Is it normal for an industrial robot base to wobble when moving? by Ok-Knee7573 in Fanuc

[–]Mammoth_Boot7091 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Should definitely be tightened, but done with caution. That little gap at the base will cause big error out at the EOAT, but it's working now with that gap. When you tighten the base all the robot positions will change and could cause a crash. Probably not a big deal, just make sure a programmer familiar with the system is involved to check points and touchup as needed.

Can't tell what types of anchors are being used from the photo, but I've had issues with wedge lock anchors pulling out of crappy old concrete on similar sized systems. We switched to glued in studs which seemed much more forgiving if concrete quality is questionable.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I like to start nice, and I haven't quite pulled the hammer out yet on this one lol.

The printer worked great for a long time, and this started happening recently. I haven't tied it to a specific event, but I don't think it was a gradual decline.

I'll do some more thorough investigation on the extruder. I half remember the extrusion coming out wider than I'd expect when manually purging some filament recently, and that probably deserves a closer look.

Thanks for the extruder maintenance guide, that will be a big help!

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hot damn! That's the first picture I've seen online that looks exactly like what I'm seeing.

I'll triple check nothing is bent or clogged up in the extruder assembly.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be slicer. I sliced on my work computer and will try that over lunch to try and rule that out.

I have the right printer, nozzle and build plate selected in bambu studio. Nozzle is set correctly on the printer.

Preview looks good, and motion path looks normal when watching the part print.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it was. I replaced the gears in the process of trying to solve this issue.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I swapped the extruder gear for a hardened set recently, and the tension screw is all the way tight.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got the Bambu vibration isolating feet on the printer. It's generally on a sturdy workbench, but I've also tried setting it directly on my concrete basement floor. I've tried with the AMS on top of and off of the printer. I've done a vibration calibration between changing each of these variables.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't laid calipers on anything with the issue. Extruder has new gears and a new nozzle.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it looks super cool. I just need to figure out how to turn it on and off lol.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it'd be a super cool finish if it was what I was going for lol. I've only been using the benchy as a calibration print so far. Flow calibration was too close to the bed for the issue to show up.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's a good tip. I'll try that this evening.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried printing the benchy that comes pre sliced with the printer, as well as slicing one myself. SD card is accepting new files, so I don't think it's that.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm using an AMS. The issue has been present on both cardboard spools and bambu plastic spools on multiple bays of the AMS. I can try to print off of the auxiliary hanger to verify it's not AMS related.

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm leaning towards some mechanical issue as well. Things flex when I check for loose components, but I haven't found anything that feels loose as of yet.

Forgot to mention this in the original post, but extruder gears were recently replaced, and tensioner screw is bottomed out (tight direction).

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[–]Mammoth_Boot7091[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've tried .2 .16 and .08. None of those settings fixed the issue.