<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/2249/yaxis-going-haywire/ Thu, 02 May 2013 16:37:57 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21597/#p21597 you can rotate the part in repetier to get it to lay flat.  Over on the right side of hte object placement tab in repetier you can rotate parts.

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 16:37:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/21597/#p21597 <![CDATA[Re: Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21565/#p21565 Staffordknot wrote:

Hi, would you mind explaining which part overheated and why? and how you solved it? for the benefit of the likes of me yikes)

I just pointed a 40mm fan (recently removed from my x-axis motor) at the electronics board on the rear of the printer.  I have since printed this (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:69230) and mounted two 40mm fans directly to the electronics cover.

nlancaster...I don't know if Thingiverse screwed something up or what, but that electronics cover imports into Repetier vertically (i.e., the fan holes are upright instead of flat on the bed).  I had to download netfabb free to rotate it so it would print correctly.

]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 02:55:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/21565/#p21565 <![CDATA[Re: Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21541/#p21541 my Guess would be his y-axis stepper driver was overheating if putting a fan on it solved the issue.  When the stepper driver over heats it starts causing step misses.  making your machine drift around.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 19:13:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/21541/#p21541 <![CDATA[Re: Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21499/#p21499 Hi, would you mind explaining which part overheated and why? and how you solved it? for the benefit of the likes of me yikes)

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 05:25:19 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/21499/#p21499 <![CDATA[Re: Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21496/#p21496 It was the electronics overheating.  Thanks to nlancaster in the IRC channel for the suggestion.

]]> Wed, 01 May 2013 02:39:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/21496/#p21496 <![CDATA[Y-Axis going haywire]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/21489/#p21489 I've been trying to print Emmet's 6 planet gear bearing, and the y-axis goes nuts after about 10 layers.  The print is sticking to the bed (glass/hairspray) just fine, and the first 10 layers appear to be perfect, then the print shifts back and forth along the y-axis.  It has done it twice now, and the second time, it was fixed using netfabb.  See pictures below of the problem print.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vx9PjQuA2Gs/UYBm6B9N6dI/AAAAAAAAGFY/picUglnTLY4/s640/image%25281%2529.jpeg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ib0pXrjLZs8/UYBm52dnh8I/AAAAAAAAGFU/WIkCirHLiWA/s640/image%25282%2529.jpeg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rxgCgoWMmJk/UYBm6GEZy4I/AAAAAAAAGFc/VQzpivZ98Zw/s640/image.jpeg

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