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by pcenginefx
Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Spider upgrade kit?
Replies: 1
Views: 6264

Spider upgrade kit?

Hi - I own two MakerGear M2s (I'm assuming they are rev D...got them early 2015) and saw there is a new RevE spider upgrade? Where can I get this? Thanks!
by pcenginefx
Wed May 31, 2017 11:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The State of the Gear
Replies: 106
Views: 277912

Re: The State of the Gear

Put me down for a M2 > M3 upgrade - I own 2 M2's and I'd LOVE to upgrade them both!
by pcenginefx
Sun Dec 06, 2015 6:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hardened steel nozzle
Replies: 26
Views: 29664

Re: Hardened steel nozzle

Just ordered a regular V4 nozzle and asked for the steel in the notes. (Cause heck yeah, i want one too. Didn't know they had them available either.) I'll let you know if that works! :D Thank you! I would have never thought to do it that way. Is it just me, or does the makergear website need some s...
by pcenginefx
Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:47 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: M2 represented on 3DPrintingDay (12/3)
Replies: 4
Views: 5676

M2 represented on 3DPrintingDay (12/3)

I was one of the few in my area hosting an open house on 12/3 as part of 3D Hubs' "3DPrintingDay" event. I was proud to show off and talk about the two MakerGear M2's that I bought this year - I always gush about the reliability, quality and just how well built the machine is and of course it always...
by pcenginefx
Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:05 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Testers Needed
Replies: 246
Views: 229511

Re: Testers Needed

Anything to make the process simpler is welcome - can't wait for this and the all metal motor mount (which I desperately need as I can't print one worth crap with ABS and my original one broke).
by pcenginefx
Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:13 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Zebra Plate
Replies: 90
Views: 101531

Re: Zebra Plate

Just got in my Zebra plate - I'm using clips and so far not seeing any bend on it. I'm not bending the plate to remove parts as I'm trying to reduce the amount of fiddling with the build plate for z-cal purposes. Anyway, they say not to use heat w/PLA, but I found that my parts weren't sticking........
by pcenginefx
Wed Dec 02, 2015 8:05 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Drop-in Build Plate Upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 7851

Re: Drop-in Build Plate Upgrade

Awesome! I'm so going to try this after the holiday as well - thank you for the amazing instructions!
by pcenginefx
Mon Nov 30, 2015 10:37 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Temperature overshoot issue
Replies: 8
Views: 8807

Re: Temperature overshoot issue

Thanks for the info! Will try this tonight to see if it fixes both my printers.
by pcenginefx
Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:56 am
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Zebra Plate
Replies: 90
Views: 101531

Re: Zebra Plate

They actually are in stock - they were listed as out of stock, but I emailed them and they said that the website was listing the stock wrong and that they did have them available. I just ordered mine for my M2.
by pcenginefx
Mon Nov 30, 2015 2:45 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Temperature overshoot issue
Replies: 8
Views: 8807

Re: Temperature overshoot issue <SOLVED>

So then it sounds like it could be a bug with S3D 3.0+ since it didn't occur before upgrading to that version. I'll take a look over on their forums to see if they have any solutions to this issue. Thanks!