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Re: Printer is doing some funky stuff

2013-08-11T14:54:02Z

Thanks guys ill try it

Re: Printer is doing some funky stuff

2013-08-11T13:21:44Z

The first thing I would check is make sure that your filament spool is free with nothing catching on it... this is usually the cause with losing steps forward in the y axis(print steps backwards)

Re: Printer is doing some funky stuff

2013-08-11T10:58:31Z

it looks like your y axis may be binding and skipping steps.
Follow this guide if you haven't already.

http://vimeo.com/55031028

What i do to check my axis setup is move the printer head to the extream X and Y with the 100mm step button on the manual control. If it skips during rapid motion, then i dont' have it set correctly. So I go back and re-align everything and adjust belts. You will know if it's skipping because it makes a horrible noise.

I've found the SD3 to be pretty sensitive to being crashed. I had a filament bind up while i was away from the printer and I had to re-do Y-axis adjustment. then I had to go back and adjust my steps in the firmware. I've been printing pretty steady for about a week now. Mainly printing out my replacement parts and the printer has been performing very well. I changed from black to red filament a few days ago and I still have some settings i need to tweak for thin/single wall prints, but so far, the solid prints are doing very well. Maybe it's because I started with black filament, but it seemed it was way easier to get dialed in.

Good luck

Printer is doing some funky stuff

2013-08-11T07:59:55Z

Hi I'm new to the 3d printing world, I've been printing for a coupleof weeks now . I've been coming across a lot of speed bumps. I own a solidoodle 3
A picture would explain more than I could.

Any help is much appreciated
Thanks