Hey guys,
I received my E3D Volcano upgrade for my V6 hotend a week or two ago and I quickly ran into a startling issue. I was under the impression that I was just going to be able to swap out the V6 parts for the Volcano ones and start printing at the same speeds (around 80 mm/s) with .6 mm layer heights (.8 mm nozzle) instead of my usual .25 mm layers (.4 mm nozzle). What I discovered was that in order to get my motor to not start skipping, I had to slow down my speeds to about 38 mm/s. This means that I'm only printing a little bit faster than with my V6 (6 hour prints instead of 7 hour), not the half-time I was expecting.
What speeds are you printing at with the Volcano?
Also, I'm using FoxSmart PLA printing at 199º first layer and 208º other layers. I've tried Colorfabb PLA and have the same issue, so it's not a filament quality issue.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
~ Jack
I received my E3D Volcano upgrade for my V6 hotend a week or two ago and I quickly ran into a startling issue. I was under the impression that I was just going to be able to swap out the V6 parts for the Volcano ones and start printing at the same speeds (around 80 mm/s) with .6 mm layer heights (.8 mm nozzle) instead of my usual .25 mm layers (.4 mm nozzle). What I discovered was that in order to get my motor to not start skipping, I had to slow down my speeds to about 38 mm/s. This means that I'm only printing a little bit faster than with my V6 (6 hour prints instead of 7 hour), not the half-time I was expecting.
What speeds are you printing at with the Volcano?
Also, I'm using FoxSmart PLA printing at 199º first layer and 208º other layers. I've tried Colorfabb PLA and have the same issue, so it's not a filament quality issue.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
~ Jack