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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Update I was finally in the mood to start tinkering with the printer again. I had ordered a new GT2 pully and 8mm rod (FYI, the linked amazon...
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 7, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Printer works better now with the old couplers; no grinding / scraping / obnoxious sound coming from the endcaps and Z-rod carriage nuts. However,...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 15, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    I managed to remove the bearings using the old 5/16ths threaded rods and a bearing-OD-sized printed cilinder; the 5/16ths nuts fit perfectly on...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 12, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Ok, I'll go for the 4x 24mm length IGUS bearings. I can't find any 48mm length. I did find LM8LUU ball-bearing ones, but I'm willing to try the...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 9, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    I have to disagree with you on the 0.1mm. Maybe the photo doesn't show it that well, but when viewing IRL I think its not great. The 0.3mm looks...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 8, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Thanks, I will order those bearings I think. Or is it worth switching them out for the IGUS RJ4JP-01-08 dry ones? Not from a noise perpective (the...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 7, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Alright. Everything is up and running. I removed the E3D heatblock sock, as it stinks when >150°C. No idea why that is necessary/recommended. The...
    Post by: CoenB, Jan 4, 2022 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    The current version of the V6 is a bit different than the one in the guide. The older guide...
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 30, 2021 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Unfortunately, I am unable to properly mount the hotend. Whereas the previous version(s) only used the collet and related recommendation to...
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 30, 2021 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    At first I had some questions (mainly confusion, it's been a long time) about the firmware and config.h file settings, but after some searching I...
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 29, 2021 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    At the time, I was advised (by this forum and the guys from Robo themselves) to buy the 8mm rods because "it was a common problem on the beta"....
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 28, 2021 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Thanks for the quick and informative reply. Great, I will try that. The Y stepper is less easy to access, but I'll manage. Ok. So just switch...
    Post by: CoenB, Dec 28, 2021 in forum: General Questions
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    Dusting off a R3D beta; issues and upgrades

    Hi everyone, It has been a while since I've been here. I see it is still somewhat active, so I'm hoping I could get some input. I've recently...
    Thread by: CoenB, Dec 28, 2021, 28 replies, in forum: General Questions