greenplease

Hey guys, thanks for all of the replies. @Mr. Seeker: I can push the filament by hand. I don't see any evidence of grinding. My adjustment screw is turned as far to the right as I can get it to go by hand. @Daid: yup, gear is turning, pressure screw is maxed out, quick release is closed. Filament doesn't move. @DDurant: I'll measure it this afternoon. I'm assuming that Netfabb doesn't have the lag problems of ReplicatorG?

Hi guys! This is my first post here. I just got done assembling my Ultimaker. I'm trying to do a "test" print but I can't get the filament to move... at all! A few notes: -the wooden gear turns freely (no interference with the housing) -the large screw that goes through the center of the housing (the one that is meant to "grab" and "drive" the filament)is firmly connected to the wooden gear. The two turn in unison. -the PLA is rather snug inside the wooden housing. I have a great deal of difficulty driving it by hand. As a note, I live in Florida where the humidity is rather high. I had a great deal of difficulty putting the entire machine together as everything was very tight. I wonder if the humidity has caused the wood to swell just enough that the extruder's housing is too tight for the included PLA? Thanks in advance for any help. Edit: I also forgot to mention that the controls in ReplicatorG are rather laggy. It takes as much as 30 seconds for the extruder to respond to commands such as "forward" or "stop". I have a Netfabb license but I have not installed it yet.