On Friday 05 June 2020 13:48:12 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 05 June 2020 11:13:19 Dave Matthews wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 8:34 AM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> > > wrote: > > > After doing that one, i took the right post slider loose and > > > loosened its fit on the vertical, as I noted there were Z > > > movements that weren't making to the other end of the bar. > > > > > > And raised the tension in the x belt which turned out to be slack > > > enough it was just laying on the right end idler pulley. > > > > > > But before I try another 10 hour print, I'd like to see an > > > improved much better filled tooth profile, my guess is that its > > > 10% or less, no high strength fill behind what might be called > > > teeth. I'd like to see a 100% fill for at least 4mm behind the > > > teeth, but cura isn't doing any of that. Those teeth are 100% > > > crushable all the way to the bore reinforcement. > > > > Do yourself a big favor and print a calibration cube and a benchy. > > You may also want to do a temperature tower to figure out your > > filament.
whazzat? > > Printing real parts before you get the numbers figured > > out is a waste of time. When I got done with it I found that I > > could do most things by taking the Cura defaults and setting bed > > temp to 60 and filament in the 190-200 region. > > > > Dave > > I'm already in that area, having read the label on the pla. Currently > have cura set for 65/210 for 1st layer, then 195/55 for rest of run. > hair spray stopped the bird nest in the middle of the raft. > But then the raft comes loose but intact before its finished its laydown. 92% iso alky isn't getting it really clean of hair spray, whats next? fine sandpaper? I have up to 2000 grit. Acetone? The middle of the plate is losing its textured feel but is otherwise undamaged. Thanks, Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users