Not sure, what are these printed with? ABS? I've used lithium grease on the rails. The last 8-10 bottles that I'm printing, I'm wiping the neck of the bottle with a small amount of acetone but its a very small amount. Could acetone vapor have caused embrittlement in the heated environment? To be cle...

Sorry, my ipad and the forum software don't get along. The 2nd part of my post disappeared. I'd second Colorfabb. Hatchbox has been hit or miss for me. Any of the phosphorescent filaments can erode the nozzle. If you haven't already you can order a stainless steel one here. http://www.makergear.com/...

https://retroforge.smugmug.com/Other/3D-Printing/Gallery/i-gZ3cpLf/0/L/IMG_9310-L.jpg How hot should the extruder motor (X-axis) be? Mine was 130F this evening. I've been printing alot of ABS lately in an Ikea enclosure that is ventilated via a 140 mm blowhole in the side and top. I'm printing 8-9 ...

Suggestions for an object to print?
Slimer - search for mustangdave's file on Thingiverse

Filament name: ABS - Glow Blue / ABS - Transparent Filament vendor: Afinia / Hatchbox Hotend used: V4 Nozzle diameter: 0.35mm Layer height: 0.1mm Printing temperature: 230c Other information: Simplify 3D - Retraction 1.4, 50 mm/s, 20mm coast, Speed 50 mm/s, Z axis 20 mm/s Filament was manually swap...

insta wrote:Can the new barrel be seated just by tightening the nozzle down?

Ditto, just screw on the nozzle and it seats.

Thanks PcS. Decidedly less dramatic but less drama is a good thing these days.

That's too bad. Thanks for the warning.

Woot, thanks for the tip on the c-clamp. I heat cycled it without much success but the c-clamp did the trick. Replacement barrel arrives Friday so hot block vs freezer test imminent.

I would too. I'm going try this solution to handle the leveling. http://forum.makergear.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3167 I like the idea of the maghold flexibility because the tinkering is addictive. I've worked my way through plain glass, glue stick, hair spray, and PEI on my first roll of PLA. I've g...