Just replaced the z-axis lead screw. Took 3 nuts to pop that thing off as they had it really firm on the motor. Only had some basic superglue, but it seemed to have done the trick... (more on that one in a bit...)
Replaced everything, re-leveled the bed and started a print. Went with the hinge piece that showed the banding so well in the past. Result shown below. On the right we have the original lead screw print, on the left the new one.
As you can see, there's still some banding, but it's minimal at best, and could be caused by backlash. At this point I grabbed the jam nut and attached it to the lead screw. figured that if it could hold for a bit, I'd try a couple of small prints to get a better view...
Not so good. I ran the gcode and all of a sudden on a z-home I heard the grinding of the motor then a kind of spinning sound, but no movement on the z. The superglue had popped and the screw is spinning on the motor. Now I get to do it all over again, this time with some better adhesive and maybe a bit more grease.
BUT!!! I know that the lead screw has solved most of my issue with the prints
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