Hi Andrew,
I can give you some as my printer uses 3mm filament. I also work in
Hillsboro/North Plains area, but since I have an off-site meeting tomorrow
I will not be able to connect up with you until Friday, does that work for
you? If so, send me a message directly.
- Manny
On Wed, Dec 3, 2014 at 10:57 AM, Dawes, Andrew M. <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Does anyone on the west side (Hillsboro etc) have some 3mm PLA I could
> try just to make sure (just need a few feet).
>
> I built a new Kossel from a kit and thought it was 1.75mm but it looks
> like in uses 3mm (RTFM right?).
>
> This printer kit has been a bit of a nightmare so I am hesitant to
> invest any more time/money until I know I’ve solved the problem.
>
> For what it’s worth, the extruder drive has a tension bearing that fits
> the 1.75mm filament very nicely so that is what I ordered. However, now
> that I try to print, the filament backs up inside the extruder and when I
> pull out the plug of molten PLA, it measures 3mm. I suspect using the right
> filament will solve my problems.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
> --
> Andrew M.C. Dawes
> Associate Professor of Physics
> Pacific University
> amcdawes.com
>
>
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