Extruder feed motor stops after a certain feedrate?

But that's not the problem I sat and watched the gears just stop. I don't mind the wait. But is there's something wrong with my machine I need to know

I could run the stock filament on feedrate 300 and it worked just fine. Not saying that it was smart haha. But now if it goes even to 100 it just stops. I don't get it.

Green ABS 1.75mm bought from suppliesoutlet.com

I thought maybe it was clear or translucent. Could it be a faulty heater connection and the temp is dropping to low? It will stop to avoid damages if the temp drops below the melt temp.

There is a max feed rate and it cannot be exceeded. It is there to prevent the extruder from pushing filament too fast and it not fully melting. I know you are trying to use this machine for a business.

But the simple truth is you are expecting more from 3D printing then it is capable of. The speeds you want to run at exceed the capacity of this machine.

Your only solution is to buy one or two more machines. I mean at the price of $400 each whats to loose? You can then maybe meet your expectations of time required.

Your max speed for printing on this machine as I have been testing the last few days is 65mm/s, maybe 70mm/s but that is pushing it. If you are running on Simplyfy3D then that would be 3600mm/m.

That being said, that is for the infill, in perimeters, and areas that don't show. For areas that show, tight corners and holes you will need to drop down to 40mm/s.

I am sorry to say but FFF based 3d Printing is just not up to productions speeds and standards and never will be simply due to the way the machine operates and they way the filament is melted in deposited. You can't heat it more or it will burn. You can't feed it faster or you will will risk cold jams in your extruder. There are just inherent speed limits in these machines and you really need to acknowledge this. I have been printing over 6 years and have built 2 machines from kits and have had my Da Vinci since November of last year when a guy was selling them on ebay for repair. I know how these machines work and I know their capabilities.

There are two ways to make things happen faster. Buy and run multiple machines. Or sell the Da Vinci and get a Delta style printer which may increase your speed by 20%.

You are just going to have to except these machines are slow and that is one of the limiting factors to consider if thinking about a business based around one.

I wanted to add that if you run multiple machines, there are ways to do it where you still only need one computer.

I know a guy who is running ten machines. He runs them from the SD card which can be done on the Da Vinci. Just relocate the card to the print area with an extension cable for easy access. If you are running the Da Vinci on stock then once a print starts you can disconnect the PC or laptop and move on to the next machine and load it up.

There are also air cards which are SD cards that let you move files to them over wifi. The just use the printers LCD to print file from the card.

In anyr case it sounds like one machine will not meet your needs. Or you need to re-evaluate your production schedule and readjust it based on the machines capabilities rather than your expectations.

Slicer is green, cura is white

Could it be the speed too low and the heat too high? I'll take a look at cura. Any recomedations for cura settings?? When I put in your slic3r settings it worked great besides the rough edges

Okay I figured it out. Run the brim slow on cura. Then you can ramp up

It's under expert > expert settings.

By the way I just tested it and if you have Repetier firmware installed Cura Host 15.01 works and drives the machine real time. So you could use the complete Cura package now. I already like the finish better then any other host and I have done very few tweaks yet.

Cura allows both skirt and brim. They are in the expert settings..