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by Spotopolis
Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Max safe temp for V3a?
Replies: 5
Views: 6356

Re: Max safe temp for V3a?

I tried to take it apart to torch the nozzle, but the ceramic crumbled to pieces. Rather than fix it, I just switched over to the E3D since I didn't want to spend the $$$ to upgrade to 24V and a new hot end at the same time.
by Spotopolis
Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Max safe temp for V3a?
Replies: 5
Views: 6356

Re: Max safe temp for V3a?

I tried mine at 240 and out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw it twist. When I manually extruded, it went BANG, a huge puff of smoke came out of it and sprayed some weird pinkish substance all over the build plate. It was very difficult to clean off. Needless to say, that was it for that hot ...
by Spotopolis
Sat Jun 20, 2015 12:56 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Suddenly no fans or extruder heat
Replies: 11
Views: 12223

Re: Suddenly no fans or extruder heat

And here I thought I was the only one that has stuck a hex driver into one of the fans - maybe even more than once! I am relieved to know I'm not alone, and I'm also not the only Star Trek geek on here! I was just about to print stands for my phaser and communicator prop replicas when I blew up my m...
by Spotopolis
Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:56 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Suddenly no fans or extruder heat
Replies: 11
Views: 12223

Re: Suddenly no fans or extruder heat

Dammit Jim - it's dead! (I have been waiting a long time to use that reference!) I had no idea those nano fuses were there. Sure enough, one had infinite resistance, and when I swapped the two, the fans fired right up! I didn't test the other functionality for fear of blowing something else up, but ...
by Spotopolis
Thu Jun 18, 2015 3:27 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Suddenly no fans or extruder heat
Replies: 11
Views: 12223

Suddenly no fans or extruder heat

I'm hoping someone can give me some clues for figuring out what has happened. I will be submitting a support request, but thought I'd try here too. I have a pre-assembled 12V/19V M2 from June of 2013. It has be working great ever since I got it and has been incredibly reliable. Suddenly upon startup...
by Spotopolis
Mon Jun 15, 2015 4:50 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: SpaceMouse/SpaceNavigator
Replies: 7
Views: 10058

Re: SpaceMouse/SpaceNavigator

Jim, are you using the navigator in Rhino for the Mac or are you running it on a windows machine? I'm pretty sure you use both and I can't seem to find any confirmation that it works properly in OS 10.9.
by Spotopolis
Sun Jun 07, 2015 9:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: oh Jesus!
Replies: 9
Views: 8600

Re: oh Jesus!

But did it measure correctly?
by Spotopolis
Sun May 31, 2015 10:05 pm
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: Latest big print
Replies: 5
Views: 7320

Latest big print

Terminator exoskull from Thingiverse, PLA, around 8 inches tall. Took about 8 hours to print.

The lights in the eyes are on a motion sensor so they come on when someone enters the room.
by Spotopolis
Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: About MakerGear Video
Replies: 16
Views: 18370

Re: About MakerGear Video

Personally, I'd like to see Rick, Karen and Josh. With the support you provide and the speed of which you do so, I am just as intrigued by the people behind the product as I am the machine itself. 3 minutes is super-short on a project like this, but maybe a quote from each of you would add the human...
by Spotopolis
Wed Feb 11, 2015 5:42 pm
Forum: Printed Object Showcase
Topic: Motor fan gaurd
Replies: 12
Views: 14389

Re: Motor fan gaurd

Nice job Pyro. Looks like it came that way and great choice of color!