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    Y Axis Bearing Alternative

    Woah @WheresWaldo and @danzca6, thanks for that! I'll give that a look straightaway. Though I'll keep any updates on that out of this thread...
    Post by: wickemu, Dec 19, 2017 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Y Axis Bearing Alternative

    I just installed this Y replacement into my printer and so far it is working fantastically. It's SO much quieter, and so far my prints are as...
    Post by: wickemu, Dec 14, 2017 in forum: Mods and Upgrades
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    What's the consequence of just adjusting the firmware? Does it damage (or accelerate damage to) the motors or drivers? or is it more just a matter...
    Post by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    I guess I'm still confused more than anything. All I know is that looking at the sticky about adjusting the stepper motors just makes my head hurt...
    Post by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    This is all way, way over my head. It's almost entirely gibberish. And I don't have the tools, the knowledge, or the steady hand to brave any...
    Post by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    Ok, so I'm not entirely sure what to change then. Is it another firmware configuration, something with the EEPROM, or just within my preferred slicer?
    Post by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    So if the firmware says that the default steps per unit are 80, 80, 2560, and 723.38, I should just multiply those by the inverse and make them...
    Post by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Answered All drivers are off by the exact same amount

    I've been in the process of calibrating my printer and I've discovered that every motor of my printer is off by the exact same amount. That seems...
    Thread by: wickemu, Sep 19, 2017, 18 replies, in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    I’m happy to say that the brutal wobble problem has finally been resolved! I still have a multitude of tweaks to do until I’m completely...
    Post by: wickemu, Aug 21, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    Well the reason it got worse was because the replacement bearings that I bought were absolutely horrible. Not a single bearing would glide...
    Post by: wickemu, Jul 14, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    Well I tried replacing the bearings, and now my prints have never looked worse. [IMG] The far left image was the last one I did before swapping...
    Post by: wickemu, Jul 13, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    Man, I sure wish I'd been this persistent two years ago instead of shelving the printer back then - then maybe I could have used some warranty...
    Post by: wickemu, Jul 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    Replaced the tensioners and redid the belt, that did no good. Changing the acceleration made a huge difference though: I changed the default X/Y...
    Post by: wickemu, Jul 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting
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    Solved Wobbling Along Y Axis

    One thing I just remembered is that when I got this printer a couple years ago (it gathered dust for a while), it had a broken Y tensioner which I...
    Post by: wickemu, Jul 7, 2017 in forum: Troubleshooting