Pulled everything apart and one contributing factor was that the PFE tube had expanded from the heat and was causing far too much friction. Stretched that out a reasonable amount, and while I had it...
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Pulled everything apart and one contributing factor was that the PFE tube had expanded from the heat and was causing far too much friction. Stretched that out a reasonable amount, and while I had it...
And halfway through a 14 hour print it failed again. Now even 5 mm/s isn't slow enough.
Well, on the plus side I've narrowed down the problem, and my printer is printing perfectly again (for some definitions of perfectly).
On the negative side, my magic number is 5 mm/s. Any faster...
That definitely sounds like it would fit what I'm seeing. I took off the fan/heatsink to get a better look at it and the amount of plastic shavings looks like it's slipping and scraping some off...
I'll try make a video tomorrow, but the bed's been re-leveled. I've discovered my print bed is not level in the process, but I can deal with that another time. As long as I print near the center,...
It's definitely due for re-leveling and I'll take care of that right away, but the problem began before it became unlevel. I screwed it up at some point in my attempts to fix it.
Thanks for the...
Is the video quality good enough to get an idea of what's happening? If anybody has suggestions for a better recording angle let me know.
The piece as seen in Repetier-Host:
http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4505&stc=1
The monstrosity as seen in reality:
http://youtu.be/E_BV2iz1Hpk
Any input? Thanks.
RigidBot 10x10x10, Repetier with Slic3r
I was printing fine for about a month (with some newbie-related difficulties), and then "something" happened. Every job just started printing far too...