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put in a thermometer, it is holding at 90-91 degrees inside the enclosure for a 2 hour print. bed temp set at 80 and extruder set at 230. great results with my abs prints

will give that a try. it is printing now, but i have unplugged the fan (for my abs printing)

I found i can cheat it, by adding 10 degrees to my desired set point for the extruder, when it gets about 10 degrees away from hitting the set point i stop the extruder fan for about 15 seconds. this lets the extruder heat up to the set point and it starts printing. put the fan back on and it will ...

with the new numbers it takes longer to get there, and now stops about 10 degrees low. have played with the I value bumping it up, nothing. went back to original settings still nothing. i can set to preheat abs and it holds to the set point no problem.

i am pretty sure it was an extra that i had from see me cnc, so it should have been the same. cannot guarantee it though

So is it normal when i run the pid auto tune my new averages are significantly higher than the original set points. original P = 15.91 new average is 56.16 original I = .75 new average is 5.93 original D = 84.02 new average is 134.46.

i ran auto tune again and got even higher averages.

ok, replaced fuses and new thermocouple. it is heating up, but now for any print the extruder stops heating 3 degrees short of the set temp and the print never starts. i have tried changing my extruder temp from 235 (it stopped at 232) down to 225 (it then stopped at 222). i dropped to 220, it stops ...

the only holes drilled were on the top. the bottom are aligned with existing screws. going to add a thermometer and see what internal temps i am getting, then possibly add a light bulb to add some heat if needed.

for those of us who are not electronics wizards. is there a good troubleshooting guide or video on testing and troubleshooting heater problems. my extruder is no longer heating up on my orion and need a good place to start.

I finally finished my enclosure design for the Orion printer. it is very simple, clean and all can be printed on the Orion. https://www.hightail.com/download/UlRTT213T01ubVVLSk5Vag above is a link to the .stl files i created for this. will also get them posted on Thingaverse. Plexiglas was purchased ...

also, Acetal smoke and fumes are actually toxic. beyond smelling bad. would not recommend without very good ventilation.

same boat as you. many of my models will need to be cut. i am trying tonight an option to add a 1.85mm cylinder lined up with my section cut. this will leave half on each side and am hoping to just put a piece of 1.75 mm filament in the slot and make the gluing easier. this one I ran horizontal to ...

what are some successful text fonts that have been printed on parts. font style, raised or lowered height, and size.

Hello, in the build process of my new system. looking forward to getting it up and running. this is a perfect tie in with our laser scanning.