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by therenegademaster
Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:22 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Extruder/Filament alignment
Replies: 4
Views: 7384

Re: Extruder/Filament alignment

It's a V3B assembly. It seems to have some room to slide around, I just have no way of knowing how to adjust to get the filament to actually feed through. I tried cutting the filament at an angle to make as small an entry point as possible, but I'm still just randomly twisting the hot end with my pl...
by therenegademaster
Tue Jun 07, 2016 4:32 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Extruder/Filament alignment
Replies: 4
Views: 7384

Extruder/Filament alignment

I recently replaced my hotend, and now I can't seem to get the filament to align with it to go through. I brought the hotend up to temperature, extrude 100mm in Simplify 3d, and tried wiggling/adjusting the alignment of the hotend with some pliers to hopefully get the right position, but nothing see...
by therenegademaster
Sun Nov 22, 2015 11:13 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Edges peel up
Replies: 1
Views: 3873

Edges peel up

I've been printing a lot of pieces meant to snap together, and they tend to have a large, flat base with holes or pegs that snap together. Lately, I've been having an issue where the edges of these large, flat pieces will curl up. So, if I had a square that was 3mm thick, and maybe 100mm X 100 mm, b...
by therenegademaster
Mon Nov 02, 2015 10:30 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Communication, but no motion from stepper motors
Replies: 1
Views: 3887

Re: Communication, but no motion from stepper motors

On closer inspection, I see that the wire just came loise again. Ordered a flux pen and will solder it again. Odd that it failed in a different way than before.
by therenegademaster
Mon Nov 02, 2015 8:46 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Communication, but no motion from stepper motors
Replies: 1
Views: 3887

Communication, but no motion from stepper motors

I've been having problems with a loose wire on my printer bed. Normally, when it comes loose, the bed temperature display in Simplify3d displays "0" and the bed stops heating. Today, I soldered the wire again and everything seemed ok-- the nozzle and bed heated up to the correct temperature, and I t...
by therenegademaster
Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:37 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: v4 vs v3b extruder
Replies: 6
Views: 14726

Re: v4 vs v3b extruder

This is what I got.. are they both v3bs?
by therenegademaster
Sat Sep 12, 2015 12:48 am
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: v4 vs v3b extruder
Replies: 6
Views: 14726

v4 vs v3b extruder

I clogged my v3b extruder, as I do from time to time, and wanted to buy a new one. I saw v4 as an option, and, assuming it was just "better" bought a v4 and a v3b replacement. Both arrived, and I cannot tell one from another. I literally just assumed that the new verison must offer some advantage. N...
by therenegademaster
Wed Apr 08, 2015 1:19 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Spastic hotend temps
Replies: 15
Views: 21148

Re: Spastic hotend temps

Ok, this may be a stupid question, but.. Is the thermistor part of the hotend? Are you talking about buying a new hotend, part of the hotend, or some other part? I have to agree that MakerGear support, and the community, are awesome. I print quite a lot and my printer has been pretty solid, but it's...
by therenegademaster
Tue Apr 07, 2015 6:11 am
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Spastic hotend temps
Replies: 15
Views: 21148

Re: Spastic hotend temps

This is weird.. I just came to the forum now because I'm having this exact problem. I was printing things pretty frequently without problems until today, when I observed the same wildly fluctuating temperature readings. It first happened when one print didn't stick to the build plate, and I tried to...
by therenegademaster
Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Buying printed parts
Replies: 17
Views: 22854

Re: Buying printed parts

Could someone please post a link to the part on Thingiverse, so I can see what you're referring to?

I cracked my part because I noticed that the extruder seemed to have a little "give" and rotate in the mount and I overtightened the screws. I'm curious what the new version of the part looks like.