http://imgur.com/mvFiQa6 Whenever there's a shallow-sloped top surface, slic3r makes very thin top surfaces, leading to ugly gaps. 1. Every infill pattern does this. 2. Upping the perimeters doesn't work for large sloped surfaces. 3. Any number of solid top layers (even something like 1000) doesn't ...

Thanks for the advice, everyone! I did a few tests, and have come to the conclusion that the extruder motor is to blame. The pinion gear on the stepper's shaft was slipping, so I added a few drops of superglue to lock it in place. This helped keep the gear on, but the connection isn't strong enough ...

One of my 3D printed projects was recently featured in Computer Power User, and I was sure to gave Makergear a shoutout on pg 62 : http://www.computerpoweruser.com/Digita ... CP____1409__/

I'm starting to notice small amounts of layer slipping on prints. I plan on re-tensioning all the belts, but is it possible this slippage is due to the belts wearing out? Should they ever be replaced?

I ended up putting low-viscosity superglue on the seam, and letting it wick into the gap. The machine's running fine for now.

got a photo? Is this detachment inside the motor, or outside? The extruder gear connected outside the stepper motor can be replaced. I had to replace mine because it was loose and the set bolt was stripped: order one from karen@makergear. Or inside the motor, are there gears in there? Or is the sha...

I was having trouble extruding plastic, so I cleaned out the nozzle. After re-assembling (1 hour down the drain), I found that the extruder's stepper motor was significantly weaker. I disassembled the gearbox and found that the stepper's shaft isn't properly attached to its gear, and is slipping whe...

its been a good month or two since i have had my v3b apart so someone can correct me if i am wrong but there should not be a gap. the brass barrel should be tightened all the way until it hits the ptfe/white plastic sleeve inside the peek. if you have a gap then you didnt thread it into the peek fa...

no the filament drive needs to be specific for e3h hot end. they are close but different. there are versions avail on thingiverse for the m2 that fit both the v5 and v6. here is a setup i designed. i know there are some others http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:344950 Shoot. My printer's down right n...

I have an E3D (v5...v6 is on order) and it's been great. If you don't buy from the company directly (in the UK), you can also buy them from http://www.printedsolid.com/shop/e3d/e3dv6/ -Lon Thanks for the tip! I assume you got direct drive? If so, it just snapped into the M2's existing hardware sinc...