On Tue, 2013-08-13 at 11:45 -0500, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > On 8/13/2013 5:40 AM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: > > > > Back to seeing if I can get Axis to misbehave. I did recently fix a > > stiction issue with my printer, so I think it's time to print another > > vase and see if I'm still having the problem. > > I hacked out the emc_pause code from the mini gui and it seemed to work > OK. There might have been an oddity in the backtrace display when you > turn it on while running a program, but that doesn't bother me (I'm > leaving it off anyway). > > So I tried dialing down my extruder temperature 10 degrees and started a > print. 3+ hours later, I got my best looking vase so far, but there > were still a few issues with the print (before I was getting more like 20+). > > To continue testing, I switched back to the Axis gui and dialed down the > temperature another 10 degrees (now at 160 deg. C vs. 180). > > PERFECT! > > This time I got no flaws, and I have my first-ever correctly printed > spiral-mode 1 wall thickness vase! > > Pics or it didn't happen: > https://plus.google.com/106079792142766516843/posts/etDYDuRBpgw > > Thanks for putting up with my running around like a crazy fool. The > Mini gui commanding a pause really sent me off into the weeds for a > while...I'll try not to let it happen again, but no promises. :)
Half of life's fun happens in the weeds. ;-) Dave > > ...and I learned something about 3D printing along the way. I've run > long prints w/o issue before on LinuxCNC, but they had a lot more infill > (which extrudes lots of plastic quickly). Doing the whole print at a > slower speed for the vase apparently let the plastic sit around enough > it started to cook and cause problems, while printing more 'typical' > objects masked the over-temperature issue. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
