<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/4818/so-not-every-machine-has-z-banding/ Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:28:05 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/44102/#p44102 pretenda wrote:

I found mine degraded as time went on. I found my first few prints in a box and they were fantastic, and the latest prints were pretty average. I soon after swapped to an m5 rod.

I found the same thing on mine.  I have done a few things to remedy the banding without replacing the rod yet but im thinking thats in my near future.  Im trying to get through another couple projects before i tear it down for a good rebuild.

]]> Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:28:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/44102/#p44102 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43948/#p43948 I found mine degraded as time went on. I found my first few prints in a box and they were fantastic, and the latest prints were pretty average. I soon after swapped to an m5 rod.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 10:27:29 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43948/#p43948 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43926/#p43926 sweet! I guess you can consider yourself lucky. :-)

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 02:48:33 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43926/#p43926 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43922/#p43922 I didn't see Z banding in the beginning because my quality wasn't that good to begin with.  I had moire, backlash, not perfectly calibrated flow rate etc., so the z-banding wasn't noticeable.  Fixing other problems and printing smaller layers made it start to show up.

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 02:23:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43922/#p43922 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43909/#p43909 I ran an inch tall thin walled cylinder today at.1mm. Looks great!

]]> Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:47:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43909/#p43909 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43884/#p43884 I didn't think I had z banding really until I started printing smaller layer heights. try just printing a 20mm Tube using spiral vase. that should show you if you have any.

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:09:59 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43884/#p43884 <![CDATA[Re: So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43880/#p43880 I think it has to do with how well and centered your z-rod was attached to the stepper.  My printer never seemed to have the z banding issue even though it had lots of other problems.

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 20:01:01 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/43880/#p43880 <![CDATA[So not every machine has Z banding?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/43877/#p43877 I have been running my SD2 for a few days now and I don't see any Z banding. Is it a random problem on random machines?  Curious.

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