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I thought that the guy in the video said that he ran his bed at 70C. Maybe he said both. It shouldn't be that hard to get your print to stick to the bed. If the bed is warm enough and free of contaminants, the molten plastic should deform to conform to the bed surface and stay there until pried...

You miss the point. there is no way to know that your flushing is effective. Lack of color doesn't mean that it's 'pristine'.

I only owned one of these in my dreams, so take this with a grain of salt. Try cleaning the flush box. It's located right next to the capping station. Clean the capping station too if you haven't been doing so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNlYR1SKONI

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2128923-pollution-nanoparticles-may-enter-your-blood-and-cause-disease/ AFAIK, however, there's no evidence that particulates from 3D printers are as toxic as those from coal or oil combustion. But still, there's no need for promoters of 3D printers to...

Please don't try an ultrasonic cleaner, especially on a print head. Those who have tried it generally reported that it destroyed the print head. I've ruined print heads with overexuberant use of the push-pull and other pressure cleaning techniques. Gentle does it. And patience.

First, I don't own a 3880 but I investigated it thoroughly thinking that I might buy one if my activities justify it. The evidence points to a stuck ink switch. The ink switch is part of the damper assy which is located on the print head. The field replaceable part is the ink system assy...

What in hell does smoking have to do with this? You imply that exposure to thermal decomposition products of ABS and others is safe compared to a proven killer. Hey! Guess what? Styrene is a proven killer, too. BTW, enclosing an open frame 3D printer is NOT the same as increasing the...

The task of an enclosure and its associated exhaust fan is not necessarily to provide ventilation to its surroundings, but rather to control process air to the printer. The enclosure may regulate the flow and temperature of process air. The exhaust blower may provide a slight vacuum to the...

The CD tray should be in its normal storage location under the top cover. OK? It doesn't need to be there (afaik ...) so remove it for a moment. You should see a roughly rectangular cover under the CD storage location. That cover had better be there and be properly centered. If you see a...

We need some good guidelines for adequate ventilation in spaces where 3D printers are in use. I consider moving the printer to a poorly ventilated garage or shed a non-solution. Are there add-on enclosures for open frame 3D printers? Maybe one with an exhaust port to outdoors? I'm under the...

Doesn't it seem to be a bit of overkill? Is there any actual correspondence between the proportional/integral/derivative algorithms of a PID controller and the actual process dynamics of the hot end or bed heater? I'd be concerned about having too many knobs to turn.

For another opinion, fire up your browser's search engine and enter "Who owns Canon-Canada?". I think I'll go hide now.

I was under the impression that the primary reaction involved in UV induced fading is also an oxidation reaction, utilizing O2 instead of O3. Which would imply that the swellable coating might protect either type of dye against both O2 and O3 related fading. Thanks also to yourself, @Ink...

Check the electrical contacts on the print-head and mating connectors to ensure that they are dry and grease-free. Finger oils are sufficient to increase electrical resistance, so don't touch the contacts wirh your fingers. Use a cleaner specifically sold for cleaning electrical contacts. Hope...

If the swellable inkjet papers are no longer available for purchase, how about swellable inkjet receptive coatings? I'm not looking forward to any potential return of 'never-dry' inkjet papers, though. BTW, if the swellable layer acts as an ozone barrier, it should also act as an oxygen...

Stop what you're doing. It isn't working and running purge sheets on a persistently air-locked head may damage it. Refill of your carts so that you can run a charge cycle. Ensure that you remove any excess air from your carts as you refill them. Also inspect your capping station and purge unit...

Because he should do acceptance testing on it while he can still return it for an exchange or a refund? The OP might want to get some ink-jet papers that work well with pigment inks, as well as appropriate lighting to use when inspecting prints. He might also want to get a second set of oem...

No, I think that you'll have to wait a while before you achieve that milestone. It will eventually happen if you stay with refilling, if only because you'll wear it out. The best advice I can give you is to learn the role of the capping station and purge unit and to keep it well maintained...

@PalaDolphin I used to slightly overfill the carts on my pro-9500 until I found that most of the excess ink found its way into or on the capping station, purge unit, and the associated levers and links. Only then did I figure out WHY I was having such problems with clogged nozzles, And WHY all...

I suspect that you're trying to do a print shop job with a light duty office printer. I would bet that a low end ink-jet printer would fail just as badly as a low end laser printer. Go back to what @Ink stained Fingers said in another thread. You really need ti consider what it is that you are...