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- Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:36 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
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Re: arm stuck at lowest position
I did unplug it. There is a very slight difference when the power is on vs. off. When the power is off I can slightly wiggle the screw, when the power is on I cannot move it at all.
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:32 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
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Re: arm stuck at lowest position
The arm is at the bottom, so after removing the three screws I spun the backlash nut up off the arm and still wasn't able to get the motor screw to turn
- Fri Mar 03, 2017 12:15 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21186
Re: arm stuck at lowest position
With the power off I can get it to wiggle back and forth ever so slightly but that is about it.
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 11:55 pm
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
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Re: arm stuck at lowest position
I'm guessing there's a mechanical issue and I'm going to have to take apart the machine. Any info on a safe way to take this thing apart?
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:57 pm
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21186
Re: arm stuck at lowest position
This doesn't appear to be the same problem that I've had in the past.
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=524&p=4323#p4323
I cannot get the screw to turn with the power off this time
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=524&p=4323#p4323
I cannot get the screw to turn with the power off this time
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: arm stuck at lowest position
- Replies: 14
- Views: 21186
arm stuck at lowest position
I started a build and came back a few minutes later to find that the plate wasn't moving up and down. It went through its homing cycle before I started and when I started the build the platform went down to the bottom like normal. When I came back in it was just making horrible grinding noises and w...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:03 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Base Plate
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12423
Re: Base Plate
ahh, the program has crashed the few times I've tried to scroll through the slices. I guess I never made it high enough to see the color change
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 6:44 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Base Plate
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12423
Re: Base Plate
You could draw the base so that it covers most of the plate. If you open the base after you've got your other models supported and don't move it the supports will stay where they are and you won't have to hit restore. I don't know if that will print though, looking at the sliced layers they are in t...
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:32 pm
- Forum: Software
- Topic: Base Plate
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12423
Re: Base Plate
what happens if you don't restore after placing the plate? does it let you print?
- Wed Dec 21, 2016 4:28 pm
- Forum: Hardware
- Topic: Inexpensive UV Curing Chamber
- Replies: 23
- Views: 38123
Re: Inexpensive UV Curing Chamber
Devlin wrote:2-4 hours with nail curing unit
curing your models in a cup of water with the nail curing unit decreases cure time considerably