I’ve replaced the nozzle on my printer, installed an all metal hot end, and ordered another roll of PLA so i’ll have a full spool on the machine to give this monster a test print.
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This thread has become what I was hoping the Discord chat could be… a totally incoherent stream of important and less important mumbo jumbo…
I was about to saw the table for the primo. Forgot the tools (hand circular saw) in our cabin. UGH. Must wait to next week for table to be ready.
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I’m trying for 3000 
I may be the next56 posts
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Ops 31 posts
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Probably…I have an idea. But I need to make sure there is no deflection across my giant build ~6’
Are we posting our designs of what to do with conduit?
Also, you could probably bring it to a local restore. Or return it.
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Love the naked panel look.
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I may have to get a 36 inch door to put my next one on
Yikes!
Well at least it will look more formidable.
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I’m building mine on a hollow-core door too: A Sensible Build (Burly)
If you can’t tell I’m a if it’s new I want it sometimes it’s not good for me but I still want it
The only problem I’ve run into is securing the feet and the spool board to the door. There is not.much there to screw to
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I thought of a solid core but it is less of a torsion box than a hollow core correct?
well, that is disappointing news. Been waiting since Primo was announced (or at least when i joined up) being told a 23.5 was one of the versions. Went and got the tubing in prep and now, nope. Next time I’ll wait and make sure it will actually happen before getting things together.
I bought an original E3D V6 AllMetal hotend with titanium heatbreak and since that I’m not able to print PLA properly. Always clogging after some time, even with low retraction distance and bigger coldend fan…
So good luck on that! My new printer won’t get a all metal hotend. Except for higher temperature stuff like ABS and ASA that prints very well!
I was having the same issue with PLA on my Ender 3 after I upgraded to the E3D hot end. I can hear the extruder working harder as the PLA begins to restrict the melt zone. I have found that if I dip my finger in canola oil and lightly coat about a foot of filament through pinched fingers the restriction clears up.
I’m running a V5 which has a larger cold end and a 40mm fan to cool it. So far if’s been fine but i’ve only done a few 30 minute or less prints. I still need to mirror 2 trucks so I’ll probably print another truck or two before i have a go at the core just to be sure it’s not going to have issues.
I don’t have octiprint installed or a camera so i only do big prints on the weekend so i’m around to babysit the printer, so we’ll see how it goes this weekend.
I’ve read about the canola thing and that it can cause adhesion issues on glass for a long time. I guess if i have issues i can always just go back to the teflon lined hot end.
I just wanted to give it a try and maybe also play around with a roll of ABS that was sent to me by mistake. I tried printing with the ABS with the teflon lined hot end before and it didn’t go well.
Yeah, these are precisely the problems I was whining about earlier in this thread. Some people can seem to make all-metal hotends work with PLA, but I can’t (once a job is more than a couple hours long). I’ve got an old V6Lite someplace that I may dig out and try again. I seem to recall it working well, but haven’t used it since I ditched PLA and went with PETG, and occasional PCTPE and TPU.