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giantrobot2001
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giantrobot2001
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April 2020
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December 2021
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What model of 3D printers I own (optional):
JGAurora A5S
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Last time I printed in PETG, the PLA after didn't come out well. I even cranked up the heat when I changed filament to extrude it out. The nozzle went right in the trash - it's like 40 cents. I co…
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pbechard
Samuel Pinches
<div>Here is another odd place to inspect:
</div><div>Check the Connections behind the exterior plug connectors it is another set of plug connectors. Somehow these were loos…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>This is a new printer. At the JG Factory, somebody is getting crazy with the glue gun. Stringy glue going from one connector to another and somehow got loops of it smashed down into the …
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Working on the A5S. Tool - It's a rope with end loops that I added knots until it was just right. The rope goes over the top frame to support bed. Make sure rope loops go completely ove…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Pictures are a benefit to the community. Do you have any A5S pics that might be helpful or fun?</div><div>
</div><div>Tools or Mods? Important Part close-ups? A…
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Samuel Pinches
I have a couple AS5s I picked up used.... One of my printers has a z axis rod that starts jiggling bad when you move up fast manually. It shakes and makes noise. I can see it was been being lubed w…
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Samuel Pinches
I'll bet Samuel would recommend running pronterface and running the log or whatever while you print. If you can't see an issue in the log, still one of the other people here could explain what was ex…
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Samuel Pinches
suhling85
<div>Display or Card Reader cable plug might be loose. They get pushed loose - careful opening and closing the case. I like to print right through Cura and the USB cable. Did you try doing a…
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suhling85
<div>It's supposed to be here at the new "JGMAKER" site. I sent them another message because the links are for print project items.</div><div>
</div><div>They chang…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Doing some easy prints. They are all printing stuff right now.
</div><div>I have a smoke alarm and a fire extinguisher.
</div><div> • The one on the ri…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Regarding success with PETG,</div><div>Bed:
</div><div>To keep from wasting time and filament on PETG
prints, I tend to use a raft on blue tape now. And w…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Printed in PLA on the JGAurora A5S - it folds open to a play set with a quick pick and discard holder
</div><div>Use the V4 files
</div><div>https://www.th…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Here is something I just printed. My Daughter did the paint and she gave it to her boyfriend for his birthday</div><div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thingiverse.com/…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Board was toast. Took a lot of pictures of the ST-Link with my phone for posting. It said it loaded the Bootloader Hex file successfully and everything. It just froze at the start of the…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>I like the idea of a noise cancellation benefit of the cotton's Aluminum foil veneer - seems like a heat bed might be able to cause a little disruption to the circuitry... and it's close t…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>I think those are too big. It has to be M8
</div><div>
</div><div>and fine thread.</div>
<div>The ebay link I put is M8, and so cheap I th…
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Samuel Pinches
It does drive me crazy that nobody with a decent level of English could advise them not to print "Elegant outlook" on the faceplate. I'm still trying to peel those promo lines off but that's not a s…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>I just received an A5S factory sealed and fresh delivered to Ohio for under $500 and it is smooth and quiet and does beautiful prints.
</div><div>
</div><di…
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spooknik
<div>I have caused pressure in the nozzle by not leveling the table right, and it started grinding at the feed wheel. I freaked out, and did a quick spool change and leveled the table.
&…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>The Force is Strong in this one</div><div><img alt="" src="https://jgmakerforum.com/uploads/editor/j9/5nfjh7bmxsc1.jpg" title="Image: https://jgmakerforum.com/uploads/editor…
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Samuel Pinches
<div>I don't really know the history of the machine, and I believe the first owner broke it. That's why I got it refunded and he didn't want it back. Perhaps I should keep playing with it for …
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Samuel Pinches
<div>Probably just a weird coincidence, but I just arrived on the forum with an AS5 printer that originally had a problem where the head would run left but the microswitch stop seemed to not fu…
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Samuel Pinches
Hello bump - looks like I'm late to the party. I'll just have to buy a crapload of PLA and try to catch up. I do hobby art in CAD, but I can now step away from 3dhub (it's like Uber for when you do…
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Samuel Pinches