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Thread: Qidi Tech 1 - Replicator 1 clone
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04-05-2016, 08:04 AM #821
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I haven't taken a true flat edge to it yet, but just speaking from my experience leveling the MagHold plate, it does appear high in the middle and low in the corners. I prefer ABS for its light weight and toughness. Most everything I build is functional parts that may be subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
Regarding the cable chain you printed for the Qidi, did you notice any issues with the stepper motor bolts applying to much pressure to the cable chain mount? I printed mine in .3mm layer height with 20% infill, and it seems weak around the eyelets for the bolts. Worried that I might crush the eyelets when I torque down the stepper motor bolts to fasten it.
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04-05-2016, 11:26 AM #822
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Subscribed! Hey guys. New to this forum but have been printing on a CTC Dual for about a year now. I've gone through a set of extruders already and have upgraded to the Mk 10's, added the Y-axis pillow blocks, added a FlashForge glass bed, LED lighting, and am using Simplify3D. I've printed a little over 5000 meters of Hatchbox ABS filament so far. My CTC churns out awesome prints but I'm looking at buying a second printer to ease my print production schedule. I had narrowed it down to the Qidi when I found this thread. Great thread! It confirmed what I was already thinking which is that the Qidi is the way to go. I'll pull the trigger on that purchase today. Thanks again.
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04-05-2016, 10:00 PM #823
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04-05-2016, 10:56 PM #824
Here is quick update on my 12mm rod upgrade. The 12mm rods are installed and I've been printing on them for a few days. They work and the platform seems more steady while printing. There is definitely less side to side movement. I haven't noticed a huge increase in print quality, the quality wasn't that bad to start with and it is still pretty good. I tried to do a before and after test print but it looks about the same, not sure If my test print was the right structure to see a different.
So was the upgrade worth it? I only spent about $45 on the upgrade. It was kind of a pain to disassemble the entire machine (I had to do it about 3 times to get the adapter parts designed right). It was kind of fun to do so yes I think it was worth it, at least for me. I'll try to get the parts posted to Thingiverse in the next week or so, maybe somebody else can do it and figure out better test structures to test before and after.
Here are some pictures:
Bearing adapters (Also designed a new shim for 1/8" glass to fit the new bearings)
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Bottom adapter
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Top adapter
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04-06-2016, 02:11 AM #825
I upgraded my CTC to 10mm from 8mm rods, and while the wobble was gone, the print quality only was improved near the top 10-14cm of the print, the first 10cm you wouldn't know the difference. Seems the bed wobbled worse during print when at the bottom of the machine printing max height.
I am really interested in these printers now, I can't say I've seen anyone complain about bad service and for the price, gee, you can't really go wrong there can you.Hex3D - 3D Printing and Design http://www.hex3d.com
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04-06-2016, 11:14 AM #826
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Firstly, thanks guys for the advise.
I tried looking at local forums didn't manage to get any info on this.
Thanks, I was looking around shops and did find some hair spray with polymer compound in them. Will try one of them out.
This is the thing I couldn't find. All of them had fragrance added. No unscented ones so far.
I have yet to receive any of the build platforms I ordered, but using the stock blue plate I am kinda getting the hang of getting builds off. I found using the long tools in the iFixit Kit to be very helpful in slowly prying off the build.
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04-06-2016, 04:03 PM #827
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04-06-2016, 04:07 PM #828
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04-06-2016, 04:40 PM #829
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Just got some yellow ABS, and no matter what I do it clicks as it feeds through the machine. This happens on both left and right extruders. Have cleaned nozzles and PTFE tubes.
Any ideas?
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04-06-2016, 04:44 PM #830
is this a different brand from what you have used in the past?
I hear different colors even from the same mfg. can have slightly different temp settings.
Also check the Dia. of the filament.
Printer will print perfect...
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