Yeah, I remembered the tweezer from trying it with you way back, but it really is in the build platform part where it just creates a puddle. It really only moves the nozzle make 3 or 4 mm jumps and keeps extruding during this. it creates a series of ABS donuts essentially.<div>
<br></div><div>Should I be looking at the Skienforge settings before the gcode build to rectifiy perhaps. It seems a bit beyond my knowledge base in there!</div><div><br></div><div>cheers</div><div>Ryan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:47 PM, Andrew Plumb <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:andrew@plumb.org">andrew@plumb.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Hey Ryan,<br>
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When you start a print, it usually moves the nozzle up to Z=+10mm and extrudes a noodle to get the plastic flowing, then sends the nozzle back to Z=0.<br>
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When running from the SD card, it doesn't pause between the noodle and returning back to Z=0 to start the build. You have to be ready with tweezers or pliers to pull the noodle out of the way.<br>
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220C should be the right temperature.<br>
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Andrew.<br>
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On 2011-11-19, at 5:39 PM, Ryan Stec wrote:<br>
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> I'm pretty sure the violin print that is on the card is a solid one we have used before and it was producing the same problem.<br>
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> Andrew had helped me load ReplicatorG onto my laptop (lenovo thinkpad x220, windows 7) and we had generated some code from my file. I tried to take another crack at the creation of the gcode as well and seem to produce the same result.<br>
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> I am building the code onto the SD card for printing from the card.<br>
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> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:16 PM, Paul & Andrea Mumby <<a href="mailto:themumbys@gmail.com">themumbys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Yeah that's a good idea. Have a saved "known good" small object already done up in gcode, and saved on an SD card somewhere near the machine, so you can run that as a quick test (like a 5 min print or something).<br>
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> - Paul<br>
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> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Is there known working g-code for a small object lying around? That can help determine if it's the physical machine or further back in the tool chain?<br>
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> Perhaps we should have something small like a button or something for validating machine operation?<br>
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> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:08 PM, Ryan Stec <<a href="mailto:ryanstec@artengine.ca">ryanstec@artengine.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hey Folks,<br>
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> Am here in the Artengine lab working on the Cupcake CNC but am having trouble with my printing process. I seem to get too much plastic coming out at the start and have to stop as it starts building a little puddle of plastic.<br>
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> It seems like the nozzle is moving too slow or the extrusion too fast.<br>
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> I am running the build from the SD Card.<br>
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> Looking through the MakerBot Site I can find lots of info about not getting enough filament, but nothing about too much.<br>
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> Do I have to figure out what the right feed rate is? Is the 220 degree C temp too hot?<br>
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