Dear SM Artisan owners, I just got one for X-Mas and both me and my kids love it. One of our first prints was a Star Trek enterprise 1701 model .
I have two questions please and much appreciate your help on those:
do you do maintenance on the steel stripes every two weeks as recommended by SM? (Cleaning the steel strip | Snapmaker Wiki ). Because especially with the enclosure on, that would be tedious to dismantle and re-assemble it every two weeks. And if you do, which wax / lubricant do you use?
I have warped / detached PLA at the corners on medium size prints. How did you address warped PLA issues? I’m keeping the bed at 70-80C, fan on, bed is the glass one, clean - and the PLA still warps. If you used glue, which one ?
Thank you very much in advance,
King regards
George
So far I have only been servicing the Y-axis (the two bed linear modules) because they started to squeak after a while (the foam used to push dust away will vibrate and squeak if not lubricated). I use a silicone lube, spray some on a piece of cloth and then rub the stainless steel strips (less messy than just spraying it on the modules + a lot more controlled too). I usually do this as soon as I start hearing the noises again ^^ I read some people use WD40 but… probably not a good idea if you don’t want dust, CNC shavings and what not getting stuck on the WD40. Another alternative to silicone lube would be lithium grease, just have to make sure both are okay to use with metal and plastic.
As for the PLA warping at the corners, I usually turn on brims when that happens, so far that has worked the best + they are easy to remove most of the time. I also print PLA with the default Luban settings (no Z-Hop) and it has worked absolutely fine. Meaning: 60°C for the bed and 205°C for the nozzle at start and down to 200°C after a few layers. But these values may be different for you depending on your environment.
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