RTurnock-
Thank you for the prompt reply. The PLA I received from PrintrBot was the clear translucent variety. Sorry to hear about the complications from the mismatched extruder parts. I have the direct-drive extruder, V2, July edition. It works well. I am reading about the Prusa I3 and mixed-up my terminology.
You may be running hot. I get good results at 185 deg C. I have read that filament failure may occur at the top of the extruder from a too-hot hot-end; convection (not conduction through PEEK) was blamed. My 2 cents...
PrintrBot will rapidly replace a shipment error, free of charge, if you e-mail or use their complaint ticket process.
I sincerely hope your presentation goes well. -Phuzzy
JohnSL-
You have an excellent project! I will keep watching until I can afford the new parts. -Phuzzy
Thank you for the prompt reply. The PLA I received from PrintrBot was the clear translucent variety. Sorry to hear about the complications from the mismatched extruder parts. I have the direct-drive extruder, V2, July edition. It works well. I am reading about the Prusa I3 and mixed-up my terminology.
You may be running hot. I get good results at 185 deg C. I have read that filament failure may occur at the top of the extruder from a too-hot hot-end; convection (not conduction through PEEK) was blamed. My 2 cents...
PrintrBot will rapidly replace a shipment error, free of charge, if you e-mail or use their complaint ticket process.
I sincerely hope your presentation goes well. -Phuzzy
JohnSL-
You have an excellent project! I will keep watching until I can afford the new parts. -Phuzzy