1 Topic by michaudtime

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Topic: Bed shaking

Hey guys quick question, I'm not sure where to start with trouble shooting.  What would cause the bed to shack during printing. It doesn't happen when the nozzle is towards the "back" of the bed, but when it's moves towards the front it begins to shake.  Thanks for any input :-)

Solidoodle 3, Bulldog XL Direct Drive, Well Nut for Z axis, borosilicate glass, E3D V6 Hot end, Custom Encloser, Lawsy Carriages with Linear Bearings and Polished 8mm Chrome rods.

2 Reply by adrian (edited by adrian 2013-11-30 05:51:37)

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Re: Bed shaking

try lowering all you adjustment screws and then re set the z-height having them as low as possible, add a little smidgen and relevel the bed. - its easy to creep upwards constantly on them and end up with a lot of unsupported screw...

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Re: Bed shaking

also if your extruder is over-extruding it will exert more lateral forces on the bed vertical support rods when printing in the front areas.

In case you have not done the extruder calibrations here are some links:
http://www.soliwiki.com/Main_Page#Calibrations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZGdMc2ebPo

4 Reply by michaudtime

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Re: Bed shaking

Excellent I'll try both of these when I get home. Big domo!!

Solidoodle 3, Bulldog XL Direct Drive, Well Nut for Z axis, borosilicate glass, E3D V6 Hot end, Custom Encloser, Lawsy Carriages with Linear Bearings and Polished 8mm Chrome rods.