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I think I may have solved the problem of parts sticking to the bed too much, somehow.
Over 12 hours into this print and the print went for a walk. It must have happened when I left the house..
I think I was pushing it a bit too much.

Lez0

Thanks for the advice. I'll try lowering the temp and raising the nozzle a bit more.
I'll let you know after the next print.
Lez

Hi All Yes PLA is stick far too much to my vinyl bed. I have to use a knife and a lot of force to get them off. I have reduce temp from 60 to 50. when levelling the bed I have the paper "feeler" a bit loose. But still it takes a lot to get the print off. I like all of you have had problems with prin...

Is your nozzle blocked?

Have you reported it to Cura?

Lez

Sold my FT5 to a friend, his first printer. I gave him all the advice I could, but he still bought it ;-) . He is printing a Storm-trooper helmet with it, it's almost done, he's done a good job of it. Work is crazy at the moment but I still look at the new posts here. When I have more time, after re...

Sorry Paul but the almost white background on Windows hurts my eyes, it too bright.
Lez

Hi
I don't know if it helps but I had a similar problem and it turned out to be the wire to the extruder that was faulty.
Just a thought.
Lez

11 printers, wow, that's a lot to keep going. What do you use them for?

Lez

Hi all
I am thinking of printing a wax model for casting.
Has anybody used a wax filament, there doesn't seem to be much around.

Thanks in advance
Lez

I use Mcmaster Carr for hardware. You can get it delivered the next day. They have just about everything on there website:https://www.mcmaster.com/
You can also download 3D model of most of there parts, very useful for designing.

Lez0

Another thought.
I was told that the hot end could vary by as much as 15°C from what is displayed, so you may have different temperatures across the range.

I have used these type of bearing in other projects. The quality can vary a lot between different suppliers. You can get nice silent smooth bearings or bearings that sound and feel so rough you wouldn't want to use them for anything. It is difficult finding a good supplier, but as the price isn't ve...

Hi Paul, any idea why I have to wait over 7 mins to see your video?
When I did get to see it you seem to be having fun.

I have had the same problem with my Folger FT5. It has the extruder motor close to the nozzle so I believe it's a different design. The last time it broke I simply pushed the filament through by hand to feed it through. This pushed the broken piece out, different colour so you could so it. I then pu...