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i3 X carriage sagging

Posted by phyllis_ave 
i3 X carriage sagging
August 22, 2014 11:48PM
I have a Prusa i3 and my X carriage seems to be sagging. Does anyone else have this problem?

I've noticed when trying to level my bed that the hotend nozzle seems to be closer to the bed in the centre and further away on the perimeter. My glass bed is flat and my X axis rods are straight when the carriage isn't on them so it seems like the weight of the X carriage/extruder/stepper is bending the rods.

Any ideas on how to fix this or is it just something I have to live with?
Re: i3 X carriage sagging
August 23, 2014 03:38PM
You could switch to a bowden extruder setup, move the motor and extruder off of your X axis, leaving only the hotend there. That would reduce the weight of the X carriage, and reduce the sagging.


MakerFarm 8" Prusa i3v
RAMPS 1.4
0.4mm E3D v6 for 1.75mm
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