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Solved 3d r1+ note extruding ABS ONLY during actual prints

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  1. gunsmoke132

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    i recently switched to abs because its all i got and i set my printer accordingly and it exdrudes fine when i lift the print head and tell it to extrude but when it has to actually print a model,no dice. it will only grind filliment:confused:
     
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    Have you adjusted the z offset?


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    no?
     
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    i think i found the problem. i hadn't noticed the bump swich on the right side became un plugged.
     
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    That seems to happen a lot lately.
     
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    its still being tempermental:mad:
     
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    Make sure the two switches are positioned so that they trigger at close to the same time. They should not be very different in terms of where they trigger.
     
    #7 mark tomlinson, May 18, 2016
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    I use one of those picture frames levels and adjust the leadscrews until level.
     
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    they look like there close and when i measurd them with my calipers everything checked out.
     
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    Measuring is not that important. Moving the Z axis up/down and watching when they trigger is.
    They may not be positioned the same in the mounts and on the carriage which would then make then trigger further apart.

    There are screws on the mounts you can loosen to adjust them up/down as needed.

    If they are triggering correctly then you might want to trace the wires back to the RAMPS and make sure there are no loose connectors.
     
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    Wheb mine act flaky i do as mark said. I loosen the bolts slide the bolt on the brass nut until its touching the z carriage, then lock them in place and do a paper leveling.... with how much that piece of paper is come in handy ive considered sending it away for calibration :)
     
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    The only difference when printing versus manually extruding is that the nozzle maybe too close to the bed. That generates too much back pressure and the filamaent will grindout at the hobb.

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    Why ABS only ??? It is a harder filament and unless you are stupid hot it is a bit more work to get through the nozzle.

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    Are you using matter control?
     
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    its working now
     
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    Fantastic. Glad to hear
     
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