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by knohbody
Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:35 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Tower out of square
Replies: 11
Views: 6741

Re: Tower out of square

So I was able to get my towers pretty straight in relation to the bed, recalibrated, printed, and was still having issues. I found I wasn't compensating for the feeler gauge I was using while setting the z-height. (For other newbies, I used a 0.1mm feeler gauge to set the z-height, basically how ...
by knohbody
Sat Jul 04, 2015 7:08 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Problem with exturder
Replies: 2
Views: 2643

Re: Problem with exturder

I'm new to this myself, but I would double check that the extruder is plugged into the correct port on the Rambo. Also, if you have a multimeter, put it on continuity mode and make sure the wires are not broken or shorting. The first thing I'd check, though, is to make sure the Rostock is connected ...
by knohbody
Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:21 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Tower out of square
Replies: 11
Views: 6741

Re: Tower out of square

I think I tried a range of temps, as I've found people saying 80c-95c. Not sure I made it quite up to 100c. I'll definitely try it out once I get these towers straight.
by knohbody
Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:59 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Tower out of square
Replies: 11
Views: 6741

Re: Tower out of square

So, after scouring the web, I found the answer to the second issue, which is, as most things in life, use some Wd40 and a razor, then acetone to clean up the rest. I still have a bit more to clean, but I've gotten most of it off. The first issue I'll have to look at some more. I've seen some posts ...
by knohbody
Thu Jul 02, 2015 4:06 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Tower out of square
Replies: 11
Views: 6741

Tower out of square

Hello everyone, Some background: I got a Rostock Max V2 a couple of weeks ago, got it together thanks to the Gene's build guide and the search feature of this site. I was able to print out a few small objects, including some calibration pyramids that came out pretty well, but I started getting the ...

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