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    Solved Skirt OK but first level full of bubbles

    Resolved. Extruder calibration and oiling on my to-do list.
    Post by: ronnieh2, Oct 7, 2021 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Skirt OK but first level full of bubbles

    Thanks, Mark. Belt tightening, rod lubing, and replacing filament with new Hatchbox PLA made small incremental improvements. The first layer still...
    Post by: ronnieh2, Oct 7, 2021 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Skirt OK but first level full of bubbles

    Y cog belt looks good, but I tightened it. No change. Then, reduced first-layer speed. No change. Printed first-layer rectangle at 45 degrees for...
    Post by: ronnieh2, Oct 2, 2021 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Skirt OK but first level full of bubbles

    Update: Less wrinkles with bed heater off, but still lots of wrinkles. I also noticed that the bed shakes (image in the glass surface of the bed)...
    Post by: ronnieh2, Sep 26, 2021 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Skirt OK but first level full of bubbles

    "circle_test_for_1_z_level_high" looks great, so the bed is level. In the photo, the skirt and outline for the piece look good but the first level...
    Thread by: ronnieh2, Sep 25, 2021, 8 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Severe layer shifting

    Thanks much, Mark. The Y belt was loose. Hopefully, that's the last major problem I'll have with this brand new printer. Great support from you...
    Post by: ronnieh2, May 14, 2020 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Severe layer shifting

    The attached photo shows the pictured calibration cube printed using the High Quality defaults in MatterControl. Any idea where to start looking...
    Thread by: ronnieh2, May 14, 2020, 3 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Bed leveler misses calibration points

    Fixed. Apparently, I had pushed on the left limit switch too hard when re-installing the over-tight spade connection. This apparently nudged the...
    Post by: ronnieh2, May 12, 2020 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Bed leveler misses calibration points

    M119 shows all axes reliably TRIGGERED when at HOME Moving X and Y only from HOME sometimes shows Z TRIGGERED and sometimes not. At one point, the...
    Post by: ronnieh2, May 11, 2020 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Bed leveler misses calibration points

    The nozzle always touches the bed while the extruder is warming up. But during calibration, some of the points are missed. Not all, just some. The...
    Thread by: ronnieh2, May 11, 2020, 4 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Filament shipped with new printer is brittle

    This is the filament that Robo shipped with the new printer. It has the Robo name on it. I removed the filament from its sealed desiccant bag just...
    Post by: ronnieh2, May 9, 2020 in forum: General Questions
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    Filament shipped with new printer is brittle

    An inch of broken filament was sticking out the top of the extruder and the print was incomplete. It was stuck so firmly that I had to replace the...
    Post by: ronnieh2, May 9, 2020 in forum: General Questions