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by gaexcalibur
Sat Feb 23, 2019 10:31 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: effector plate
Replies: 1
Views: 2069

effector plate

i have a max 2 completely stock but i have a problem. I was starting to get worse and worse prints so i finally stopped and examined everything i could. the one thing i noticed is the effector plate moves 1/4" freely without moving the arms. i double checked and it is moving and sliding without...
by gaexcalibur
Sat Dec 10, 2016 3:43 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

finally found a solution on accident. i was working on turning the parts from my rostock to a 3d printed reprap and i discovered that one of the 20 gear teeth provided by see me is actually an 18 gear tooth. this was in all likely hood the entire problem with my rostock, cannot level the bed and mak...
by gaexcalibur
Tue Jun 07, 2016 1:25 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

quite honestly I cannot recall as the very first time i had a problem i called and was referred to the the forum for answers, which is ok if that is the official way they company is handling things fine. as you know i have posted worked and tried to make this machine work. i even took this to the dr...
by gaexcalibur
Mon May 30, 2016 12:13 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

well gave up threw the lemon in the trash will try again in a few years with a different printer. Being a CNC Professional these thing really do not work as they are supposed to work.
by gaexcalibur
Mon May 30, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Rostock Max V2 ultra level frustrations
Replies: 45
Views: 25636

Re: Rostock Max V2 ultra level frustrations

well dont feel bad I have had my rostock max 2 for a couple of years now. Finally after trying to sell it on craigs list i threw it into the dumpster. wasted almost 2 grand on this thing i would have been better off with something that worked and was not a delta. bed leveling was my issue as well to...
by gaexcalibur
Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

well maybe worth a try as right now short is in, in fact short is all i got so i will try this weekend.
here is hoping
by gaexcalibur
Thu Apr 14, 2016 12:37 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

well back to problems again, it works its level but anything over 1" tall it skips and the print goes to hell so i have checked the everything i can think of and no idea so my only idea is the belts are too worn has anyone had this happen??
by gaexcalibur
Thu Feb 25, 2016 6:45 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok so i have a new hot end, leveled the printer and restarted printing. now i am back to an old problem that i still cannot understand. the attached picture tells the tale, i was printing a small owl as a simple can i print test and at 71% it skipped about 1/4" over. i was not there so my quest...
by gaexcalibur
Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:53 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

well i can tell you all if you put an all metal peek you are going to add a larger fan then standard, something much more powerful so my all metal peek is a bust i have some high temp plastic on its way so i will remake my peek section once i get it this week. so another week no printing, what a pain
by gaexcalibur
Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:42 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok well i was going to post a picture of my new hot end but the web will not let me so anyway i have machined a new one so i will try it this week. if all else fails i have some very high temperature plastic coming this week that will work and not melt unless the aluminum gives way first. so i will ...
by gaexcalibur
Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:17 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

totally agree with you gene I am typically about 5 degrees off once I get everything dialed in I was measuring between the .5mm brass extruder hot end and the aluminum housing just to get in the ball park so I do not know why I melted the peek. here is a good question how bad would it be to make an ...
by gaexcalibur
Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:02 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

fluke multimeter with the thermocouple attachment placed at the base of the brass end. I was not trying to tune in the tip just get my initial settings to start from. nothing fancy m303 s200 as specified in the manual. and the thermistor was really in there I destroyed the little thing trying to pop...
by gaexcalibur
Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:25 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

it is the stock seemecnc hot end with the peak ceramic separator. my rostock is almost completely stock as i cant get it to run this way why upgrade. plus you need a different configuration to mount other hot ends and if i could 3d print i could make something but i am still suck without printing. s...
by gaexcalibur
Thu Feb 04, 2016 10:21 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

Well I finally got a new hot end, carefully installed my thermistor and ceramic heat elements. I then ran the pic autotune and once it hit 200 degrees I tried to run the extruder to prime the hot end. Then the hot end came off of the ceramic isolator. Upon further examination the ceramic was melted....
by gaexcalibur
Thu Dec 24, 2015 3:41 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

as i have said gene tried it, tried it, tried it. it will not stay level from one print to the next. there is either an electrical or mechanical issue with the printer. having gone through the mechanical completely and throughly the only thing left is electrical. i have to be getting a cross signal ...
by gaexcalibur
Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:02 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

I am rebuilding it to change all of the wiring to shielded cable so there is no chance of interference between the wiring. if all else fails I can always make a wire chase at my shop to run the wiring in to look neater I am thinking of that just in case my shielded cable will not fit down the too ti...
by gaexcalibur
Sun Dec 13, 2015 10:27 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

still in the same boat as before i have to level the bed before each and every print it will not maintain its level so something is very wrong with this printer and now my hot end has died. even running slowly it still went into the bed and broke everything. it was a little above the bed extruding a...
by gaexcalibur
Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:49 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

well new glass and some more time spent leveling and right now a hamster is printing pretty well so here is hoping i am going to try the same elephant as before. as for the wires i did twist them, the old tape to an electric screwdriver and run them slowly. so i know my wires are well setup. if anyt...
by gaexcalibur
Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:14 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

i really do not think that it is the gcode because i did benchy the first time and no problems. then i printed the elephant and it worked ok so the next day i tried printing the same exact elephant without change and that then crashed into the bed, cracking it in two. so if the it was the gcode is w...
by gaexcalibur
Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:32 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok so i usually try benchy as an initial test to see if everything is working correctly. i also do a series of short concentric circles to see if things are level. so as for leveling, the bed was hot 55 the hot end was 200 as said in the book. i had my daughter help as she helped build the printer a...
by gaexcalibur
Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:07 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok gene i wasted $100 on a new power supply spent an entire weekend intalling it, leveled the bed spending 4 hours just to make sure it is prefectly level, all towers square everything is as good as it gets. i did one single print as a test and it worked. so the next day i try to print a larger obje...
by gaexcalibur
Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:12 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

honestly gene i have tried for this entire year to get good quality prints out of this machine with one problem after another, the power supply is just the straw that broke the camels back. i have had the machine for over a year and have managed maybe 6 or 8 prints that were worth the effort and cam...
by gaexcalibur
Sun Oct 18, 2015 2:23 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok another extensive week of testing, work and failure. i am pretty sure the power supply is not up to snuff as the components wear it cuts out to protect itself as it is too close to the power supply limits when everything is running for as many hours as i have run so i give up. for sale one rostoc...
by gaexcalibur
Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:10 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

I have added a fan to the case to remove heat and the room is cold so heat is not a problem here and so far no loose connections
by gaexcalibur
Mon Oct 12, 2015 12:44 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: printer leveling
Replies: 67
Views: 32454

Re: printer leveling

ok so i tried to print benchy the printer bench test a couple of times with no luck again and again after a few hours it turns off. completely shuts down with no voltage anywhere, i cruised the forums and found this problem has already happened to others so i am assuming now i need a new power suppl...

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