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    Unresolved Printing a cylindrical part, getting two nested cylinders

    I am printing a part, which is essentially a hollow cylinder with the hole in the Z axis. I'm getting a small gap, creating two nested cylinders....
    Thread by: dbvanhorn, Jan 15, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Epic bad print!

    Impressive bridging, but I can't figure out what it is. :)
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Jan 14, 2018 in forum: Show and Tell
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    Solved New R1+ aborting print with error

    Replaced fan with a 100mm fan off to the side, working fine now.
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Jan 11, 2018 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved New R1+ aborting print with error

    The fan was spinning but not much air was moving. I will probably mod this one like I did my R1 with a larger fan.
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Jan 6, 2018 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved New R1+ aborting print with error

    It's getting more interesting. It's happening at random times, sometimes just at the beginning, sometimes a couple layers in. The onboard lights...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Jan 6, 2018 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved New R1+ aborting print with error

    Nothing shows up in the log file, and the temperature plot shows no issues.
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Jan 6, 2018 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved New R1+ aborting print with error

    \READ: Printer stopped due to errors. Fix the error and use M999 to restart. (Temperature is reset. Set it after restarting) I get the first...
    Thread by: dbvanhorn, Jan 6, 2018, 7 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Burnt wires under print bed

    WOAH! That was scary. If you're going to rewire I would suggest replacing that stuff with silver/teflon wire. Commonly available on Ebay, it...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Dec 28, 2017 in forum: General Questions
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    Filament keeps stopping.

    Ok. Then mine is the R1. The thermistor is nicely seated in the well and the thermal grease is still in there. PLA print is progressing nicely,...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Filament keeps stopping.

    I believe this is the R1+ It has the linear bearing Y instead of drawer slide. I also put thermal grease in with the thermistor to increase...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Filament keeps stopping.

    I haven't changed the thermistor type. The ABS extrudes well when I run it manually, and for most of the print. Layer to layer adhesion is ok,...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Filament keeps stopping.

    I am skeptical as to the accuracy of the thermistor circuit in these printers, see schematic and Atmel AVR data sheet re analog input impedance...
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Filament keeps stopping.

    I'm printing with ABS, and sometimes I can get a whole print done, but frequently the extrusion just stops happening. My hobbed bolt is clean....
    Post by: dbvanhorn, Aug 4, 2017 in forum: Printing Filament