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Printer geometry-related problems

Printer geometry-related problems

From the course: Additive Manufacturing: Troubleshoot 3D Prints

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Printer geometry-related problems

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- [Instructor] Some artifacts are a result of a particular printer geometry, or sometimes caused by uneven wear or a failure. We'll talk here about a few examples from both Cartesian and non-Cartesian printers. Because they are intrinsic to your printer, you may not reasonably be able to fix them, but you will at least save yourself alot effort, trying to fix the unfixable. - [Instructor 2] There are several different types of periodic errors that can cause regular deformations in the Z or vertical direction of a print. The net result looks something like this print, which was created a long time ago and printed on a very early machine. The differences between these types of errors are subtle, and can be difficult to tell apart, so we'll give you some typical causes here to eliminate. First you can make this type of error much worse by trying to fix it. Your printer may have a z-axis lead screw this free to move like…

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