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With a properly adjusted bed, I have never had need of an adhesive, brim, etc. I print parts directly on the bed. IIRC, the default temp for the bed is 90°C. You should confirm you’re somewhere near there. First, even though they typically say you don’t need to recalibrate a new printer, I’ve neve…
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Doing fine. Won’t be convinced. I don’t buy into fearmongering about mostly non-issues.
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You’ve pretty much covered it. I second the recommendation to contact XYZ. You may have a failed unit.
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Generally, calibration is only required once every so often. I would not do it prior to every print. You’ll hate your printer if you do…
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Calibrate it. I’ve never seen a da vinci that didn’t need calibration right out of the box, regardless of what the setup manual says.
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The unit comes in an enclosure.
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I love the smell of ABS in the morning. Enclosed Da Vinci “Turdmaker” 1.0A. I keep it in an unventilated 7x16’ utility room. The enclosure contains most of the smell. My purpose for getting this printer and printing in ABS resulted in about 160 hours of near non-stop ABS printing. I did not experien…
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Same with me on my 1.0 and ABS. Calibration doesn’t work at all on mine. It’s too far off the bed. I use the paper method.
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It’s easy. XYZ has a vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N0eetVgAd8
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That looks just like mine when the temp is too high. Drop temps 10°C and see what happens. have you disassembled the extruder and cleaned the feed wheels? Filament “dust” can impregnate the knurls causing it to slip without the “click” evident with a major feed issue.
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Potential issues: New/different filament w/slightly different diameter. Increased moisture content
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Yes. If you plan to use your 3d printed body as the pattern, the issue is the finish on your pattern. It looks like crap once cast even at 0.1mm. Check this out: http://www.instructables.com/id/From-3d-printed-part-to-metal-the-lost-plaabs-me/
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That’s XYZ’s thing… You can only use their cartridges unless you hack the printer. This has been the primary gripe with them since they came out a few years back. Not sure how you missed it. The printer keeps track of how much filament is used. When it belives that cartridge is out of filament, it’…
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More details and pictures might help.
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Is it failing to feed while making a clicking sound? If this is the case, your bed height is too high.
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IMHO, I don’t update the software. With each iteration, one can expect more and more restrictions even if you get improved functionality. I haven’t updated since August or so. Steve
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Very good to hear. Da Vinci bed height issue strikes again. Mine has the unfortunate feature of an incorrect offset between the metal contact points and the glass. Calibration gets the bed level, but the height is WAY off. I’ve given up on the calibration routine. I just use the paper method. Works…
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I am not arguing. I am presenting an opposing view supported by different data and personal experience with cooking oils (EVOO). Your original post made no distinction, it simply said “olive”. You are revising your recommendations with every post. You are also suggesting 240°C when printing PLA. Le…
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I respectfully disagree. All references I have found comparing oils show Olive oil smoke point at 193°C or lower. Canola at 204°C. And I know of my own experience with a cooking pan. Olive oil is very easy to burn. Canola has a little more margin for error. Steve
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You could simply wipe a couple meters of the filament with mineral oil to see if that helps. You don’t need to print the “filter” to get some benefit. If you try the olive/canola oil, I suggest you stick with canola as olive can burn at the higher extruder temperatures. I suggest you revisit your …
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The clicking you are hearing is the extruder feed gears slipping on the filament and they’re scooping out a chunk of your filament. Two things cause this for me: 1) remove your extruder and clean the “gears” that feed the filament. 2) check your bed height. I have had exactly this happen in both P…
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First, I find white to be a very unforgiving color. Temp might be an issue as it’s a different pigment. I printed a lot of white at around 215°C. When I look at the orange for similar issues, I can see them (perimeter voids and waviness), though they are diminished. I’d double check the severity by …
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Da Vinci PLA is 60°C.
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It should never be set at 70°C. I have a 1.0A. It should go to 90°C for ABS. Da Vinci ABS cartridge bed set temp is 90°C. 90°C is almost hot enough to boil water and can cause serious burns. Don’t touch it, it should be painfully hot. Because of accelerated heat dissipation associated with larger …
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Same thing with my Da Vinci AiO. It wouldn’t even print before a calibration because the extruder was actually contacting the bed preventing the filament from feeding.
