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Is that PLA and are you using a layer fan? I had something similar once upon a time when getting my slicer to automatically manage my fan, it turned out that with every x layers it was turning the fan down from 90% to 50% and that was enough to cause the surface to look similar to what you've posted...

I was about to try Cura, but after pulling it up I'm slightly confused on the process. The Rep software has Slic3r built in, and it is all sliced and run in one interface. In Cura, I see that you can setup and looks like it can also connect to the printer. If I use Cura, do I not run Repetier and l...

I've found Cura to be a great all around slicer, both technically and from a user experience. Additionally, it's being actively developed for which is a good thing. Cura has one feature going for it that no other slicer that I've found has, which is the ability to effectively deal with non-manifold ...

Well, there's simplicity, and there's drudgery. It takes about five minutes to set up the scripts. With them set up, I just did a test: I randomized the end stop screws and then recalibrated. With me making a few mistakes, and going through four rounds of measurement, the total recalibration took s...

So, out of curiosity I decided to take my end-effector off a couple days after I re-installed it with some Graphite lubricant and I have another one fused already. It's been about ~8 print hours. I suspect that during some of the smaller movements while printing there's a slight amount of lateral fo...

They're a tightly toleranced part, but I haven't personally seen this. Did you put a drop of oil or graphite on them (not both) during assembly? I just dry fit them during assembly and they passed the "Flick-Test" with flying colors. I've now put some graphite on them and will check them ...

I decided to start my E3D Hotend installation today and when I took off my Effector Platform I did a flick-test on the u-joints and noticed that two of them had essentially become fused to the rod. I had to take the two sides of the platform apart gently use a hammer on the end of the rod to break t...

While looking at your photo I noticed a couple things which while probably haven't caused this particular issue, but will likely cause issues for you at some point. 1 - Your tape appears to have been placed rather haphazardly. It appears to have a large gap that is within the printable space and tow...

I have just been lucky enough to be near the machine when it tried to extrude more and more filament while not moving the plateform... Is there a guide out there to help picking a slicer for a given model ? The model I was trying to print when I found this problem was indeed manifold. So I understa...

After running several tests with different filaments, speeds, temperatures my issue has essentially come down to a "Bad Slice" with Slic3r as I ran the same model through Kiss Slicer and everything worked beautifully. It turns out that the issue was exactly what enggmaug pointed out where ...

Jon, what filament are you using? PLA or ABS? Sorry for forgetting to post this earlier. I'm using PLA. I do have a Layer Fan and the PEEK fan currently installed. I printed the suggested Shroud for the PEEK fan and have that installed and I'm using the layer fan that Gene suggested http://repables...

Hey All, For some reason my filament is getting stuck ( in the Hot End ) at various points in the print process. It's commonly happening around the same point in my prints ( layer 40 - 60 ) which leads me to believe that it might be a problem with retraction or with a bad slice. When it happens I ha...

Hey there, Thanks for the interest so far in the thread. As far as sharing the files, as much as I would love to put them up there unfortunately I can't as they were originally created for a commercial client and they gave me permission to use them for this purpose. I'm going to be starting the face...

Hello everyone, I received my Max Kit just before the holiday's and thanks to the great manual and help from the forums I've managed to get everything running. Thus far I've printed off some parts for a friends sink and some things for my 2 year old son but my real project is going to be a full size...

Sanjay from E3D here! I am afraid I am quite useless to you all on this question - never used repetier firmware myself, just marlin. The advice that Nylocke gives is sound and I would go with that. (Use sensor 100 for the AD595 on the board) If you find a solution that works don't forget to add doc...

Thanks again Gene!

-jon

Thanks for the replies, it's greatly appreciated. I have one additional question regarding the software/firmware installation. The manual has us download the Firmware from Github ( the link is currently broken btw ). When would you suggest compiling and uploading the firmware, do you do it prior to ...

I got a second E3D for Christmas and have just got it set up to print. I've printed the bottom few layers of a calibration cube using ABS for perimeters and HIPS for infill. I only printed a few layers because I was extruding too much on tool changes. I'll post the FreeCAD file and .stl files when ...

Great job on the manual, I've almost reached the end of my build and everything has been going exceptionally well as a result of your hard work. I did come across a discrepancy regarding the wiring of the PEEK Fan. I'm not stuck per say, but would like a bit of advice on which of the two options to ...

Awesome, thanks for the great information.

I've yet to hear back from E3D as it's the weekend, however, they'll likely give me the same information as posted.

Hi there, I just got to the Onyx portion of the install and much to my dismay when I unpacked my Onyx it had a scratch in it. I've included and image, it's pretty dark but the scratch is obvious. The scratch appears to be superficial, however, I'm not really sure whether it's going to be a problem o...

Thanks for the response.. I'll contact Sanjay and update the post when I hear back.

-jon

Hello, When I ordered my E3D HotEnd I also purchsed the ExternalThermoCouple board along with the Type K Thermocouple http://e3d-online.com/RepRap-Spares-Electronics/External-Thermocouple-Boards" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://e3d-online.com/index.php?route=product/pr...

Did you check flatness/straightness of the extrusions? You should be able to square it up all the way. Did you check the alignment of the notches on the top and bottom plate as the Guide instructs you to, including rotating them to find the best possible match? That can make a difference. Thanks fo...

Hello, I've just completed the 5th step in the build, Installing the Top Support Plate. I had gotten the extrusion towers completely square to the base during the previous step, however, now that I've put the Top Support Plate on I'm finding that on two of the towers I'm about ~.75mm out of square a...