I'm doing a large print, and about 1/4 of the way through, I started hearing this horrible, intermittent noise. Sounds very close to nails on a chalkboard. Naturally I assume something is starting to wear out (belt, roller, motor, etc) or there's some parts rubbing together that shouldn't.
The print seems to be going along fine, though, so I let it be until I couldn't stand it anymore.
Finally sat down and watched it, and the culprit is the extruder fan blowing into the large, hollow tree support bases which was acting like a whistle. lol.
I've only been 3D printing for a little over a year, and this is the largest print I've ever done so far, so if this is normal, it caught me totally off guard.
8 Comments
Keilik@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 85d
Can someone generate a support method that’s basically just pan flutes holding up my print so I can get a neat lil lullaby that will get imperceptibly deeper in pitch every layer line as I sleep?
quick_snail@feddit.nl · 9 pts · 85d
Nope, just nails on chalkboard.
Sleep well
IcedRaktajino@startrek.website · 27 pts · 85d
This is approximately where it is in the print. Every time the head moves over any of those support bases, it sounds like nails on a chalkboard 😆
FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 85d
Get with this guy, and we'll hail you as a clever bastard!
viral.vegabond@piefed.social · 2 pts · 85d
Cool video, but damn put a noise warning on that mofo!
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 85d
Never experienced that, but DAMN, that's ... interesting?
KaRunChiy@fedia.io · 6 pts · 85d
This has happened to me before, it always spooks me until I pay attention to it. Also this really only happens to me with finer infill settings, seems that when a hole gets too big it doesn't resonate anymore
esc@piefed.social · 3 pts · 83d
Yeah that sound is always horrible and makes you jump and look what's wrong, while actual problems often aren't as loud or even noticeable lol.