SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-25T11:14:22Z

I've placed several replacement parts orders with them since January. Each time it takes them at least two weeks to get around to shipping the parts. Even when asking them to expidite, they don't seem to rush. Be prepared to wait a couple weeks.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-24T18:40:16Z

They will have them, but (getting it shipped takes a long while) shipping takes a short bit (in my experience).

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-24T13:36:58Z

Yeah on my last half print a bunch of white powder (the ceramic they use to bond to the aluminum) was sprinkling all over my part then the temps just dropped. They better have this part in stock. Does anyone else know of a second source for that resistor?

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-24T03:11:39Z

I was reading a follow up post and thought that is sounded weird that your infill was bad, then though maybe the hot end can't sustain heat, then you posted that it isn't heating up now. Hate to say it, but it sounds (to me, I'm not a pro though) that it's another bad resistor issue.
Sorry to hear of your trouble KT, I hope Solidoodle support gets your issue resolved quickly.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T21:50:51Z

yes I tried tightening the tension arm.

Now the extruder is not heating up. It is one issue after another.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T21:47:43Z

Have you tried to tightened your tension arm?

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T20:47:20Z

My only problem with Octave has been that the fluorescent colors are weak compared to MBIs, and it looks like they are more prone to fading due to the heated print bed.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T17:35:56Z

kthackst wrote:

ok i got it unclogged by heating it up and forcing it through with a small allen wrench. It prints fine between 190-200C but it only prints the perimeter ok. The infill is horrible because it starts clogging up again. It starts printing stringy then nothing after about two minutes. I slowed down the infill from 60 mm/s to 40 mm/s and it seems to be better but god this is a pain.

Sorry about your troubles but I have the Octave black ABS and it has been printing pretty good. I even did an 18+ hour print at .1mm with no problems. http://www.soliforum.com/topic/1823/the-big-yoda/ Hopefully you get through this and your problem is isolated.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T17:32:41Z

ok i got it unclogged by heating it up and forcing it through with a small allen wrench. It prints fine between 190-200C but it only prints the perimeter ok. The infill is horrible because it starts clogging up again. It starts printing stringy then nothing after about two minutes. You can hear the extruder start slipping, it makes a clicking noise and shortly after that it will not extrude any more.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T16:31:51Z

Defiantly heat it up and try to unclog vs taking the entire end apart. I broke my hot end and have been waiting to 2 weeks for SD to ship me a new one. I was told on the 15th that it would ship that day or the next business day. Still nothing.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T14:30:35Z

I use tons of Octave (including black) and have never clogged my nozzle. I run most at 193-195, but I run the black at 198-200. If you clogged on black while under 200, follow Iowa's instructions for a possible easy fix.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T03:20:15Z

I run my Octave white at 190C generally, but I always warm up to 200C. 185C (Pronterface default for ABS IIRC) might be too low of a temp for Octave.
Try heating your hot end to 205C for a few minutes & then extruding a few mm, let us know if it works.

Re: Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T03:02:08Z

What temp were you running it at?

Octave Black 1.75mm jammed immediately

2013-03-23T02:53:08Z

I just finished printing with solidoodle ABS, less than 5 minutes later I loaded the Octave Black and it jammed immediately. I got half the first layer down and then it got thinner and thinner and jammed. Now I have to clean the nozzle and figure out what to do with 2.199lbs of Octave Black plastic...