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    Unresolved Y Axis Grinding Issues

    I had to replace the bed heater, and the cable was too low in the back so I had the same grinding problem as the original poster. Getting the...
    Post by: Drmike, May 22, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Success at last!

    I started out with a lot of problems, with most of my posts to this forum being questions about why things were not working. I had both hardware...
    Thread by: Drmike, Apr 10, 2016, 0 replies, in forum: Show and Tell
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    Answered Power supply or overheating?

    The printer has been running for 3.5 hours with 1.5 hours to go. I've never gotten this far before, either due to bugs in my gcode or hardware...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered Power supply or overheating?

    I had a 12V 2.5" fan from a broken 48 V supply. It moves a lot more air even at less than 1/2 speed, and it does not have a cracked frame. We'll...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered Power supply or overheating?

    Thank you! I was wondering about that fan - I will suggest that to support. If this is a common problem since others have seen it, then a much...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered Power supply or overheating?

    Well I am really bummed - the second power supply failed the same way as the first one, but it took a lot of printing before it happened. I have...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 10, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered Retraction Formula

    I was afraid of that. I bet someone could earn a PhD figuring out a formula based on material, temperature, extruder pressure etc, etc. Thanks!...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 9, 2016 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered Retraction Formula

    I've successfully got my object to print with my own gcode, but I have lots of blobs getting in the way. I realize I need to add retraction...
    Thread by: Drmike, Apr 8, 2016, 2 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Anyone use G2/G3 on RoBo?

    Absolutely. I had the chance to work for a year in a machine shop and the CNC tool path software was awesome. And that was 15 years ago. But...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Anyone use G2/G3 on RoBo?

    Yes, I'm sure that's true! The problem is I wrote a very SPECIFIC gcode generator based on the mathematics of my shape - a hexagonal grid of...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Anyone use G2/G3 on RoBo?

    Thank you for that explanation! Totally makes sense, I am surprised the Arduino loader does not zero that out which is why I am glad I asked.
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Anyone use G2/G3 on RoBo?

    Oh man, what a trip! With Octoprint driving, my G2/G3 arcs and circles are perfect. The RC5 code drives correctly for both linear and arc...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Software
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    Anyone use G2/G3 on RoBo?

    I think so - I took the bottom off, disconnected every plug to that motor and plugged them all back in (none felt loose) and now it works fine...
    Post by: Drmike, Apr 7, 2016 in forum: Software