3D Printer for 75 bucks. (Page 5/10)
williegoat SEP 17, 12:40 PM
Well, the filament gear was loose on the shaft. Probably my fault, I took it out to clean it yesterday after I had a problem and most likely I didn't tighten the set screw enough. It is working now.
TheDigitalAlchemist SEP 17, 01:03 PM
cool


FYI - the filament holder has a protective coating on both sides of those sheets. it's also probably kinda fragile (acrylic)
williegoat SEP 17, 01:10 PM

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Originally posted by TheDigitalAlchemist:

cool


FYI - the filament holder has a protective coating on both sides of those sheets. it's also probably kinda fragile (acrylic)


Thanks, I had to remove the protective sheet to get it to slide together.

I am keeping an eye on the print and watching "My Man Godfrey" on the TV. A classic 1936 comedy about social class.

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Jake_Dragon SEP 17, 02:39 PM
So you have to use this on a tablet or phone?
Nope too restricted
williegoat SEP 17, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:

So you have to use this on a tablet or phone?
Nope too restricted


It looks like tablet/phone app or web interface, and I don't know if a color blind person would be able to start it up.





The part took about 1.5 hrs to print and required no cleanup, other than snapping off the raft.

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MidEngineManiac SEP 17, 03:30 PM
Nice. Pretty decent quality on it.

....and 1 day to the 1st mod. I think thats some sort of record.
williegoat SEP 17, 03:39 PM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

Nice. Pretty decent quality on it.

....and 1 day to the 1st mod. I think thats some sort of record.


TDA recommended that part and all of my troubles have involved that gear. If the filament isn't moving for some reason, the gear will grind it to a fine powder. With this open lid, I will be able to see trouble instantly.
MidEngineManiac SEP 17, 04:05 PM
It's the tension on the arm. Dunno if that machine has an adjustment screw, but most extruders have some way of increasing or decreasing the pressure on the deed gears. Grinding is telling you either too much pressure or feeding too fast. Or a clog/blockage.

On a normal machine I'd suggest pronterface and check the e-steps, but dunno if you can use it with that system.

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williegoat SEP 17, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by MidEngineManiac:

It's the tension on the arm. Dunno if that machine has an adjustment screw, but most extruders have some way of increasing or decreasing the pressure on the deed gears.


The first problem I had Thursday was a clogged tube. The filament stopped moving and I kept trying to load it because I didn't know any better. The second problem happened when I tried to remove the filament. It was misshaped on the end and jammed in the tube on the way out. Both times, the problem was that the filament wasn't moving in the tube so the gear just ground a notch in it. I took the gear off both times to clean out the shavings and didn't want to over tighten the tiny set screw so today it was slipping.

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MidEngineManiac SEP 17, 04:39 PM
There are little "flags" you can make to put on the extruder so you can tell at a glance if it has stopped. Cant find one specifically for the Sculpto, maybe TDA has something. For a simple design program to modify other people stuff or your own (simple) designs, I use 3D builder. (free with Windows). Dunno how it will work on Linux.

Did find some neat top-mount spool holders for it, though.

https://www.yeggi.com/q/sculpto+2/2/