<![CDATA[SoliForum - 3D Printing Community — i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/topic/832/i-found-out-why-the-head-was-hitting-x-cariage-is-cracked/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:56:44 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7558/#p7558 I haven't worked on the design any since I posted it.  It's been working fine for me so I haven't bothered.  I just uploaded the STLs into that post.

]]> Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:56:44 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7558/#p7558 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7513/#p7513 Hey Kyle, have you done any updates to that design since you posted it.  Also any chance you could post stls?

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:58:24 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7513/#p7513 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7485/#p7485 EFFalcon is right, the rods are glued into the Y Carriages.  I contacted Solidoodle about this a while back when I crashed my extruder into a part that was cooling by mistake.  They indicated a new assembly would need to be purchased.  It's $150 on their store if memory serves.  The price didn't bother me, but waiting to receive the part would have killed my productivity.

So I created a new X carriage that can be screwed together and posted it a while back: http://www.soliforum.com/topic/699/crashed-extruder/

It has a gap at the front, but it is remains solid.  I've been running it 24 hours a day for over 2 weeks now without issue.

I do think this is a pretty common issue, though.  On another one of my Solidoodles, I noticed that the X carriage had been cracked in the same spot at the factory.  They glued it together before shipping it out.  That said, the glued part has held together well.

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:52:36 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7485/#p7485 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7462/#p7462 I think the main issue, is that the rods on the X-Axis are glued into the Y Carriages, so you can't just replace the carriage itself.

]]> Wed, 19 Dec 2012 03:47:26 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7462/#p7462 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7412/#p7412 I'm trying superglue right now.

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 17:47:56 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7412/#p7412 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7407/#p7407 I would think so, only costs them 30 cents in material and a buck for the postage.  May take a little bit though.  Can you acetone weld it back together?

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 14:29:47 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7407/#p7407 <![CDATA[Re: i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7403/#p7403 They seem to be pretty good at keeping their machines running.

]]> Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:32:14 +0000 https://www.soliforum.com/post/7403/#p7403 <![CDATA[i found out why the head was hitting, x cariage is cracked]]> https://www.soliforum.com/post/7402/#p7402 So my hot end has been hitting the last layer and losing steps.  I had noticed a cracking sound which I thought was the filament coming through the bushing at the back.  It was a hard sound to locate.  It turns out it was the plastic around the linear bearings on the front rod of the x carriage. I came back to find a print going with the head just riding along the top of the print.  The linear bearings were on the complete  opposite ends of the rod.  I have only had the printer a couple of months.  Does anyone know if solidoodle will send me a replacement x carriage?

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