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by clayinmn
Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:09 pm
Forum: M2 Dual Extruder
Topic: Strip of silicone rubber - what's it for?
Replies: 7
Views: 14780

Re: Strip of silicone rubber - what's it for?

going back to the thread topic.. how exactly does the little silicone strip amount to a wiper? is there a structure you can print that wipes it off to the side? Currently, the G Code I've created for my dual setup just purges and wipes for both single and dual extrusion. I imagine having a wiper, ev...
by clayinmn
Thu Jun 25, 2015 7:06 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Atypical X-axis skipping problem (solved!)
Replies: 5
Views: 8109

Re: Atypical X-axis skipping problem (please help)

Well... uploading the firmware in Arduino IDE 1.5.5 seems to have worked... I guess I should have just done as the wiki said instead of going for the newest release

Issue fixed :D

Thanks!
by clayinmn
Thu Jun 25, 2015 6:55 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Atypical X-axis skipping problem (solved!)
Replies: 5
Views: 8109

Re: Atypical X-axis skipping problem (please help)

Thanks for your reply, Most likely, the tiny setscrew holding the X axis pulley on the motor shaft is loose, which lets the pulley slap back and forth as the motor reverses. When and where it slaps around depends on the trajectory, which would explain everything you're seeing. I checked that when I ...
by clayinmn
Thu Jun 25, 2015 5:00 pm
Forum: Tech Support
Topic: Atypical X-axis skipping problem (solved!)
Replies: 5
Views: 8109

Atypical X-axis skipping problem (solved!)

Hello MakerGear friends, First off, I just want to say that the M2 is amazing, this coming from a guy who owns two wooden PrintrBots... simply amazing. Now I was hoping someone could help diagnose an X-axis skipping issue I've had. I have installed a dual extruder upgrade on this M2 and it prints gr...