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by 3eyesd
Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:43 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

hi bang , the quality is not steady , at the bottom it is thin , after that is solid , and then it is thin again , more thin than the print is at the bottom . this is only at a 25x25x25 mm range of space of the X280xY210xZ200 mm of the space capable of building :( it also it does not tops the Z axis...
by 3eyesd
Wed Mar 01, 2017 8:40 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

i received the building platform did some Z axis adjustments ( unscrew the Z axis and left each axle nut with just one screw ) and did two prints . there are better than before , but i am not happy with the results . http://imgur.com/a/S9jvY i think there are more problems than i can solve and that ...
by 3eyesd
Wed Feb 22, 2017 3:27 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

thank you again bang for giving me guidance . my first report of the 8 points i have to check . 1) they do not stay in the same position ! 2) they are OK 3) they look ok , they move with the rod . i think that those are working and as springs , and i have tried to put the rod a bit higher with no su...
by 3eyesd
Wed Feb 22, 2017 4:06 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

here is a video with the Z axis making strange noises and stop moving ,always at the same two positions . https://vid.me/XmHb the command is from repetier . this never happens when the Z axis are moving downwards . even if this sound does not happen , the alignment of the two Z axis breaks ,and Z ax...
by 3eyesd
Mon Feb 13, 2017 3:19 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

thank you bang for pointing that to me :) i think the temperatures in my case are ok, i dont have a specific thermometer to check them but they are close to what they should be according ambient temperatures . it is 17C in the room where the printer is and heating bed and printing head have the same...
by 3eyesd
Mon Feb 13, 2017 2:48 pm
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

hi again bang i dont know :( mine is a 2 filaments in 1 nozzle and does not look like it does it good enough . here is a picture of the printing head from geeetech http://www.geeetech.com/wiki/images/thumb/0/04/Geeetech_Prusa_I3_M201_3D_printer11.jpg/1000px-Geeetech_Prusa_I3_M201_3D_printer11.jpg an...
by 3eyesd
Mon Feb 13, 2017 1:08 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

i was looking at the step motors and i was thinking to replace them and i found a post in this site that is about motors and a discount they made about their power https://www.geeetech.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=17935 my printer is based on 42SHD0034-20B step motors :( i have and other problems ...
by 3eyesd
Fri Feb 10, 2017 6:42 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

hi bang , everything is pointing to that it is gonna work right , but not right and now the basic problem is of course the aluminum building platform,which is bend toward the center (thats why the only print i did that looks that almost became something is at the edge of the platform ) . at geeetech...
by 3eyesd
Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:51 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

i took a video trying to specify the problem of Z axis to specific parts . at the right Z axle , i put the lead rod and it slides down through Z axis nut like it should .the 4 screws at part No16 (Z axis nut) are tight . https://sendvid.com/i4wqz826 at the left side of Z axis , i try the same but if...
by 3eyesd
Tue Feb 07, 2017 12:14 am
Forum: Assembly
Topic: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis
Replies: 17
Views: 24485

Re: I3 M201 building platform and Z axis

an idea that just came to me but not for solution to my little problems , is that it might be better to have the parking position at the right side , to get the weight even, because when it is left and the X axis motor is also left , there is uneven weight at one side of the structure . i just made ...