General Print Problems and Maintenance
Note : this article relates to ABS printing only. REferences and solutions in some cases refer to the Makerbot Replactor 1 (ply wood model)
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Sun, 21 Feb, 2016 at 7:40 PM
Typically, shifting or slanting prints are caused by either a loose pulley or belt within the printer's gantry, or some kind of obstruction within the g...
Tue, 2 Feb, 2016 at 10:57 AM
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What Does this Do Anyway?
This new system replaces the entire plunger...
Wed, 8 Apr, 2015 at 3:44 PM
After about 50 hours of build time -- or if your Replicator 2 starts to squeak -- you should lubricate your threaded Z-axis rod and the X-axis idler ...
Thu, 9 Jun, 2016 at 4:20 PM
Makerbot Replicator 2 (and 2X) : Tightening Belts
Symptom of loose belts
Slanting of print (I.e. a straight wall it 45 degrees). In extreme ...
Tue, 16 Sep, 2014 at 12:21 PM
OMG my Print has failed!
There seems to be a number of failed prints out there where, the failed print attaches to the extruder and becomes...
Fri, 19 Sep, 2014 at 10:17 AM
What Do Endstops do? The endstops tell the machine when the extruder has moved all the way to the right, top or back positions. Where are t...
Thu, 22 Jan, 2015 at 8:29 AM
About the cable
The thermocoupler (see Fig 1.1) is brown in colour and screws into the back of the aluminum heater block with a hex nut connector (see Fi...
Wed, 17 Sep, 2014 at 5:13 PM
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What does the plunger do?
The plunger is designed to apply pressure aga...
Tue, 29 Jul, 2014 at 9:28 AM
This article relates to : Replicator 2
Specifically : The Thermocable that runs from the heaterblock to the motherboard (pictures right...
Sat, 14 Feb, 2015 at 2:04 AM