Anyone willing to help a guy out? I had the bright idea to use PLA for my Y-carriages and extruder cart. They’ve been working fine printing PLA and the ridgidity was great. But I just started my first ABS print since the upgrade. Heat effects were not kind.
Looking for a kind group member to help me source some ABS replacements.
@Jean_Beauregard Not sure the meaning of your referenced link. Basically I am down with no way to print my replacement parts and looking for some help. I was printing in an enclosure and the very large heated bed raises the temp of the entire chamber.
Oh shit. And this is why I only use abs for printer parts.
If you were in Nz, I’d already be warming my heat bed.
I’ve see a bit of high temp pla being advertised recently, might be worth considering for replacements.
What part of the world are you in?
The heated bed and the extruder should have second reference is what I was trying to say.
What parts do you need printed? Just point me to them and I’ll get started.
I am in Minnesota, USA. I am of course willing to pay for someones time, but I just finally looked at shapeways prices… YIKES.
Hey Eric I work in Lakeville, and can help you out.
Thanks Gary. I live in shoreview. I have some items I gan give in trade also. Kysan 5.2:1 geared stepper (1040221), 19:1 nema 14 Kysan geared stepper (1041310). And of course good old greenbacks. I will send you the files. Let me know what you would need, I really do appreciate the help. Also looks like I need to print myself some spares first up when I get her going again.
I had this issue, managed to print new a new carriage by reinforcing my warped pla one with aluminium PCI blanks from a pc case and using tin foil as a heat reflector! But then trying to print an abs extruder the pla one warped too much. Creative machines sent me an abs extruder 
that’s the spirit that makes this community so great!
This community is awesome. Hands down, just plain awesome. And @Gary_Hangsleben , he’s my new hero.
@3dpod_3D_Printing_Se I think that’s what happened. I moved my silicone heater back under my 1/4 thick aluminum zbed. It makes a heck of a radiator. One of those one step forward two step back kind of hobbies. But I always like a challenge.
Hey I would be happy to help you out as well. Shoot me some files you need
@3dpod_3D_Printing_Se
pretty much everything apart from PLA parts electronics and steppers should cope up to 100 degrees and It’s unlikely you’d every hit 100 if you bed was at 110 say unless you had a very well insulated enclosure. Even keeping the ambient temperature at 50-70 degrees should significantly reduce ABS part warping.
@Joe_Spanier thanks. Sounds like Gary has me covered right now. If he runs into any issues with the size or warping I’ll let you know. But I talked with him on the phone a little while ago. He sounds like he knows his stuff.
BTW have you got a 24v power source yet to try that heated bed.
@Eclsnowman , sounds like you’re covered, but if you ever need ABS parts, let me know, I have access to the replicator 2x at work. I’d just need critical dimensions as shrinkage results on wonky interface dimensions. Just let me know if you ever need anything. I’m in Orlando, FL, so shipping might take a couple days.
Once ambient temps reach 60C, PLA will start to seriously deform under stress. Not usually a problem for printers without enclosures, even at ABS bed and extruder temps. At least in the experience of my PLA printer.
Was your heat bed at least insulated on the underside? That might be necessary even if you replace the y axis with ABS…
Edit: Doh, sorry. Looks like your printer doesn’t move the print bed to do y moves. My mendelmax experience doesn’t fully apply. Though insulating the bottom of the print bed reduces the total wattage you need to stay up to temp.
@Eric_Moy thanks. Once I get up and running I will be printing spares like it’s going out of style. One nice side effect of my down printer is I can finally finish my model and cleanup wiring I have been putting off doing.
But I will keep you in mind in case my printer has a another OH crap scenario (though this time was totally my fault). I should have listened to the masses… I you use PLA for heat sensitive applications your gonna have a bad time.
@Michael_Hohensee I have gone back and forth. I have run the silicone heat pad glued to the bottom, sandwiched above, and sandwiched below. Still haven’t found the right mix. This round it was sandwiched below insulated underneath with two layers of 1/4" cork and one layer or 1/4" MDF. But the 16.5"x16.5"x1/4" aluminum build plate is a serious thermal mass. Heat up time was 25min with a 400 watt 24v heater. I am pretty sure the sealed enclosure was 70C+.
Time to iterate some more.
