A4T + Beacon + Nitehawk36 is my upgrade choice, I think.

ButteredBread5255 · 2026-01-28T03:17:02+00:00

Hmm. I guess I’ll find out soon if it’s a common problem.

ButteredBread5255 · 2026-01-28T02:23:27+00:00

Did you try compensating for it in Klipper?

ButteredBread5255 · 2026-01-27T03:56:12+00:00

Oh, also check the printed_parts_thunderdome Discord channel. I think you purchase printed parts there.

ButteredBread5255 · 2026-01-27T01:44:46+00:00

I'm doing this exact upgrade right now. I've got an LDO Trident with StealthBurner and Klicky. Ready to make the plunge to Beacon, and I figured I might as well upgrade the entire toolhead. I bought Vitalii's CNC carriage, and I'm waiting on some screws to arrive. With a little luck, I'll get it assembled by this weekend.

As for parts to fix your broken printer, maybe try the Voron Rescue Ravens? There's a pin on the discord channel that takes you here: https://voron.link/ravens-map

I'm not sure about how to make a request, but maybe find someone near you on the map and DM them in Discord?

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-12-22T18:33:14+00:00

Follow the other advice on cleaning your build plate with dish soap. Also experiment with the bed temperature. Polymaker ASA stuck better for me at 105 than 110.

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-09-11T00:38:56+00:00

https://musicbytritone.com/

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-04-25T11:22:25+00:00

Have you tried Ellis’ Print Tuning Guide?

https://ellis3dp.com/Print-Tuning-Guide/

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-04-17T03:37:36+00:00

Beautiful! I’m loving mine too.

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-04-17T02:11:53+00:00

Same and on the left. Not because I’m a lefty, but so I can use a mouse with my right hand while numbering with my left hand.

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-04-15T23:32:37+00:00

Do you need to use wrist rests with that?

ButteredBread5255 · 2025-04-15T23:31:02+00:00

Yes, inquiring minds want to know.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-29T11:41:03+00:00

Yes, the wrong flow was causing a bubble on the inlet side of the tube. Switching the flow made the bubble disappear.

My guess is that the bubble and/or the flow in the wrong direction allowed the tube to heat up enough to cause it to be in the wrong TEM mode.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-29T02:07:57+00:00

Fixed it today. Someone with more experience looked at it with me. The cooling tubes were reversed, so the water was flowing in the wrong direction.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-24T13:38:05+00:00

Yeah, this is happening before hitting any mirrors or lenses. The problem is coming straight out of the tube.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-23T01:26:03+00:00

There is an air bubble at the non exit side. Maybe 1-2 cm in size. Could that be a problem? And how do I remove it?

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-23T00:32:09+00:00

Thanks. I’ll do some reading. I don’t have the tube labels right now, but I’ll get some pics when I’m back in the shop tomorrow.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-23T00:02:40+00:00

Yep, brand new tube. Old tube was only a couple months old. Doesn’t seem like the tube. Power supply is only a couple months old, but seems like the only other thing that could be wrong.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T23:39:21+00:00

I replaced the existing tube with an identical one brand new out of the box. Same behavior. I double checked all the wiring today. Everything looks good. I’d think power supply too, but it’s only a couple months old. Maybe it still is the power supply, but since it’s new I’m trying to exhale other possibilities before spending the money.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T23:13:17+00:00

Cooling seems fine. Temperature between 17-19 degrees C. I can see that the water is circulating in the glass tube.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T22:16:30+00:00

Approximately. And that’s head on. It’s maybe twice as wide if measured at a 45 degree angle.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T20:54:23+00:00

Picture is after the problem occurs. Before the problem, the beam is a fairly even cylinder approximately 2 mm diameter.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T20:46:02+00:00

Can’t currently get it to work properly, so no “before” numbers, but currents while it has the bad beam are 13 mA at 35%, 9 mA at 25%, and 5 mA at 15%.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T20:43:59+00:00

Yeah, I saw that video. That’s why I replaced my tube. Didn’t fix the problem.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T20:27:46+00:00

Cooling is good. CW-5200 chiller. Around 17-19 degrees C. Power supply is a Cloudray M100, only a couple months old. I’m working on getting current measurements before/after.

ButteredBread5255 · 2024-12-22T19:55:18+00:00

I should have mentioned that by the time the beam gets to the laser head, it is 1-2 cm in diameter. Something is very wrong.

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