I just wanted to share my thoughts about lead screws and the like for Z axis motion. I have read numerous posts on various forums by people claiming that threaded rod isn’t accurate or that it is only suitable for holding things together and never for linear motion. They will then go on to say […]
As readers of my bog will know, I have been using a Diamond hot end for quite some time. One of the issues with this hot end is that it doesn’t actually mix colours all that well. What happens is that the filament exits the nozzle somewhat like stripey toothpaste. The featured image above shows […]
Before I launch into this, it occurs to me that people not familiar with mixing hot ends might be confused when I talk about tool changes. I explain how to define tools in another post, so I won’t go into it again here. Just be aware that a tool change and a colour change are […]
I just wanted to jot down some thoughts I have about printer beds. You can see some pictures of my one here My CoreXY Printer build. It’s fairly obviously to me that the surface on which we wish to print something has to be flat and level. Assuming we start with a typical layer height […]
Further to my original post, I have found some inconsistency in results. I had written earlier that my thoughts were that the required purge amount was somehow related to print speed. My suspicion was that there is more molten filament in the melt chamber and above, (before the heat break) when printing at low speed […]
Hot filament and cold Coffee 