I think I figured out my problem. My Z-axis adjustment was changing between sessions and I periodically reset it. Seems it might have been weird timing that caused some prints to work well and the...
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I think I figured out my problem. My Z-axis adjustment was changing between sessions and I periodically reset it. Seems it might have been weird timing that caused some prints to work well and the...
I got the kit from a company called Kontax Stirling Engines. It’s unlikely to be the model; they specialize in stirling engines and I’m a rookie. But thanks for the supportive comment :).Harry
They’re fun; I built one with my machining equipment but wanted a LTD model. I was never able to find a large clear cylinder so when I saw the one at Kontax, I couldn’t resist.
Thanks for the suggestion and I will follow your advise at a later time. Right now I have too much to learn and all my other prints are fine, only this one is giving me a bit of grief. I’ll likely be...
Well, the adventure continues! I tried recreating my settings for the stirling engine, this time the top. At first the quality of the first layer was impossibly bad and it wasn’t until I reduced the...
I agree that it just doesn’t make sense but it has now happened twice. Both attempts with the stirling engine gave those poor results while everything else is good. Those values I gave above were the...
The 20K is the upper limit for photo size that can be uploaded.The print settings that I used for the stirling motor part are:.4mm nozzle.02 layer height7 bottom layers 6 top layersIs that the...
Hello, I’m a relative newbie to this hobby and am near the point of hair pulling. I’ve purchased a stirling engine kit that supplies several items while allowing the printing of most of the frame...