1 Topic by mikenmel08 (edited by mikenmel08 2014-09-05 01:09:54)

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Topic: Bed Wobble

Noticed the other day my heat bed had a little side to side wobble in it....... Any know fixes for this or should I just tear it apart?

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Re: Bed Wobble

Is it the glass moving or the entire bed? If it's just the glass, it's fairly easy to fix by "shimming" it on the edges with whatever thin things you have available.

If it's the whole bed, check the holders at the top and bottom of the rods and see that they aren't cracked. If they are, I think someone posted replacement ones that you can print on Thingiverse.

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Re: Bed Wobble

It's the entire bed, and nothing is cracked that I can see......I looked on Thingiverse and couldn't find any bushings...

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Re: Bed Wobble

Not sure if this is the part yours would need (and if yours isn't broken, then it wouldn't matter anyhow) but this is the link for what I saw on Thingiverse.

http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:382437

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Re: Bed Wobble

Thanks, I will check that part carefully in the morning....

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Re: Bed Wobble

Those parts appear to be fine

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Re: Bed Wobble

I got some Loctite 638 and applied it to all the visible bushings on the z, X, y axis.  Tightened everything right up for me.

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Re: Bed Wobble

I really need to do this to mine, there is a lot of play between the plastic parts and the bushings. I also had my glass moving around on me. On all 4 sides and all 4 corners I filled in the void with some abs slurry. I was thinking of doing the same with the bushing in case I ever wanted to replace or upgrade I would but need a little acetone to pull them off.

Jaeg wrote:

I got some Loctite 638 and applied it to all the visible bushings on the z, X, y axis.  Tightened everything right up for me.