On Wednesday 17 June 2020 13:38:20 Dave Matthews wrote: > On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 1:04 PM Chris Albertson > > <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Gene, > > > > > > I just went and looked at the Ender3 printer. There is one major > > difference between your Ender3 and My Anet A6. Yours uses a > > "Bowden Tube" type feed system and mine is direct drive. So on your > > system, the motor that moves the PLA filament is mounted to the > > frame and pushes the filament into the Teflon tube. On my printer, > > the motor is an integral part of the print head and those "pusher > > gears" are just a few mm above the nozzle. They use fins and a fan > > to keep heat from the motor. The advantage of your is a lighter head > > that can move faster and more accurately. Mine has better control > > of plastic quantity and flow rate. People will argue which is best. > > This post reminded me that I had a problem with the feed on my CR-10s > at one time. The grub screws on the filament feed gear were slipping > on the shaft. I ended up getting some gears with two screws and that > took care of the problem. Check to see if the filament feed gear is > slipping. I am guessing the Ender and CR-10 used the same design and > parts. > > Dave
I already thought of that Dave, and no, its not slipping. > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users 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
