<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/7768/return-sd4/ Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:03:13 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/67040/#p67040 Have to give some Prop's to Solidoodle they are sending me out new parts and standing behind their product!

]]> Thu, 25 Sep 2014 19:03:13 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/67040/#p67040 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66859/#p66859 Can't see in the insulator but if you look at the right hand side of the nozzle you will see the melted white plastic... The the entire inside of the insulator is shot..

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:29:46 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66859/#p66859 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66825/#p66825 Where is the like Button??????lol
Yes you are correct..And that is why I did not comment on his post...Even a lot of kits from china cost $700 without a good foundation And I also realize all of this is new even to the company making it...
I do not mind upgrading because I definitely want to be able to print on a lot of different filaments..


Thanks a lot guys this is a great community!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:37:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66825/#p66825 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66790/#p66790 Ask yourself what you really want out of your printer.  Then upgrade to an E3d as there are plenty of users here to help.  Do some research and read the WIKI section on the E3d.  It is definitely a project but well worth the effort.  In the long run you will want this upgrade and I'm sure SD will take care of you but your time maybe better spent just taking matters into your own hands. 
As far as comments about toasters and other appliances purchased at Walmart go,  I wonder when the first commercially available toaster became available to the general public?  And the first printers sold to the masses started when? Hardly seems like a fair comparison.
This is rapidly evolving technology but it is a complex machine and requires a certain skill set to be able to operate successfully.  I wouldn't expect to walk into the local machine shop and be able to run their CNC successfully because I'm not a machinist.  In fact I'm sure I would walk away thinking their machine was junk because I couldn't make it work or I'd come to the realization that maybe I didn't know what I was doing.  At that point I could take two different paths.
1. I could learn how to operate the machine.
2. I could become bitter and take every opportunity to bad mouth the machine and the company that manufactured it.
Could SD do things better?  You bet. 
Are they trying to improve?  The last year has proven they are.  Many of the mods that came directly from this forum are showing up on the new models.
To get back to the OP
It sounds like you want to make your printer not only work but work well, how can I help make that happen?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:29:52 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66790/#p66790 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66786/#p66786 elmoret wrote:
Nerfz wrote:

I can e-mail you pics if you want.. Don't see an upload button on here... But I popped the barrel and nozzle off the peek insulator and the insulator was melted on the inside.. I can't push filament through it....

www.imgur.com

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]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:12:16 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66786/#p66786 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66778/#p66778 Nerfz wrote:

I can e-mail you pics if you want.. Don't see an upload button on here... But I popped the barrel and nozzle off the peek insulator and the insulator was melted on the inside.. I can't push filament through it....

www.imgur.com

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 03:12:17 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66778/#p66778 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66772/#p66772 The Peek insulator(The guide for the filament melted to the nozzle..I think it's toast.. I am going to talk to support again tomorrow... I mean I really want the printer.. seems better then others I would get for that price...(As long as I can get it going..

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 02:04:19 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66772/#p66772 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66768/#p66768 When still using my PEEK, I straightened out a section of a coat hanger, heated it up, then plunged it through the clogged area. But stock SD hotend has its flaws.
If you upgrade to an E3D, found Here , it costs $79, is currently in stock, allows you to print more materials than the stock would allow, and is difficult to clog. You seriously have to try to clog the sucker. Since then, I never used a coat hanger.

But if you JUST got your SD4, I recommend clearing the clog then properly calibrating everything. It sucks to be impatient with your new machine, but the results will be night and day. The links wardjr gave should be enough to get you printing properly once said clog is a memory.

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:56:57 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66768/#p66768 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66766/#p66766 Nerfz wrote:

So far I have had really bad luck with the Solidoodle 4 I received on Thursday.. The Y axis were put together wrong so it would not move... Z axis step tab not in the right place that was causing my bed to be lop sided...And now the tip gets clogged every 5 passes and cannot complete a print...Ahhh!!!

What should I do?

And yes I know that it would be some work to get this thing going but jeez I did not expect as many factory mistakes....

Let's be serious!

You just payed on the close order of $700 for a piece of worthless junk that failed right out of the box!

What in the wildest realm of imagination would cause you any doubt about what you should do?!

Let's put the question in perspective. What would you do with a $10 toaster you bought at Walmart if it was defective out of the box? What would you do with a $700 kitchen appliance, stereo or TV that was factory defective junk before you even unpacked it and plugged it in?

I don't get it. I really don't. Why would anyone tolerate anything less than a fully functional, properly working product with any brand new merchandise costing that much money?!

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:49:27 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66766/#p66766 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66765/#p66765 I can e-mail you pics if you want.. Don't see an upload button on here... But I popped the barrel and nozzle off the peek insulator and the insulator was melted on the inside.. I can't push filament through it....

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:44:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66765/#p66765 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66757/#p66757 Nerfz wrote:

So I took apart the exstruder and the whole inside is melted to the peek insulator piece? So looks like the exstuder is dead!
And a new one is $59.00 and they are out of stock wtf...

Photos?

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:25:05 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66757/#p66757 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66754/#p66754 So I took apart the exstruder and the whole inside is melted to the peek insulator piece? So looks like the exstuder is dead!
And a new one is $59.00 and they are out of stock wtf...

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2014 01:11:02 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66754/#p66754 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66700/#p66700 Thanks a lot we will see if that works...

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:36:09 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66700/#p66700 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66699/#p66699 Just look in the WIKI but here are the links
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZGdMc2ebPo
http://www.soliwiki.com/Calibration_of_the_flow_rate

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:25:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66699/#p66699 <![CDATA[Re: Return SD4?]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/66698/#p66698 No I have not calibrated that...Hmmm I guess it could be that.... Mind posting a link for it?

And thanks you...

]]> Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:15:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/66698/#p66698