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by michaellatif
Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: My ptfe is in half
Replies: 1
Views: 2189

Re: My ptfe is in half

The new extruder design captures the PTFE tube, so even if the tube is split in several pieces it should stay in place.
In a pinch I had to combine the 'ok' parts of a couple bad PTFE tubings until replacements arrived. So you should be ok.
by michaellatif
Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:39 pm
Forum: What are YOU making?
Topic: First Successful ABS Print
Replies: 1
Views: 2711

Re: First Successful ABS Print

Looking good!
by michaellatif
Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:57 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Reduce warping curl in ABS prints?
Replies: 2
Views: 3861

Re: Reduce warping curl in ABS prints?

First crank your bed temp up, I run mine around 110C. Second, are you using a cooling fan at all or maybe a breeze is going across the bed? I find that if the print is cooled unevenly or unexpectedly, the hour glass shape happens. I have gotten past most warping problems with ABS by raising the HBP,...
by michaellatif
Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:20 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Air in extrution?
Replies: 8
Views: 6899

Re: Air in extrution?

http://ultimachine.com/content/abs-3mm-natural-5lb <- $15/pound you have to buy bulk

If you use 1.75mm filament, its a little more

http://ultimachine.com/content/abs-175m ... lb-spool-0 <- $20/pound
by michaellatif
Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:31 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Air in extrution?
Replies: 8
Views: 6899

Re: Air in extrution?

The only filament I have not had problems with is Ultimachine's. The cost is a bit more then you can get via e-bay or other cheaper sites. But it's not that much more, $18-$20 per pound of ABS.
by michaellatif
Mon Oct 08, 2012 12:48 pm
Forum: The Build Zone
Topic: Help choosing a second 3d printer
Replies: 11
Views: 9149

Re: Help choosing a second 3d printer

I voted other. I have a Printrbot LC+ and like it, ~8x8x8 print area, no failures and build sturdy. The only things I don't like about it is the dual Z-axis motors, I prefer a single motor with a belt connecting them (makes for easier setting/zeroing the z-axis) and I think it takes 3.0mm filament o...
by michaellatif
Sat Oct 06, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Air in extrution?
Replies: 8
Views: 6899

Re: Air in extrution?

Have you tried to 'flush' out the air? You may have to run the extruder for a little bit (push 6-8 inches into it).
Otherwise the filament is to blame. I have found that air comes from cheap or poor quality filament and it causes it to expand on exit of the tip.
by michaellatif
Tue Oct 02, 2012 2:26 pm
Forum: What are YOU making?
Topic: Lego minifig costume parts
Replies: 3
Views: 4214

Re: Lego minifig costume parts

Nice!
by michaellatif
Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:01 am
Forum: Heated Bed How-To's
Topic: Recomended amps rating for Phebe
Replies: 3
Views: 4495

Re: Recomended amps rating for Phebe

I see around 3-5 Amp draw from my Phebe I at 12v.
by michaellatif
Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:42 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: extruder oozing
Replies: 1
Views: 2349

Re: extruder oozing

Do you have the old extruder design or the new one? I had the same problem with the old extruder design, I had to take apart the resistor housing and completely clean it out. I reassembled with a tiny bit of RTV to form a gasket between the two parts of the housing and tightened the assembly screws ...
by michaellatif
Sat Sep 29, 2012 9:58 am
Forum: General Tips 'N Tricks
Topic: Printing with Wood!
Replies: 6
Views: 5740

Re: Printing with Wood!

Eric wrote:I followed the links. Either the article had a typo or the price has doubled since it was written...it comes out to ~$20/.25 kg! Plus whatever they charge for shipping from Germany.
Ouch!
by michaellatif
Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:50 pm
Forum: What are YOU making?
Topic: First Prints
Replies: 7
Views: 6005

Re: First Prints

Polygonhell wrote:The "standard" 20mm test cube is 20x20x10.
Yeah, I ran into that one myself. 'Why is this cube printing at half height???' :P
by michaellatif
Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:03 pm
Forum: General Tips 'N Tricks
Topic: Printing with Wood!
Replies: 6
Views: 5740

Re: Printing with Wood!

