Ray’s Hobby Projects: First-time experience with the MakerBot
This is the sort of thing that really makes a customer support person’s day: Ray’s Hobby Projects: First-time experience with the MakerBot. This customer received a Cupcake that had the full bevy of possible problems. And what did they do? They fixed them. And in two days no less.
Check out this fix, which we’ve publicized a little, but more people should know about:
The last issue that got really annoying was the z-axis motor making a gigantic noise and skipping steps. We found that this was due to the overly tightened screws and one solution I found online seemed to suggest that one platform screw should be released and ignored just to remove the over-constrained tension force. I was doubtful about this fix, but to our great surprise, this actually worked! No more loud noise and no more z skipping!
And there are several other fixes detailed in the post! Kudos to Ray for ingenuity and persistence.
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3 Comments so far
Ethan
The Z-axis nut trick might be my new favorite. The Z-Axis has been the bane of all my printing adventures.
MLeo
I use the same trick for my z-axis, I just add an cons weight on the opposite corner for more stability. (a big ball of plasticine)
kekasih
Pritikin celah pergelangan tangannya karena ia sedang sekarat.Namun, apa yang akan melakukan hal ini belum diteliti kentangkamu – kita harus bergantung pada bukti yang bersifat anekdot. kentangkamu