cvoinescu wrote:I would have thought MakerSlide was quite straight. If there's waviness, it's probably from the V-wheels or even the bearings, or, more likely, from other sources (belt pulleys and idlers, the belt itself, leadscrews). There can be quantization noise from the fact that you use a stepper in the extruder (it's more visible with direct-drive systems); sometimes you "see" the teeth of the drive wheel in the extruded filament; and if the PID control for the extruder temperature over-corrects and oscillates, you may see that. All of these seem to me more likely than waviness of MakerSlide itself (no MakerSlide that I've seen was uneven, not even a little).
Alup wrote:I have discovered that it is very soft as well.. I also have learned that a slight amount of lube needs to be applied to the makerslide. When I say slight I mean like super thin lubricant like what you get out of Pneumatic oil. Otherwise It will wear the wheels down fast.
cvoinescu wrote:It is quite possible that whoever made your kit skimped on the extrusion of MakerSlide. It's supposed to be made of 6105 alloy (or the very similar 6005 or 6005A alloys), which is quite tough (close to mild steel). However, 6063 alloy is widely used for extruded parts. The raw material is only a little cheaper, but it's much easier to extrude, which means the extrusion die is cheaper and lasts longer, and the press can be run faster and produce more material in the same amount of time. 6063 alloy is significantly softer than 6105, so MakerSlide made of that would dent much easier than that made of the right stuff.
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