Da Vinci 1.0A help offered

[WillPio]

My setup (Da vinci 1.0a + request tutorial videos - YouTube I am no 3D printing expert. I have 3000 hours all up printed with my xyz printers. I am however willing to offer in depth videos or even put in the time to research solutions to problems. I am also going to be making designs and uploading stuff on thingiverse, this happens to be my first. Medieval Guillotine by WillPio - Thingiverse. I also do have my ideas and solutions to offer. Kind regards, William

[Sieuwe_Elferink]

Hello Will

I have a problem with my Davinci 1.0A printer. If you have time can you take a look at my problem in this tread?

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Greetings Sieuwe

[WillPio]

I will have a look into this and get back to you ASAP.

[samern]

One video I would appreciate is how to clean the extruders. The XYZ video for this suggests cutting zip ties and disconnecting cables which is so silly because they have the gear oriented to the rear of the machine making access very difficult. If you have tips and tricks on that, I would love to see it. I have a Da Vinci 2.0A.

[WillPio]

Hello, Ill try to have it done within a week. I do remember having an issue getting the extruder out. Ill try again and then find a good way of pulling it all apart.

[tk0084]

That video is to remove the extruder. If you’re simply trying to clean it then unload the filament, run the cleaning program, use the wire brush to clean off the exterior then use the small needle like wire to clean the interior. Make sure that you push it in and pull it out quickly. You will notice material coming out of the nozzle. Stop and clear the excess material then repay until you no longer have material coming out of the nozzle.

[samern]

It’s not the nozzle that needs cleaning, it’s the extruder gear. There is so much ABS dust in there that at speed the extruder just strips the filament. As with all my other printers, the procedure is to take a brush and clean the dust out. However, because the gear is pointing towards the rear and is not directly reachable, I would have to remove the extruder itself to do the cleaning. On one of my older printers, I would blast air into the area where the gear is and that would suffice, but I can’t even get to that with an air can straw…so the extruder has to be removed.

[WillPio]

There are videos out there but I will make one as clear as possible showing the complete removal of the extrude carriage.

[mik111]

I have one of these self decalibrating self destructing pieces of junk.

[WillPio]

Have you tried flashing the firmware to repetier. I think longest I went was 4 months without needing to calibrate. Also it may depend on how tough the bed levelling knobs are to turn. They may not decalibrate as much if they were a little tough to turn.

[WillPio]

Here is the video you asked for. Have a good day.

[samern]

Thanks for this. I really also appreciate the dual camera angle. As I feared, I will removing both extruders to clean them. There is probably a ton of plastic dust accumulated on the gears at this point.

[Craig_Baines]

Hey, what sort of plastic do you print in? Im finding that i can get PLA to work really well, but then when i try with ABS on the same layer heights etc that it just seems to come out way thinner, i have to make the gap between my extruder and the bed significantly smaller. My guess will be if i try an switch back to PLA now i will have to make it bigger again to achieve the print quality i was getting. Is there a difference between the two to do with this? Im having a real hard time trying to get ABS to work, its always one thing or another. What settings do you use for abs / pla?

[WillPio]

Hello Craig, I use abs. Purely for the smoothing ability with acetone. I havent actually tried pla. When I print with abs my: Resolution is 0.3. Extruder and bed gap is just enough for a piece of paper can slide through with minimal friction. Bed temp is 98 c. I will be going higher since it is winter here. Extruder temp is 235 c.

[Craig_Baines]

Ok thanks. I guess you wouldn’t notice any difference then, What method do you use to make it stick? glue, hairspray, etc?

[WillPio]

I use glue on my bed.

[Tim_Pappas]

Hey do you think you could take a look at this I’m not getting any closer to a fix yet I have tried a ton of stuff. Thanks

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[dtgamer99]

Hello William

I’m excited to read you have many hours in experience with this machine because I can sure use your help.

I’ve read a lot of forums and viewed many videos and copied many settings for Slic3r and Repetier Host but I can’t get a good print using XYZ’s original Filament.

Would you happen to know a basic set up that will allow me print as good as pre-flash? I just wanted to be able to print well AND use other filament.

I have the Da Vinci 1.0A that is flashed to Repetier 0.92 and I’m running Windows 7, Repetier Host and Slic3r. I am using the original XYZ yellow filament for now to compare qualify between XYZ and my new setup. I did not have any “profiles” for the 1.0A when I installed everything. Maybe this is my problem? My first print after flash resulted in a mess and a machine that was moving to fast and shaking.

1) Software you use to load a model, slice the model and send the print to Da Vinci 1.0A
2) The settings used for the software/slicer, etc.

Thank you for any help you can provide.