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Solved Y ribbing?

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  1. k1e1v1i1n

    k1e1v1i1n Active Member

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    Is this what I am seeing and how do I get rid of it?
     

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  2. Mike Kelly

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    I'm not seeing any ribbing. Maybe check to make sure your Y belt is not loose.
     
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    It was lose, I am trying again. I picked some bad colours for taking pics I think. I can see it clear as day.

    Everything on the left and right of this is bumpy in a very clear pattern.
     
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  4. Mike Glass

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    How was it oriented on the bed when printed, does it look like it happened on the first layers?
     
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    It has to have been the belt. it was lose but still working now its tight and the marks are 100% gone.

    All lines are 100% arrow straight.
     

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    The first time the skyline was left and right the second time it was front to back so it would have longer lines on the y axis so I could see the problem better.
     
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  7. Mike Kelly

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    Beautiful print man
     
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    Thanks you have been a huge help.
     
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    After tightening the belt everything seems smoother and less jerky. And the prints have a new smoothness to them. I always thought they looked smooth but its very nice now. I wish I could take a class on this. or at least have a place to meet up with everyone and their printers a few times a year. I am in the middle of nowhere.
     
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    here are some pics of the smoothness.
     

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    Belt tension adj is part art, part science.

    Good news is once you find it, you get it.

    All I can say is that it was tighter than I thought it would be :)
     
    #11 mark tomlinson, Jan 12, 2015
  12. k1e1v1i1n

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    Seems like everything with these printers is.
     
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