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Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T23:33:21Z

You are most welcome!

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T22:35:53Z

Oh, sorry, misread..

BTW wardjr, thanks for all the help you provide on these forums.. You make things a LOt less frustrating for the rest of us! Sincerely appreciated.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T22:27:12Z

You want ABS

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T22:23:22Z

Should it be printed with PLA as opposed to ABS? I assumed ABS would be more resilient.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T22:07:59Z

They shouldn't unless you printed it with PLA. The one I posted above has a bigger j- mount groove to better fit the E3d. Just wrap any kind of tape you have around it to secure it for one print. It just doesn't get that hot in that spot.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T21:47:08Z

Ugh.. I'll have to revert back to the original setup. Once the E3D is installed firmly I. The remodeled jigsaw, do they loosen up over time?

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T21:32:56Z

There is a solution to this but you need to secure it up enough to get a good print.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-29T21:01:30Z

So, now when printing the E3D wobbles around in the jigsaw. It's pretty snug left to right, but moves front to back. I'm not even able to print now as the wobbling visibly moves the head around as it is trying to print.

I've tried a bit of kapton around the rings to make it a bit more snug, and it was, but is listening up again. Is there a solution to this?

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T15:15:49Z

Thanks for the clarification!

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T15:09:36Z

Yeah, what wardjr said. I just ordered the wrong one.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T14:54:40Z

AZERATE wrote:

I'm a bit confused here...you're switching to bowden feed which would move the nema elsewhere.
So why are you having problems with the carriage? It sounds like you are trying to install a bowden via direct feed method, which would give you your originally posted issue.

That's not what he's saying... He is saying that He ordered the Bowden E3D and wants to use it as a direct feed. The only difference between the two is the Bowden E3D has threads in the top so the inlet is a much larger hole than the direct feed.
So all he wants to do is put some PTFE tubing in the top of the E3D to make the inlet hole the correct size so the filament isn't sloppy as it enters. As an added bonus that tubing could travel up close to the drive gear to add more support for flexible filaments.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T14:49:06Z

I'm a bit confused here...you're switching to bowden feed which would move the nema elsewhere.
So why are you having problems with the carriage? It sounds like you are trying to install a bowden via direct feed method, which would give you your originally posted issue.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T14:37:14Z

I haven't done it this way may self but I really don't see any problem with it.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T06:36:45Z

Alright, got it all installed, firmware updated and wired up. Now a tremendously newbie question.. (As If all of my others aren't!)

So, now the downside. I've discovered that I ordered the Bowden style. Can I just put a piece of the supplied PTFE in the top of the hotend to help with feeding? As it is, it's got a monster sized chamber and filament will just get buggered up in there.

Re: E3D with Lawsy Mk5 Jigsaw - Tilted

2014-05-28T02:57:00Z

Ugh.. will do.