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by keyser187
Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:40 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Extruder motor
Replies: 5
Views: 7720

Re: Extruder motor

Glad you sorted it out :D
You will no doubt come across more problems ( thats the world of 3d printing) but you sound pretty clued up to solve them, if not some one on here might be able to give you some tips

Happy printing and we would like to see some of your results :mrgreen:
by keyser187
Sat Oct 06, 2018 3:31 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Z axis printing problem
Replies: 12
Views: 14943

Re: Z axis printing problem

Hi,
How did you calibrate the z axis?
Going by the pics, your first layer height is 0.3 but it looks like your nozzle is too high from the bed.
by keyser187
Thu Oct 04, 2018 9:04 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Extruder motor
Replies: 5
Views: 7720

Re: Extruder motor

heres a vid of jimmy shaw doing a shim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgll9rtrPA
by keyser187
Thu Oct 04, 2018 8:57 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Extruder motor
Replies: 5
Views: 7720

Re: Extruder motor

hi, im no expert but i can try and help. does the extruder gear turn properly when there is no filament inserted? could be that its not gripping the filament tight enough, some people i believe have put a shim under the spring to make it tighter. you dont want it too tight because that will damage t...
by keyser187
Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:44 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Print quality on i3 pro W
Replies: 17
Views: 21261

Re: Print quality on i3 pro W

What speed are you printing at? Also what is your first layer speed? Because that makes a big difference to your first layers sticking
by keyser187
Tue Oct 02, 2018 2:47 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Some of my prints on the Pro W
Replies: 9
Views: 14408

Re: Some of my prints on the Pro W

thanks.
the t rex was my last print, had to be in transparent because thats all i got :( and that was done in two pieces with NO SUPPORTS!!!
i love models with no supports! :D
by keyser187
Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:08 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: y and z axis not working
Replies: 4
Views: 6432

Re: y and z axis not working

could you take a picture of your wiring or a vid of the problem?
one of the experts on here might be able to help 8-)
by keyser187
Mon Oct 01, 2018 8:53 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: Some of my prints on the Pro W
Replies: 9
Views: 14408

Some of my prints on the Pro W

just thought i would share some of my prints i have done on my Pro W and hopefully encourage peeps not to give up on it.
my printer is not perfectly calibrated or fine tuned, also not the best cooling fan but still pleased with the results.
by keyser187
Mon Apr 23, 2018 9:04 pm
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: New build, ERR:MAXTEMP
Replies: 7
Views: 10925

Re: New build, ERR:MAXTEMP

looks like the heatbed or hotend is reaching max temp which then shuts if off (safety feature)
might want to check the wiring of both and also firmware to see what the max/min temps are set at.
by keyser187
Fri Apr 20, 2018 3:52 am
Forum: Geeetech I3 Pro W
Topic: 3D_Touch - PRO W - Not working.
Replies: 6
Views: 9368

Re: 3D_Touch - PRO W - Not working.

Have you changed the firmware to work with the sensor?
You will have to adjust the firmware to "turn it on" and probably disable the manual mesh bed leveling