<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/3217/idle-not-printint-correctly/ Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:49:13 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31593/#p31593 looks like what was happening to mine! disconnect the Y drive belt and spint your Y motor by hand  back and forth slowly at first and move it quicker see if it spins freely or if it sticks at any point . my motor needed replaced

when moving your printer manually has it stopped or gotten stuck where ever? 

hope you at least diagnose you problem so you can get it fixed!

]]> Thu, 01 Aug 2013 04:49:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31593/#p31593 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31573/#p31573 yes, im sure!
it happens in the first layers, sometimes after 5 mins, sometimes after 20mins..
and im always watching the printer and the pc while printing to try to identify what is happening.

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2013 23:01:30 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31573/#p31573 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31555/#p31555 Are you sure you don't have something else happening with your PC that is causing it to hang up?
Maybe a power setting or screen saver or some other program/auto update software running that might be causing this?

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:45:04 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31555/#p31555 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31554/#p31554 Thank you everyone,
I checked the belts and the other parts and they are ok.

I tryied to print again with my pc using an older slic3r 0.9.7 but the pieces still  shifting on Y axis. I tryed to print the same piece 10 times and the shift still happening, everytime in a diferent layer.
When I tryed to printed in the other pc it works perfect! I actually printed the same piece 4 times and it is at it should!!

I dont understand what is happening because the configuration and settings aparently are the same in both pc's.

]]> Wed, 31 Jul 2013 19:39:10 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31554/#p31554 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31431/#p31431 palmarez wrote:

I've tried to print with another version of the slic3r (0.9.7) in another PC and it actually works perfect, but i have no idea where to find that version to downlod it because everytime i try to instal the repetier it comes with the lates version of the slic3r (0.9.9)..
does anyone know where to find it?

Thank you!

Per your request I sent you a PM with step by step instructions to switch back to 0.9.7
if what you say above is true... that will fix your problems.  However looking at the pics. I am guessing you just got lucky when you tried the other PC.
Try switching back and if that fixes things great.
Take a serious look at what the others have posted here and make sure your not dealing with a much bigger issue.

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 15:14:21 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31431/#p31431 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31425/#p31425 what 2n2r said !

sounds like the y-axis idlers are needing some grease!!, I'd check the printers idler brackets aren't cracked/broken, check the set screws... then do the true circle calibration video...

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 14:39:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31425/#p31425 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31410/#p31410 2n2r5 wrote:

I just watched your video... you have a godawful sound when the carriage moves toward the front in the Y Axis. You definitely need to check your belt tension/calibration or maybe something is rubbing somewhere.

If you want an old version of slic3r then you would have to go the slic3rs website. http://slic3r.org/download

Don't forget to check the set screws.

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:06:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31410/#p31410 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31374/#p31374 I just watched your video... you have a godawful sound when the carriage moves toward the front in the Y Axis. You definitely need to check your belt tension/calibration or maybe something is rubbing somewhere.

If you want an old version of slic3r then you would have to go the slic3rs website. http://slic3r.org/download

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 02:51:12 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31374/#p31374 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31362/#p31362 I've tried to print with another version of the slic3r (0.9.7) in another PC and it actually works perfect, but i have no idea where to find that version to downlod it because everytime i try to instal the repetier it comes with the lates version of the slic3r (0.9.9)..
does anyone know where to find it?

Thank you!

]]> Tue, 30 Jul 2013 00:02:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31362/#p31362 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31325/#p31325 Don't forget heatsinks on the stepper (particularly the X axis).  Mine was skipping until I started to cool  the X-stepper.

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:37:08 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31325/#p31325 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31324/#p31324 search layer shifts on these forums. There are a bunch of topics about this. Mostly the fixes are fans on the electronics, belt calibrations (info on wiki) and lube on rods.

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:34:39 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31324/#p31324 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/31316/#p31316 The Repetier is using the Slic3r 0.9.9.
This is what my printer is recently doing,so dont think is a mechanical problem, i think it is related with the configuration.
as the videos are dificult to upload here, i've created a folder with videos and images of what is hapening with my printer.

dropbox.com/sh/mqxw28pyq00flal/aD6xpBJ-oQ

]]> Mon, 29 Jul 2013 16:45:55 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/31316/#p31316 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30717/#p30717 I have little to no experience with skienforge but in configure tab if you are using Repetier is where you would make those changes.  Open Slic3r under help/about and look at what version you have and let us know.  For me it was as simple as going back to 0.9.7 I don't know why but as long as I get nice prints it doesn't matter.

]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:15:48 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30717/#p30717 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30715/#p30715 and this problems are happening using the slic3r.

now I'm trying with skeinforge and the printed pieces are looking really nice but I haven't found the way to change the printing path, it says that is printing in lines (rectilinear), but after the first 2 printed layers it starts to printing with a honeycomb path.

how could I control this?

]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30715/#p30715 <![CDATA[Re: Idle? not printint correctly]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/30714/#p30714 Tell us a little about your set up.
What version of Slic3r are you using?
I have had similar problems with any newer versions than 0.9.7

]]> Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:06:20 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/30714/#p30714