I encountered a new trick today. I had started an ABS print, and I have the heated bed set to 110°C. Since it takes a while to heat to these temperatures, I usually leave it alone. I come back an hour later - the heated bed is not getting hotter than 103°C, so the print has not started. I watch - no...

I was actually asking about the life expectancy (which is, as Rick pointed out, a gray area because there will be upgrades). In this case, we were able to get the M2 through a grant, so my organization has no initial outlay of cost, but it has proven to be an indispensable tool. When it finally dies...

Are there any thoughts on expected lifespan of an M2? I use the M2 about 10 hours a day, getting close to the 6 month mark but have had three serious failures in two months. I broke the extruder mount (not the fault of the machine), had a really bad clog that required hotend disassembly (also not th...

Did you ever find about the files for the wire bridge?

Forgot about the set screw.
Thanks!

I recently had to disassemble my V3b hotend to clean a stubborn clog. Now that everything is cleaned, the heater element and the thermistor are too loose in the heater block. They insert very easily, but I think that the motion of the hotend would be enough to dislodge them. I have a spare V3b hoten...