Press, out of the box prints

**bruss.92** · 2015-01-15 17:40:02

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I received my Press yesterday afternoon and immediately got printing. I followed the setup guide and had no problems getting started. The only issue I ran into was the grinding on the y-axis, it turns out that the cable management was getting pinched between the x axis and the limit switch. This was easily fixed by just reaching in and moving a little and I have not ran into any issues sense. I started off by printing a few cable clips and a battery holder on the standard .2 settings. the Print of the elephant is the standard point to settings except I bumped the bed temperature up to a hundred degrees Celsius. It took almost 14 hours to complete but turned out pretty well. I need to try turning up the extruder temperature a tad though as some of the layers are having slight adhesion issues. Overall though I am very pleased with my press and out of the box printing.

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**wardjr** · 2015-01-15 17:42:56

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Re: Press, out of the box prints

VERY nice to hear!!!
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**IronMan** · 2015-01-15 17:49:36

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Very nice indeed! There is some hope after all

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**desertstriker2008** · 2015-01-15 18:07:38

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Re: Press, out of the box prints

Awesome! Prints look nice! Do you have the issue with the y homing or any grinding noises?

**bruss.92** · 2015-01-15 18:26:20

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Awesome! Prints look nice! Do you have the issue with the y homing or any grinding noises?

I did on the very first Z Axis calibration but I noticed the reason was because of how the black cable manegment system, pictured below, was getting pinched between the back of the printer and the X axis. This caused the Y axis not to hit the limit switch when it goes to the back corner. Causing it to keep trying and thus the grinding.

I reached in and just move the cable a little bit and it has yet to get pinched again or produce any unsavory noises.

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**MLA** · 2015-01-15 21:59:01

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Re: Press, out of the box prints

A good review for a change!

**rickitytick** · 2015-01-16 00:34:17

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Re: Press, out of the box prints

I put a rubber band on the cable and attached it to the lid hinge to keep it from getting stuck when homing the y axis

**Alab Kim** · 2015-01-16 00:38:52

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rickitytick wrote:

I put a rubber band on the cable and attached it to the lid hinge to keep it from getting stuck when homing the y axis

could you post a picture of it for better visualization and for future press owners?

**OneMoreCast** · 2015-01-16 01:27:11

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Awesome to see what EVERY press should be doing out of box. Congrats, unfortunately it seems to be overwhelmingly towards typical tinkering adjusting/fixing...hours of head scratching. Nice prints from start kudos

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**rickitytick** · 2015-01-16 02:02:50

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It won't let me put a link in yet, so don't forget to remove the space.

ht tp://youtu.be/A44Nos4axh4

Basically I pulled the hinge pin out and put the rubber band around it and put it back in place. Sorry for the crappy phone video.

**Alab Kim** · 2015-01-16 05:05:03

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rickitytick wrote:

It won't let me put a link in yet, so don't forget to remove the space.
ht tp://youtu.be/A44Nos4axh4
Basically I pulled the hinge pin out and put the rubber band around it and put it back in place. Sorry for the crappy phone video.

Good enough!

i think this guy is also facing similar issuse ya? (see first image)
ht tp://imgur.com/a/XuIdF

**n2ri** · 2015-01-16 07:03:05

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bruss.92 wrote:

I received my Press yesterday afternoon and immediately got printing. I followed the setup guide and had no problems getting started. The only issue I ran into was the grinding on the y-axis, it turns out that the cable management was getting pinched between the x axis and the limit switch. This was easily fixed by just reaching in and moving a little and I have not ran into any issues sense. I started off by printing a few cable clips and a battery holder on the standard .2 settings. the Print of the elephant is the standard point to settings except I bumped the bed temperature up to a hundred degrees Celsius. It took almost 14 hours to complete but turned out pretty well. I need to try turning up the extruder temperature a tad though as some of the layers are having slight adhesion issues. Overall though I am very pleased with my press and out of the box printing.

umm is that a pipe bowl? lol

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**rickitytick** · 2015-01-16 13:03:39

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Alab Kim wrote:

rickitytick wrote:
It won't let me put a link in yet, so don't forget to remove the space.
ht tp://youtu.be/A44Nos4axh4
Basically I pulled the hinge pin out and put the rubber band around it and put it back in place. Sorry for the crappy phone video.
Good enough!
i think this guy is also facing similar issuse ya? (see first image)
ht tp://imgur.com/a/XuIdF

Yup that's the same problem. I think just about everyone is running into this so far.

**cptskippy** · 2015-01-16 13:41:15

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rickitytick wrote:

Alab Kim wrote:
i think this guy is also facing similar issuse ya?
Yup that's the same problem. I think just about everyone is running into this so far.

Yeah, that was my gallery. Same issue. How that didn't get caught during QA is beyond me.

Until I find a way to anchor that cable, my printer will not print with the lid down with jamming up.

**selkess** · 2015-01-16 14:04:56

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how long did it take to make that cup? and resolution?

**bruss.92** · 2015-01-16 20:11:41

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selkess wrote:

how long did it take to make that cup? and resolution?

it took about 14 hours with 20% infill at .2 layer resolution

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