filament to print with.by KingRahl - General Mendel Topics
Quoterichrap All challenges, but possible to change and work with. Re-spooling filament is almost the last thing you ever want to try doing, that can cause many more problems than the ones already identified. Rich. Spooling or re-spooling can help prevent those pesky knots created from not having a spool. I've had a spool that was so tightly wound, one of the end caps came off. I was able to rby KingRahl - Printing
First did you build this printer yourself? LM8UU bearings (especially from HK) can have excess friction inside if not lubed properly. Your smooth rods your bearings on, if not machined properly, could have varying thicknesses. Causing tight spots for the bearing. Also your smooth rods could have a tiny bend in them. This causes the them to not be exactly parallel. This will create a bind. Are aby KingRahl - Printing
There could be a problem with the file you are printing and that's just how it looks. Are these files your own creation? If not, do other peoples prints of those parts look different? The annoying noise I'm hearing is on the X-Axis. The "Tak-Tak-Tak" I'm hearing is coming from your Y-Axis. That may even be the teeth of your belt skipping on something such as the edge of your belt guide or motorby KingRahl - Printing
It's not a slicing issue. It's either mechanical or electrical in nature. There may be binding or friction around the belt or bearings or your voltage is not set properly. It's definitely in your X-Axis though.by KingRahl - Printing
It would be nice to have a STANDARD. Although, there are many things to consider when asking the manufacturers to conform. 1. They may have a contract with a spool company and are obligated to use them. 2. They are specified to a machine that will now require that spool size and shape. 3. THEIR spool making machine can only make one kind. I'd rather re-spool onto another. Such as filling a sewiby KingRahl - Printing
QuoteBeoga thanks KingRahl. Im very new to this so had to lookup manifold. Im using Sketchup to create the part and exporting STL file. I just tried netfabb, the online cloud service for repairing the file but I had the same problem. Is there a way of telling if the file is manifold. While in Slic3r, in the "Plater" window, on the bottom right, all the info about the file is there. Manifold: wby KingRahl - Printing
When placing the file in Slic3r, is the file manifold? If not, then Slic3r may be "fixing" the file and automatically closing those holes.by KingRahl - Printing
Printing a box to get your calibrations will only work for the X, Y, and Z. Your Extruder also needs to be calibrated. So that you get the correct volume of plastic. It sounds like you're extruding too much plastic to get the "bulging". Even with the extruder not calibrated properly, you will not be getting a part 30% taller. A taller part means the Z axis needs to be calibrated. Using theby KingRahl - Printing
Which printer design are you running? Can you disconnect you Z screws from your motors? Disconnected: Same sound without any load on motor? Is the grinding coming from your motors, or the all-thread/nut?by KingRahl - General
If you're using Pronterface, you are using Slic3r. Assuming you have already calibrated your firmware. Have you set your Slic3r settings to match your printer? IE: Check your extruder settings, nozzle diameter, filament size, temperature settings (ABS vs. PLA). If you're just loading the file into Pronterface and letting it slice on it's own, it's probably assuming you have 3mm filament insteadby KingRahl - General Mendel Topics
I'm wondering if it might be in the file itself. Slic3r can fix files within itself but some results are unpredictable. Is this a .stl you designed yourself or did you find it somewhere? Can you share it? Have you printed multiple parts of something else with the same problem?by KingRahl - Slic3r
All of a sudden? Things don't usually change suddenly without a reason. Do you see or smell anything different on your electronics? Have you changed anything recently? Such as different filament, firmware, software, software settings? New hot end? Has something happened to your printer? Fallen, bumped, shared with another person (if they don't know what they're doing they can mess things up) Chby KingRahl - Printing
Put them on a surface you know is flat and roll them. If it's not a smooth roll, they're bent.by KingRahl - Printing
I'm not sure if you're setting the wrong spot. Minimum travel is not what needs to be set. Your first number on the top "Length:" is what sets your retraction. If your still getting ooze bane, then raise the number. Try going to 2mm or 3mm.by KingRahl - Printing
That's just a mesh. Not a solid object. Slic3r filled the holes to make it solid. Try these tutorials .by KingRahl - Slic3r
Ooze bane. Retraction needs to be set under extruder printer settings.by KingRahl - Printing
It's a mathematical calculation within the firmware in your electronics from coordinates to how many steps your motor should take to get to those coordinates.by KingRahl - Firmware - mainstream and related support
It may have been that your print was closer to the bed then the machine thought. (Too much plastic volume for the layer height available)by KingRahl - Printing
With your over extrusion problems, you are bound to have excess curl on the edges. Your nozzle is likely hitting this and causing skipping.by KingRahl - General Mendel Topics
Did you just start going down to a layer height of .25mm? If you've been doing larger layers before you may not have noticed over extrusion problems. It looks like either your e-steps are not calibrated right or your nozzle diameter isn't set right. Either way, it's over extruding. Your extruding so much plastic, your hot end is dragging through your overflow.by KingRahl - Printing
It sounds like it is slipping, but intermittently. Have you cleaned out the teeth that push your filament? Send a pic of it. The teeth may be too shallow or uneven. Are you using a Bowden cable? This may be creating extra friction, slowing your extrusionby KingRahl - Printing
QuoteBasicblacklabel.com notice the bed isnt centered in the frame. is this a problem? No. It doesn't need to be centered on the frame. It needs to be centered under the extruder. So that when the X-Carriage is zeroed, you are on the edge of the board (or the white lined square on the border) and when you move the carriage 200mm it's on the other side.by KingRahl - General Mendel Topics
In Slic3r, select printer settings tab, left click "Extruder 1" on the left, find "Retraction" on the right, set retraction "Length". 3mm should be enough. Retraction will help prevent ooze bane. That's the plastic leaking from the extruder when traveling over open space.by KingRahl - Printing
Your end stop is either not hooked up or is not hooked up properly.by KingRahl - Reprappers