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I just got a DaVinci for Christmas and I'm seeing a little bit of X/Y tilt to my piece. It looks like a rhomboid instead of a square. Would this be from a stage alignment issue? I set the Z level with a piece of paper as recommended by the sticky.
I am still figuring out what slic3r settings work for me so please excuse the low quality of the print.
Check your belt sprockets by manually running the carriage to the front and back. Adjust the offending side by moving the belt 1 or 2 (however many) steps on the sprocket to bring the carriage even on both sides.
I can see that I need to move the belt ~4-6 steps to make them even, but it's not obvious to me how to actually do that without taking apart the assembly. The tension is too tight to allow me to simply pull the belt over the steps in the sprocket.
There's an E-ring holding the white plastic parts close together, but it seems that if I remove that it may not give me enough room to pull out the belt and then the E-ring may deform while I pry it out. However is removing the E-ring and pulling apart the white plastic part the only way to go?
I can see that I need to move the belt ~4-6 steps to make them even, but it's not obvious to me how to actually do that without taking apart the assembly. The tension is too tight to allow me to simply pull the belt over the steps in the sprocket.
There's an E-ring holding the white plastic parts close together, but it seems that if I remove that it may not give me enough room to pull out the belt and then the E-ring may deform while I pry it out. However is removing the E-ring and pulling apart the white plastic part the only way to go?
what I did was pull off one side cover then remove the 2 screws holding the bearing holder. then you can move that side enough to slip the belt over the cog.
Obojo wrote:I can see that I need to move the belt ~4-6 steps to make them even, but it's not obvious to me how to actually do that without taking apart the assembly. The tension is too tight to allow me to simply pull the belt over the steps in the sprocket.
There's an E-ring holding the white plastic parts close together, but it seems that if I remove that it may not give me enough room to pull out the belt and then the E-ring may deform while I pry it out. However is removing the E-ring and pulling apart the white plastic part the only way to go?
what I did was pull off one side cover then remove the 2 screws holding the bearing holder. then you can move that side enough to slip the belt over the cog.
This is correct. Obojo you should look where the shaft meets the housing to find the bearing and bearing holder. Find the two screws that hold this bearing holder to the housing and loosen them. This should allow you to reduce the tension on the belt just enough to adjust the steps. Remember to re-tension the belt and fix the screws snug against the housing.
I can see that I need to move the belt ~4-6 steps to make them even, but it's not obvious to me how to actually do that without taking apart the assembly. The tension is too tight to allow me to simply pull the belt over the steps in the sprocket.
There's an E-ring holding the white plastic parts close together, but it seems that if I remove that it may not give me enough room to pull out the belt and then the E-ring may deform while I pry it out. However is removing the E-ring and pulling apart the white plastic part the only way to go?
Look at these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoPpszi7HUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8H6lmYDs-I
For the second video look at around 6:45. I would not take out the screws. It is not necessary to adjust the tension or belts. I just did this on my printer and it worked well. My circles are now nice circles, instead of slightly off circles.
Hope this helps.
georgehine wrote:Obojo wrote:I can see that I need to move the belt ~4-6 steps to make them even, but it's not obvious to me how to actually do that without taking apart the assembly. The tension is too tight to allow me to simply pull the belt over the steps in the sprocket.
There's an E-ring holding the white plastic parts close together, but it seems that if I remove that it may not give me enough room to pull out the belt and then the E-ring may deform while I pry it out. However is removing the E-ring and pulling apart the white plastic part the only way to go?
what I did was pull off one side cover then remove the 2 screws holding the bearing holder. then you can move that side enough to slip the belt over the cog.
This is correct. Obojo you should look where the shaft meets the housing to find the bearing and bearing holder. Find the two screws that hold this bearing holder to the housing and loosen them. This should allow you to reduce the tension on the belt just enough to adjust the steps. Remember to re-tension the belt and fix the screws snug against the housing.
I was able to do this and my next printed evened out! Thanks guys! It was good to try this on my printer too since one of the belts was a little loose.
rockosmodlife wrote:georgehine wrote:what I did was pull off one side cover then remove the 2 screws holding the bearing holder. then you can move that side enough to slip the belt over the cog.
This is correct. Obojo you should look where the shaft meets the housing to find the bearing and bearing holder. Find the two screws that hold this bearing holder to the housing and loosen them. This should allow you to reduce the tension on the belt just enough to adjust the steps. Remember to re-tension the belt and fix the screws snug against the housing.
I was able to do this and my next printed evened out! Thanks guys! It was good to try this on my printer too since one of the belts was a little loose.
Great! Good to hear!
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