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  1. castmemberzack

    castmemberzack Member

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    Yah I did. But it was stripping it. I think what i'm going to do is request a new one, print out that thing from thingiverse and buy a E3D hotend. But it was defiantly the hot end. Like I stuck every gauge in a Skinny Top/ Heavy Bottom into it and it wouldn't budge. That was fully heated up too.
     
    #61 castmemberzack, May 22, 2016
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    If the allen is stripped you are doomed.
    The hotend is a write off at that point.
    You could perhaps destructively get the heater core out (drill) but if the allen screw is stuck or stripped you can't get a new one in.
     
    #62 mark tomlinson, May 22, 2016
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    I tried all my tricks... Ez out, left hand bit, torx bit nothing got my stripped one out
     
    #63 Geof, May 22, 2016
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    Mmm. No. Should I?
     
    #64 castmemberzack, May 22, 2016
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    Wait no. I did. It has glue in it.
     
    #65 castmemberzack, May 22, 2016
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    Then you are out of luck. I would replace the hotend since yo are not going to be able to replace just the heater core.
     
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    Contacted ROBO3D. They're sending a replacement part tomorrow. Thanks for you guys' help! Means a lot to me as a beginner.
     
    #67 castmemberzack, May 23, 2016
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    So I got the new part. I installed it. Things look a lot better. I calibrated. Now I'm getting a sorta sloppy print like this: http://m.imgur.com/4Z3ZQWr

    Any recommendations?
     
    #68 castmemberzack, May 29, 2016
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    If it didnt look like that before i would suggest making sure everything is tight. What exactly dod they give you?
     
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    Calibrate the extruder again at least.
     
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    New hot end.
     
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    OK will do. Is it over extruding now?
     
    #72 castmemberzack, May 29, 2016
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    Hard to say from that model, but either way (over or under) could give you that sort of look with the layers.
     
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    I just checked and I'm extruding exactly 100mm when I press 100mm. Could it be anything else?
     
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    Belt tension ? Does it twang when you pluck it.
     
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    Yea, that sort of finish issue is tough to call. It doesn't really look like belts, but that can be an inconsistent thing since acceleration and speed all matter. I bet you could make belt tension issues look like that :)
     
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    I figure run through all the hardware checks then to slicer city :)

    Im betting (like the hex they sent me) something is loose
     
    #78 Geof, May 29, 2016
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    I like the pictorial troubleshooters. It avoids terminology and that can be a challenge for newer folks.

    Sent from my Xtreme Play Tab v2 using Tapatalk
     
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    Does this hint at a clog? See how it loops as soon as it comes out? or is that normal?
     
    #80 castmemberzack, May 29, 2016
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