Stopped before I even got started...

My new beast started with a bang, firstly when it started to print the extruder was 20 mm from the platform, hey that’s not right, what the hell is happening here, it turned out a wire had got snagged in the micro switch limiter and added the extra height, start again...

The second and third and fourth time I got a bungle of fluffy plastic because nothing would seem to stich to the glass, Then I realized I was using ABS filament, so back to re-calibrate the extruder and platform again, this time to a much lower height.



Got going again and this time I was cooking with gas but as usual the head was hitting the plastic because it was set a bit too low, but I persisted and sure enough when it had finished the outer brim skirt it settled down.

It printed for about 3 hours when I noticed both my models were coming apart in places, O’ s**t the temperature was set to low for this Friggin ABS and I had to stop the printer, it was definitely time to change to PLA.



Got it going on PLA this morning but again I had trouble getting the darn thing to stick to the glass, I was forced to use lots of hair spray, and finally we were making our first two models, one is an inner core for the reels of filament which screws together with a locking nut to hold the reel on securely, and second was a dust cover for the mechanism that feeds the filament to the main heated extruder head, it later came unstuck also, back to the drawing board.

So far not very good results, but I reckon a bit more work is needed to get to grips with this new machine, the MS mini was so much easier, I may have had similar problems starting off but the mini was easier to work through the issues...

Now back at it again tonight and I would say I’m making progress but that’s only if the model stays stuck down this time...

More later...

... and this is why I'm scared to try ABS!

I'd probably try using the exact same filament on the CR-10 as you're using on the MPSM. I realized that the PLA filament that comes with the printer is TOTALLY different (texture, workability, etc.) than the filament I've been using on my MPSM. I would have never expected same material filaments to differ so much between manufacturers.

After some sole searching and a grand tip from @Redbrickman, I looked again at my setup to see if I had missed something obvious, because these setting worked on the MS Mini so they should work on the CD-10, in theory !

I did find the glass supplied with the printer had a bow in the middle, and when I flipped the glass over and re-calibrated the platform, gave it a good application of hair spray, then everything worked as it should do.

I have a load of files ready to go on my Micro card, most are upgrades but a few are two colour test files, she be running through the night to catch up...

I’ll go back to using the ABS filament on the MS Mini, because it seemed to handle it much better and I got good results on there...


I even managed to get this lovely little cover printed for the Extrusion unit, I even managed to get this lovely little cover printed for the Extrusion unit, it was part of an earlier trail with ABS filament that failed in post #1

That's a neat cover! Glad you got it sorted out and no doubt there will be more peat bogs emptied to generate the 'lectric for The Hat's man cave

Redbrickman said:

no doubt there will be more peat bogs emptied to generate the 'lectric for The Hat's man cave

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We’ve gone all posh lately, we’re now using Water, Wind and Gas Power, we still use the peat in the flower pots.. .

Well there is an abundance of water for sure, I was once told the only difference between Summer and Winter in Ireland is that in Summer the rain is warmer

Redbrickman said:

I was once told the only difference between Summer and Winter in Ireland is that in Summer the rain is warmer

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I reckon @sumi would agree with you completely...

Redbrickman said:

Well there is an abundance of water for sure

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I think this forum has amply demonstrated there is plenty of "wind" generated from certain members all quarters of the globe.