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    Nuts Fell Out - solved

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    When moving my Ultimaker Original from its build location to its permanent location, two bolts fell out as I lifted it. I have no idea where they came from, and inspecting the machine, I cannot for the life of me figure out where they fell out of. I am 99% sure they are not extra bolts as I was extremely careful to not have extra parts rattling inside the unit. I have done several test prints in that location so I am guessing the machine settled and these came loose and fell out. I am going to do another much more detailed inspection, but does anyone have a suggestion where these bolts may have come out from? I don't like the idea of my unit being short two bolts... that is, to me, a recipe for disaster down the road...

    Otherwise, the unit is printing well...

    Thanks!

    -Jerry

     

    Ultimaker 1 "Oozing"?

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    Yeah these are I think 220C @50mm/sec which was the "default". I'll try 190C @20mm/sec tonight and make sure shell is 0.8mm. Any other settings I should look at that can have a big impact? I haven't "calibrated" the X-Y-Z steppers yet or checked my filament thickness to fine tune extrusion (micrometer coming today!). Leveling the bed was a pain until I saw that Cura has a wizard. When I replace the tape, I run it twice and that seems to work really well. Once I get dialed in, I want to print some replacement parts (new fan hood, z-axis endstop adjuster, extruder gear).

    Thanks!

     

    Ultimaker 1 "Oozing"?

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    Thanks - I tried that last night, and the results were much better. When it homes, sometimes that glob gets stuck on the head which is a problem waiting to happen later in the print so I am frantically trying to pull it off before it starts printing hehe. I have been using needle nose pliers for most of this - does anyone have a better tool or way of getting a potentially disruptive glob of PLA off the head without disrupting the print?

    Here are the results of my first "official" print:

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    Ultimaker 1 "Oozing"?

    in UltiMaker 3D printers

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    I am getting a weird "oozing" issue when the extruder head heats up, it just starts oozing PLA nonstop... its a problem because it drags this all over the first layer and then gets on the head and is a mess unless i try and scrape it off before it ruins the print. The first robot print actually turned out decent. Once the unit gets going, it seems to be fine - just this weird issue with it oozing filament nonstop once heated and the extruder motor/wheel isnt turning... anyone have an idea why this is happening?

    Thanks!

    -Jerry

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    Ultimaker Dual Extrusion Pack Missing Parts

    in Coffee corner

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    I went through my Dual Extrusion Pack that arrived today (Order R426323670), and it looks like I am missing some parts based on the build instructions on the Ultimaker Wiki.

    I am missing the following:

    2 Corrugated spring washers

    1 Heater cartridge

    1 Thermocouple sensor

    1 Thermocouple transmitter/amplifier circuit board

    2 Black spacers 15 mm

    2 Ball bearings 8 mm

    1 Quick fit coupling

    Were all of these in one bag? If so, I guess I am missing that bag. I created a support ticket (#LOO-929-22876), but I wanted to also post here to see if there is anything else I need to do.

    Thanks!

     

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