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- Sat Jul 30, 2016 3:47 pm
- Forum: Modifications
- Topic: Stiffening The Long Horizontal Gantry
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10836
Re: Stiffening The Long Horizontal Gantry
Hey jimc, Would you mind throwing together a small guide on how to properly shim the x rail? I could guess at how to do it, but would likely mess it up, having supporting resources would be great. some info that would be helpful could be: Links to any purchases necessary (tools and consumables) Step...
- Thu Jul 28, 2016 1:37 am
- Forum: Other (off topic)
- Topic: Printeresting?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8203
Re: Printeresting?
This needs to be developed further, ASAP.
love the creativity.
love the creativity.
- Fri Jul 08, 2016 5:17 pm
- Forum: Printed Object Showcase
- Topic: Full scale BB-8 droid.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16062
Re: Full scale BB-8 droid.
(to the question of: Can I buy this 3D printer? I promise it's a good investment)Jules wrote:
( You could always claim that owning an M2 caused your spouse to say "Yes."!)
(seriously, I popped the M2 question before I popped the real question)
- Wed Jul 06, 2016 2:19 am
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: Slow x Gantry "grinding" noise
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11488
Re: Slow x Gantry "grinding" noise
After this post ran dry I opened a support ticket with MG. I was able to get in contact with them once a day due to work holding me up. After a month of support, we replaced the X rail and carriage pair and that solved the problem. unsuccessful troubleshooting involved: -piecemeal disassembly to fin...
- Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13125
Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Using smart print profiles tends to be the biggest speed factor. If I need a print fast I would use the following settings. .35mm nozzle .3mm layer height .6mm layer width single shell/perimeter 0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part) How about for a .5mm nozzle? Or a .5mm nozzle with PET...
- Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13125
Re: V4 .5mm and .75 mm nozzles
Using smart print profiles tends to be the biggest speed factor. If I need a print fast I would use the following settings.
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
.35mm nozzle
.3mm layer height
.6mm layer width
single shell/perimeter
0-35% Rectilinear infill (Optimized for the part)
- Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:56 am
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: Print stops (incomplete) after 20+ hrs...need help
- Replies: 45
- Views: 38806
Re: Print stops (incomplete) after 20+ hrs...need help
open up the GCode that is on the SD which failed after 20 hours. Scroll allllll the way to the bottom. Does it have your end script there? does it just end abruptly. You may have transferred the file to SD before S3D had a chance to write the entire GCode, and given that this is a 24 hour print, tha...
- Wed Jun 08, 2016 2:04 am
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: Getting round holes on support <Solved>
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18021
Re: Getting round holes on support
Are you printing from the inside out? If the threads don't have enough to grab onto, they tend to make that pattern of the shortest path.
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 11:54 am
- Forum: Tech Support
- Topic: Extruder/Filament alignment
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5575
Re: Extruder/Filament alignment
The fitment between each PTFE tube should be the same, but maybe not. I had an issue with alignment once so I removed the PTFE tube from the brass tube as well as the filament drive. I put them together and looked down the pathway that the filament travels. It should be a perfect alignment. if not, ...
- Mon Jun 06, 2016 3:19 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: UPS Power
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7777
Re: UPS Power
A pretty light weight UPS can supply a Printer. At full load a printer draws 300W and while printing, around 100W. UPS's are only good for about 10 minutes total so consider that if the power goes out for more than a few seconds to minutes, the print will be lost. But if you have frequent brown-outs...