MakerBot Replicator 2x User Manual download pdf (Page 83)

TROUBLESHOOTING

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RIPPLING

Do you see faint vertical ripples on

the walls of your prints? This is due to

mechanical feedback and occurs at higher

speeds. Reduce your print speed in the

Advanced Options section of MakerBot

Desktop’s Settings dialog.

To print quickly but avoid rippling, reduce

your print speed only on outer shells. To

do this, you must create a custom proﬁle.

See Using Custom Slicing Proﬁles at

makerbot.com/support/new/Desktop

for instructions.

Aer you have created a custom proﬁle,

click the Edit Proﬁle button to open

the conﬁg ﬁle in a text editor. Find the

“outlines” extrusion proﬁle near the end

of the conﬁg ﬁle. In this extrusion proﬁle,

ﬁnd the “feedrate” setting. Enter a smaller

number of millimeters per second, then

save the conﬁg ﬁle and use your new

custom proﬁle to print.

AXIS DRIFT

Does it look like your whole print shied

sideways? This is the result of skipping on

the X or Y-axis. This problem has multiple

possible causes.

Loose Belts: If the toothed belts that

move the gantry are loose, the gear that

drives them can start skipping over the

teeth in the belt instead of grabbing onto

them. See mbot.co/XjQREJ for a video on

how to tighten the gantry belts.

Loose Drive Gear: If the drive gear in the

extruder comes loose on the extruder

motor sha, the gear cannot grip the

ﬁlament and drive it down into the

extruder. Use the Disassembling an

Extruder section on page 10 to remove

the motor assembly from the extruder.

Then:

1. Use the 2 mm hex wrench from the

accessory box to remove the two bolts

Rippling

Axis Dri

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