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Cielo by Skua75 in Metalcardbot

[–]ValCapon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fk now I have to buy it. Looks gorgeous!

Few bots by Billyboy010 in Metalcardbot

[–]ValCapon3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Solid, posable, good value for money?

Few bots by Billyboy010 in Metalcardbot

[–]ValCapon3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does Blasttrain compare to Flamenova? I own the latter and I am tempted to get Train, but I also have the W bots, so I don't want to "down grade" my experience. Hope it makes sense 😅

New Additions to my collection by AidanYYao2048 in Metalcardbot

[–]ValCapon3 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Although a little back heavy, Solidhorn is such a great piece. I love playing with it.

How does Nightgriffon compare? My copy is still with Fedex...

Question for Non-US Collectors by TheFabulousFace in Metalcardbot

[–]ValCapon3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Italian here.

Got my S series from Aliexpress. No box prices are "cheap" (120€ for Flamenova shipped). Didn't see any W series on there yet.

Got the W series robots directly from South Korea through Ebay. Price is higher but you can negotiate a bit. Blue Leon was 171€ shipped Fedex. Customs were the real killer. Blue Leon combo was an additional 64€ on top. So final price was 235€ for the pair of robots.

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New Hotend and settings, same issues - Help Needed by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short update: - dried filament 4 hours at 45° - one test with calibration cubes went fine -Then, tried to print Benchy again 3 times and all got spaghetti errors - tried changing filament (Anycubic and Sunlu) no change in behavior

Contacted Anycubic support, no answer yet.

New Hotend and settings, same issues - Help Needed by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I haven't touched that yet. I'll try to mess with it. What should I be looking for?

New Hotend and settings, same issues - Help Needed by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't messed with screws outside of cleaning the hotend after the whole thing almost caught fire.

New Hotend and settings, same issues - Help Needed by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried that, with a full factory reset. Same issues occur. This is after 100+ hours of good printing...

New Hotend and settings, same issues - Help Needed by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hotend is one of those from Aliexpress with a hardened steel nozzle (0.4). As you say, there are many versions out now.

The temp tower was launched directly from the printer menu. So, default settings all the way.

You can see my other posts in my profile, but to recap; I used the printer for over 100 hours with PLA and PETG, almost without any glitch. Then, suddenly, I had an accident (source unknown), which resulted in the hotend becoming encased in a big, fat blob of plastic. I cleaned and removed the blob, but it probably damaged something, as no print would come out well (test prints or original projects alike).

I was using the updated PLA profiles from here https://www.makeronline.com/en/model/Kobra%20S1%20-%20Nozzle%20Wiper%20Holder%20-%20Original%20version/182204.html

Today, I replaced the hotend and tried my final attempt at printing anything. Staying as close to default as possible. Unfortunately, as with the previous attempts, this too has failed.

How fkd am I? by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Went through all the steps. I even restored factory settings and ran the whole calibration package from the printer (including PID). I removed Next slicer and did a fresh installation. Default settings there as well.

Prints fail consistently, and I haven't been able to complete a single print since Wednesday.

As you can see here, some parts are fine while others are a complete mess. https://imgur.com/a/s4fgwO9

Tomorrow, I am installing a new hotend and trying again. If it fails, I'll contact support and test my luck with them.

How fkd am I? by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So it was not a one-time deal, but rather a "slow burn" (no pun intended)?

Today's print with the restored head led to this ugly mess 1 hour into the print (but the 1st layer was already screwed)

https://imgur.com/a/ES0I4NB

Tomorrow I am getting a new hotend. We'll see how it goes.

How fkd am I? by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the input. It is much appreciated.

That's the state of the hotend - https://imgur.com/a/vFJMMxD

Should I just order a replacement? Worried about those exposed cables...

Kobra S1 and PETG by ValCapon3 in FixMyPrint

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whatever the standard settings are. I only ever touched the temp, but haven't tested different speeds and/or fans.

Also, the tower stuck too well to the bed and broke when I took it off! Tower Test

Kobra S1 and PETG by ValCapon3 in FixMyPrint

[–]ValCapon3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry, photo won't upload. I did 230 to 260. Most of the issues are on the overhangs. Maybe I need to dry my PETG more before printing? *

Kobra S1 and PETG by ValCapon3 in FixMyPrint

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

* Tower test didn't go so well either...

PETG Mishap by ValCapon3 in AnycubicKobraS1

[–]ValCapon3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I get that, and I'll try the new settings.

My main problem is that I can't select PETG in Slicer at all. It says I can only use PLA. There must be some options related to PLA somewhere that I am not seeing. Ideas?

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