I can't recall the feed rates off the top of my head. However I had a resistor failure, the wire broke on the resistor and found my printer this morning moving empty. I should have fastened the wires to the head more securely. Speaking of which I bought some heater cartridges, hopefully they will be here before the week is out. However I worry about those ceramic heaters, they are quite capable of melting things and starting a fire, I had no choice in the matter, I could not find a proper wire wound resistor anywhere that would ship fast enough. Time will tell. I know this, I need to rethink my wire mounting for the thermal sensor, if that breaks as well I will have trouble on my hands. I am replacing the thermal probe just in case as well.
On another note, I do not like mounting a fan to the hot end, and inadvertently ended up warping the pla carriage. I will post some pics of the aluminum skin I made for the carriage which once heated and tightened it straightened the carrier. I do so hate pla close to hot parts. It worries me. Once the printer is running again I will print abs replacement parts for the remaining plastic parts. I plan on building an all aluminum carriage as well, I may either give it a shot making it myself or have a machine shop cut it for me.
I can say this though, last night I saw my printer working better than ever, I had to slow it down a bit however the layers were positively welded together. My ~155mm part I was printing have very little warp in it and it was fairly consistent in thickness. No auto bed leveling here, just plain old manual leveling.
One step back and one step forward it seems.
On another note, I do not like mounting a fan to the hot end, and inadvertently ended up warping the pla carriage. I will post some pics of the aluminum skin I made for the carriage which once heated and tightened it straightened the carrier. I do so hate pla close to hot parts. It worries me. Once the printer is running again I will print abs replacement parts for the remaining plastic parts. I plan on building an all aluminum carriage as well, I may either give it a shot making it myself or have a machine shop cut it for me.
I can say this though, last night I saw my printer working better than ever, I had to slow it down a bit however the layers were positively welded together. My ~155mm part I was printing have very little warp in it and it was fairly consistent in thickness. No auto bed leveling here, just plain old manual leveling.
One step back and one step forward it seems.