Friday 20 April 2012

First test print - a dead duck

The first test print looked as though it was going good, but it soon started to fail.

Here it is in all it's glory.



I've narrowed the problem to the x axis malfunctioning. The part joining the stepper motor to the belt came loose. That's why the head of the duck looks like it's had it's face blown off with a shotgun. The Y axis continued to work and the plastic carried on melting onto the top.

There's also a mysterious hole in the front. Is it meant to be like that? I don't have access to the computer generated 3D model because it's just a test print file that BFB provide. I'm guessing there's still another problem hidden away somewhere, unless it's also related to the X-axis problem. We'll see a little later.

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