figured it out..finally. I actually been working a lot so haven't touched it. It was the plastic X axis pulley...it warped while it was running. I'm sanding it down a lot , enough to make it work long enough to print a new oneby Badkitty - Reprappers
So after a few prints that turned out great, enough for now. I have new problem. I set it to print the spool bracket. 75min job, and left. I come back to most of the bottom complete and the middle a hot mess. I shut it off and look it over. The X axis isn't moving smoothly anymore. It's catching and skipping. I took the belt off and tested bearings and pulley, they're moving freely. I use manuby Badkitty - Reprappers
i printed a 20mm calibration cube on mine today. All sides came in at 19.96 - 20.05 mm. my Hot end is loose and spins/wiggles a little when i touch it. Last night i took it apart to get my filament out (change color and it wouldn't feed) i tried to tighten the hot end, but it just kept spinning, so i left it. As i watch it print i don't see it wiggle at all, even when at max axis and the cords pby Badkitty - Prusa i3 and variants
All in all....the problems i had with my Folgertech I3....weren't that big. I am new so it took a bit to figure out. Now that i've learned a lot...i'll use mine for a few months then look into building my own larger printer.by Badkitty - Reprappers
First test print turned out pretty good. No more issues...right now anyway. This is just a small piece to Starlord's Gun from Guardians of the Galaxy. I found the model a week ago, so i used the smallest piece to test. Took 5mins. I used blue painters tape on the glass. It printed great, stuck to the tape and wasn't hard to peel it off after it finished. YAAAA...it's working!! Thanks toby Badkitty - Reprappers
sweet guys thanks. It printed in the right spot. How stupid, those settings were in folgertechs manual. Sighh.by Badkitty - Reprappers
I too bought the ebay (folgerTech) kit Jan 1st. Just today finally started my first print amd still have problems. I has better luck getting answers here than from the folger support guy....who is an idiot lol. Even though I know little about these right now, I still knew his solution was wrong...like he didn't even read my description of the problem. Anyway.... you cant learn much if everythingby Badkitty - Reprappers
Began my first print....and hit another problem, as expected lol. In repetier , i placed my obect in the center of the build area. Ran slicer, 5min print time cool. I hit start print and the printer goes to home in all 3 axis just fine. everything heats up good and when it's time, the extruder moves to Xmax/Ymax/Zmin 200/200/0 and starts printing the whole obect in one spot. I doesn't print inby Badkitty - Reprappers
Thanks for the info. Although the Z motor connectors looked in place..i pulled them and reconnected. They're workiing fine now. That one motor was making alot of vibrating noise before too, now it's nice and quiet and smooth. I glued the nuts to the X bearing holders. I had to. I know the design logic of it, but everytime the carriage went up, one side would always come up off the nut. I'll jusby Badkitty - Reprappers
i was loking at it earlier and had actually though about doing just that. gluing the nut on TOP of the holder. Would make it easier to make sure none of the epoxy gets inside the nut. Who really cares about asthetics right? lol. What are the better ways of mounting the filament reel to feed the extruder? The manual for this thing doesn't even have anything in it for where to put the reel. I reby Badkitty - Reprappers
I am having a few of those problems my self with m i3 kit. As i learn more and more what everything does and how it works, i see design flaws everywhere. Last night i mounted the printer to a piece of melamine (laminated particle board) I ran zip ties through the board and over the threaded frame rods in the front of the Y frame, through the holes underneath the Z axis motors, over the threaded rby Badkitty - Reprappers
And now a new issue...sighh. As i'm dialing in my Z axis, i move it up 30mm for clearance to move the endstop and i notice it's not moving and sounds like it's binding. The hole in the bearing holders that are suppose to hold the nut in place that ride on the threaded rods....the nuts are coming out of the holes! They won't wedge in there and stay. Once the carriage goes up, one side starts goiby Badkitty - Reprappers
Oh sure..now you post this!! 5weeks after I bought mine from them lol. I'm going to mount my whole rig to a sheet of melamine...to make it more rigid. The Z axis tends to bend forward alittle. Securing all four corners makes it really sturdy. Haven't begun printing yet as I just had an issue resolved last night on this forum. Going to continue finishing setup tonightby Badkitty - Reprappers
Nice. that was my next plan..to find spare parts. When i got the kit...it was missing the Y axis bearing holders. I emailed them and they said the design changed and i didn't need. To just zip tie the bearings to the plexi build plate. Whether they actually changed it and didn't think it through, or that was an excuse for the missing part, i had to mount the Y endstop on the OUTSIDE of the fraby Badkitty - Reprappers
OMG....i've been waiting 1 1/2 weeks for that answer. Hitting home on all 3 axis now works. why the hell couldn't the MANUFACTURER tell me this in the first damn email. IDIOTS!!! I will definitely stick with this forum, as the others i posted this in, never got replies. Thanks a lot. Now i can finally continue dialing everything in and start my first test print. Now that it's working greatby Badkitty - Reprappers
Hello all. Name is Kevin. I've been wanting to get a 3D printer since i heard they were available to the public. I finally got one last month. Prusa I3 clone from ebay. I've put it together, with numerous inaccuracies in the manual and non updated design changes. Good thing i'm mechanically and electronically inclined...lol. I've been running around at length with the ebay seller/manufacturer ofby Badkitty - Reprappers