Wiring looks OK (at room temp, anyway.) Definitely sounds like the thermistor, particularly since it really only manifests itself when hot. At any rate, I already got a response from Makergear; they're sending me a replacement thermistor under warranty. While we'd all certainly prefer to never have ...

Thanks Ed. Just rechecked, and there is in fact a tiny little K on the screen (lighting in my basement isn't ideal for my aging eyes.) Fairly stable at 133.6k. And yes, of course it's two wires, but on mine (built Jan 2015) they're contained within a single insulating sleeve. 8-) So: I take it that ...

Thanks, but I was hoping for a more magical answer. ;) Assuming the thermistor is the short metal rod with a single lead? From that connector, I'm getting things in the 125-126 Ohm range (it gradually increases.) Pulled out of the hot end, it was around 111 -- but, again, slowly creeping up. Not an ...

As you can see in the pics, my hotend has suddenly gone spastic. It printed fine yesterday. Today, I: 1) Using the printer control interface in S3D, I set the hotend to 215 to swap out filaments (PLA to PLA) 2) Retracted the first one 3) Fed in and extruded the second one 4) Tried to print Hot end s...

Haha, that's awesome -- I've got the exact same calipers, and my current tool holder is in that same orange. Definitely looks like I'll need to upgrade my holder...

I may have to look into modeling parts for my Nikon ! :D Yeah, one of the first things I did after getting my M2 was print a macro adapter for the Nikon F mount. It was a nice simple part to get my feet wet with ABS on. It printed pretty well, and fit OK -- but then I realized that even though I ca...

My old head from the 80's broke a while back, and numerous epoxy & gluing attempts were getting progressively less successful. May still just design & print the one broken part, but thought this would be a fun project. It's this: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:35682 Printed in esun PETg; 6 outline...

Jules wrote: (Occasional hiccups notwithstanding, I am just having a blast with this thing! It's pure-D addictive! I've got to dial it back to get anything else done now.)

Yup, pretty much sums up my last month.

For me, it boiled down to a few key things I wanted: 1) Heated bed 2) Sturdy frame that doesn't need frequent adjusting (reprap), won't warp (plywood), etc. 3) Good, solid reputation 4) Good customer support 5) Good user community/support 6) Ability to print a wide variety of materials 7) In a nutsh...

Well, today's been fun... Step 1: Heat extruder to 215; retract & remove PLA Step 2: Heat extruder to 245, hit 'extract 100' and feed in esun Ruby Red PETg Step 3: Not be too surprised when it misfeeds (standard operating procedure every time I've swapped filaments, actually) Step 4: Retract PETg --...