The wires connectors are beginning to show some alarming wear...
1 - Is it OK to gently push the bed to the bottom stop?
2 - If 1 is ok, can this be done while the unit is powered on post-print?
3 - Is it OK to carefully remove the print with a scraping tool with the plate installed in the zortrax?
Thanks crew!
I always remove the print with the plate installed, but I rarely make large prints
1 - The recommended method is to use maintenance->Move platform down. Moving the axis by hand while the printer is of isn't really recommended as the force you're applying may be outside of design constraints, nevermind the fact that this also backfeeds the printer circuitry. While it won't instantly destroy your printer, it's a form of rough treatment that does no good for the health of the device, especially if it's done every print.
2 - No, the plate is hot and there's voltage on the connector. Disconnecting the plug while it is powered may cause sparking, increased connector wear, electric shock and burning your hand.
3 - Yes, it's perfectly fine to remove prints with the bed still in the printer. It takes a bit of force and the raft tends to be sharp enough to cut your hand if you're not extra careful, so wear gloves and don't be too aggressive. If your platform keeps jumping up and down as you jam the spatula under the raft, you are being too aggressive.
Thanks Crew!
Going forward I will use maintenance/move bed down
power off
remove the print on the installed plate and if the platform is jumping up and down, know that I have to take it off as I have been doing for EVERY print to date.
I learned on my first printer that one must ALWAYS wear gloves when removing prints or support material!
1 - The recommended method is to use maintenance->Move platform down. Moving the axis by hand while the printer is of isn't really recommended as the force you're applying may be outside of design constraints, nevermind the fact that this also backfeeds the printer circuitry. While it won't instantly destroy your printer, it's a form of rough treatment that does no good for the health of the device, especially if it's done every print.
The only way to position the print head in X and/or Y right now is by physically pushing it around by hand when the power is off. Perhaps the developers could add a an option in the firmware to allow moving the head in X and Y electronically, much as is done to move the head in Z.
It should be possible to create a small ZCode for this even without a firmware update.
The only way to position the print head in X and/or Y right now is by physically pushing it around by hand when the power is off. Perhaps the developers could add a an option in the firmware to allow moving the head in X and Y electronically, much as is done to move the head in Z.
It's doable, sure. Tell me what the use case is (ie what you'd like to actually accomplish) so I have a bit of context on how to implement it.
It should be possible to create a small ZCode for this even without a firmware update.
Yup, it would, and not terribly difficult either - but it would be a cumbersome way to do it. I'd rather have it as a globally available maintenance option.
It's doable, sure. Tell me what the use case is (ie what you'd like to actually accomplish) so I have a bit of context on how to implement it.
Yup, it would, and not terribly difficult either - but it would be a cumbersome way to do it. I'd rather have it as a globally available maintenance option.
One example would be the times I start a print and there is some sort of problem which makes me abort by powering down (the pause function takes forever to work at the start of a print). Afte the M200 is powered up again, I can lower the platform in Z with the rotary button but there is no way to move in X and Y while powered up and sometimes I need to re-position in X and Y so that it is easier to service the extruder.
I agree that handling this in firmware (maintenance) is far better than jury-rigging a fix in Z-code.