<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/307/tighten-up-shaking-parts/ Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:31:15 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/3062/#p3062 teejay187 wrote:
IanJohnson wrote:

You couldn't get the bed level using the leveling screws?

I got glue today and glued the thumbscrews on to the leveling screws. I used vice grips on the threads of the leveling screws earlier.

I managed to fine tune the bed now using paper. Prints like a boss!

Glad to hear it!

]]> Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:31:15 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/3062/#p3062 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2937/#p2937 IanJohnson wrote:

You couldn't get the bed level using the leveling screws?

I got glue today and glued the thumbscrews on to the leveling screws. I used vice grips on the threads of the leveling screws earlier.

I managed to fine tune the bed now using paper. Prints like a boss!

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:17:43 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2937/#p2937 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2887/#p2887 My bad.

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 21:17:34 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2887/#p2887 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2881/#p2881 lawsy wrote:

Print the week 3 challenge glider as a bed leveling test. It's one layer thick and fills most of the bed.

I printed it already on my untouched machine as a baseline and it printed nearly perfectly, just a little trouble getting it to stick in one spot because I literally had dust on the bed to start.  The picture is in that thread.

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:30:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2881/#p2881 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2877/#p2877 Print the week 3 challenge glider as a bed leveling test. It's one layer thick and fills most of the bed.

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:53:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2877/#p2877 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2853/#p2853 I leveled yesterday for the first time using paper under the nozzle.  I guarantee I'm within a couple thousandths over the whole bed.  I printed a 1 layer 5x5 sqare full infill to test and it was beautiful and consistent all the way across.  Ian's way is much better, but more than I need for what I'm using it for.

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:27:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2853/#p2853 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2852/#p2852 You couldn't get the bed level using the leveling screws?

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:26:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2852/#p2852 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2848/#p2848 I managed to get it leveled with using vice grips. Printing fine now smile

]]> Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:16:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2848/#p2848 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2457/#p2457 teejay187 wrote:

Thanks! Gotta buy some epoxy glue tomorrow. The bed isnt level at all!

End up getting it fixed? We'd hate to see you living life with a crooked bed.

]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:30:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2457/#p2457 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2324/#p2324 Thanks! Gotta buy some epoxy glue tomorrow. The bed isnt level at all!

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:57:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2324/#p2324 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2323/#p2323 That sounds like the bed isn't level.  One way to tell is to watch the first layer, and see if the thread width seems to change from one part of the bed to another.

I recommend printing the thumbscrews here - http://www.soliforum.com/topic/242/thum … m-beneath/  It makes the job a lot easier.

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:24:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2323/#p2323 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2322/#p2322 I had the exact same problem on mine. All my prints had lots of errors on the back (towards the filament roll) When i tightened this, I had much better results. But now I have problems with prints coming loose in the back end. Could it be a problem with bed alignment?

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:12:40 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2322/#p2322 <![CDATA[Re: Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2306/#p2306 When I noticed this, I loosened the screw on one of those white Teflon blocks and turned it a little so the corner pressed down on the rod a little more, and tightened it back up.  That took most of the wiggle out.

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:58:32 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2306/#p2306 <![CDATA[Tighten up shaking parts]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/2292/#p2292 Hi,

After now running 10-15 hours with my printer I noticed that it needs some tensioning.

I have noticed that the whole part where the extruder is lokated is kind of shaky (was not at the beginning)
I would say that the "white bricks" that lay against the rods are not snug anymore and causing the problem.

Does anyone recognize this, and have anyone tried to "fix" this problem since it's now making a shaking sound (movement) on rapid shifts in y-axis.

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:44:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/2292/#p2292