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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    while attempting to print lithophanes, i keep running into this issue where it will be working perfectly and then on a layer, something will...
    Post by: nol b, Oct 11, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    two things i forgot to mention: 1. i recently put an enclosure on my R1. it's the one that Printed Solid sells...
    Post by: nol b, Aug 7, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    So I'm having a new issue. Somehow it appears that a chunk is getting dug out of the filament and then it stops feeding. Any ideas how to prevent...
    Post by: nol b, Aug 4, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    x-axis motor is getting up to 121F. that doesn't seem to crazy hot. not sure how the drivers are doing.
    Post by: nol b, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    wow...that worked way better than i expected. i'm gonna try a longer print and make sure the motors don't get too hot and then i might bump it up...
    Post by: nol b, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    my Vrefs measure between 0.412 and 0.434 V. it looks like they're tuned for 1A. since i do have heat sinks, i'm going to bump them up closer to...
    Post by: nol b, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    Do you know of a good brand replacement in case I need to go that route?
    Post by: nol b, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    Yeah, I'm pretty confident that my belt tension is good. So should I try adjusting the potentiometer on my driver's a little?
    Post by: nol b, Jun 6, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    the settings i'm at right now are: extruder: 252 bed: 80 cooling: 60% and disabled for first layer this is actually working pretty well. the only...
    Post by: nol b, Jun 5, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    Thank you I'll try that!
    Post by: nol b, May 29, 2020 in forum: Printing Filament
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    Help with ColorFabb XT

    in the below picture, i have my XT print on the left and my PLA print on the right. the XT was printed using around half the speed of PLA. can...
    Thread by: nol b, May 29, 2020, 21 replies, in forum: Printing Filament
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    Marlin 2.0.X Autolevel

    oh wow. it's surprisingly off by quite a bit. when i tell it to extrude 10mm i'm getting about 8.7mm. thank you for the heads up! i wasn't even...
    Post by: nol b, May 15, 2020 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Marlin 2.0.X Autolevel

    is this still considered the proper way to do it? i guess i don't see how there could be any other way....
    Post by: nol b, May 15, 2020 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Marlin 2.0.X Autolevel

    i changed from this: #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT { 80, 80, 800, 723.38 } to this: #define DEFAULT_AXIS_STEPS_PER_UNIT { 80, 80, 836.7,...
    Post by: nol b, May 15, 2020 in forum: Mods and Upgrades