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cupu
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Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if the noises my printer is making are normal. Attached to this clip is a video in which you can hear it. Sometimes (but not always) when the nozzle travels along the curved path of the print you can hear a sort of a whine sound. I am trying to see if I can reduce it somehow.
Currently (and in this video) I removed the feet of my enclosure and it is laying on a 2cm tall rubber mat (washing machine sound-proof mat) - it has reduced the noise a bit.

I am not sure it is the y-movements that cause this, but also when I just move the print bed by hand I get a pretty loud noise. Does that happen to everyone's printer? Maybe someone has a video for comparison handy?

Thank you very much for any comments.

Other not relevant info: I am new to the hobby ; it's really a blast. The print I am doing is attached to this post for no reason ; it's a coffee bean funnel that probably fits only my manual wall attached coffee grinder.

Best Answer by JP Guitars:

Sounds reasonably normal to me, but it is difficult to tell from the video as you cannot tell how loud it is

This topic was modified 5 months ago 3 times by cupu
Posted : 12/06/2024 9:59 pm
cupu
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

I am trying to figure out why neither the video I attached displays nor the model I tried to put in the post appears. Maybe it's moderation ; apologies that the post is useless without the video.

Posted : 12/06/2024 10:06 pm
cupu
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

Apologies, I cannot get the attachments to go through. If a mod can, please delete the post.

Posted : 12/06/2024 11:31 pm
JP Guitars
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RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

You can only attach zip files

Posted : 12/06/2024 11:49 pm
cupu
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

Thank you @jp-guitars,

 

I've uploaded the video to youtube:

Posted : 13/06/2024 9:22 am
JP Guitars
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RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

Sounds reasonably normal to me, but it is difficult to tell from the video as you cannot tell how loud it is

Posted : 13/06/2024 9:36 am
cupu
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Topic starter answered:
RE: Kit Mk4 - whine noise when printing

Thank you again @jp-guitars, it's comforting to get your opinion. I appreciate it!

Posted : 13/06/2024 8:05 pm
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