I wonder how it compares to ABS or PLA.
by michaellatif
Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:04 pm
Forum: General Tips 'N Tricks
Topic: Aqua Net
Replies: 8
Views: 6772

Re: Aqua Net

That's interesting! I will have to try that. Does this work for PLA also? How heavy of a coat do you put on? Does it leave a residue on the printed object? Can it be cleaned off?
by michaellatif
Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:02 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: PLA Jams
Replies: 2
Views: 2921

Re: PLA Jams

You are probably running the extruder too hot. I usually raise the temp until the extruder just feeds the filament out the nozzle.
Then I add a few degrees to that number and I have my temp for PLA.
by michaellatif
Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:15 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Broken Heating resistors!
Replies: 5
Views: 5169

Re: Broken Heating resistors!

Once the ceramic housing cracks the resistor is mostly garbage. Like BrainSlug83 said, replace it, not worth trying to fix or reuse.
by michaellatif
Mon Sep 17, 2012 1:09 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: y axis sticking
Replies: 9
Views: 21495

Re: y axis sticking

What motor drivers are you using? RAMPS or parallel port board?
by michaellatif
Sun Sep 16, 2012 12:16 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: I melted my PTFE liner
Replies: 3
Views: 3805

Re: I melted my PTFE liner

300 degree C at the thermistor holes means that the inner parts are at a higher temperature. Not surprising that the PTFE started to melt. Good thing the liners come out and are replaceable :-).
by michaellatif
Wed Sep 12, 2012 8:17 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Extruder works in reverse
Replies: 4
Views: 4587

Re: Extruder works in reverse

Hey Lance, You can either reverse the values in the config file configuration.h, recompile and upload or you can reverse the order of the wires in the connector connected to the RAMPS board. Unfortunately there is no way to see what the value are set to if the firmware has already been compiled and ...
by michaellatif
Mon Sep 10, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: What are YOU making?
Topic: First few Prints
Replies: 3
Views: 4006

Re: First few Prints

Yeah, thats my next step. To slow down the print speed though, I guess this is done in slicer? From what I can see there are quite a few settings that I can play with. Yeah, you can do this in Slic3r, I enable cooling and in there is an option to slow down prints if layer print times are less then ...
by michaellatif
Mon Sep 10, 2012 7:22 am
Forum: What are YOU making?
Topic: First few Prints
Replies: 3
Views: 4006

Re: First few Prints

Looking good! I tried to print the companion cube as my first print 8 months ago, it didn't go as well as yours :-).
You may need a fan pointed at the print object to help with the top/small print areas and maybe slowing down the print.
by michaellatif
Sun Sep 09, 2012 10:45 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: My printer does not print well
Replies: 43
Views: 28236

Re: My printer does not print well

Here is my exported config file. Some assumptions: * SeeMeCNC machine with bed area approx 6x6.5 inches or 165x160mm (heated to 40-45 degC - This correlates to 110-115 degC - adjust to your machine values) * 0.50mm extruder nozzle * Ultimachine filament 1.75mm (size is actually 1.80mm - may vary - e...
by michaellatif
Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:54 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: My printer does not print well
Replies: 43
Views: 28236

Re: My printer does not print well

I would update the the newest Slic3r v0.9.2. I will try to export my settings later tonight and upload them here. The new Slic3r breaks down the values into three areas, Filament settings, Print settings and Printer settings. I have different options set in each with each settings area having variat...
by michaellatif
Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:53 pm
Forum: General Tips 'N Tricks
Topic: Adhesive for assembling hot end.
Replies: 7
Views: 6840

Re: Adhesive for assembling hot end.

In one case, they simply strap the thermistor bulb firmly to a flat outside surface with wraps of Kapton tape, and it seems to work. That's how I hold the thermistor in place, Kapton tape. The resistors are rolled in foil, gently pushed into the extruder head and then excess is trimmed off (this pa...
by michaellatif
Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:18 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Quality issues
Replies: 26
Views: 15998

Re: Quality issues

What driver are you using? An Arduino based one or parallel port 3 axis board?

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