Equipment and Tool Defect List
| Tool / Equipment | Snag | Date | Reported By | Reported To | Fixed By / Being Worked On By | Date Fixed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geetech 3D Printer | Blocked Extruder | 13/6/2023 | Ian B | Andy | |||
| Zombie 3D Printer | Filament not feeding | 13/6/2023 | Ian B | Andy | 20/6/2023 (temp. fix) | Extruder pressure arm loose, replace extruder mechanism? Currently working, but bodged with a rubber band to hold the arm flat against the base plate! | |
| Lights (main room) | Old tubes, Old ballasts | Seems OK at the moment, none of them are flickering or out |
| Tool / Equipment | Snag | Date | Reported By | Reported To | Fixed By / Being Worked On By | Date Fixed | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full size Hacksaw | Blade lacks teeth | 15/12/2022 | Grant | IanM | 12/6/2023 | Needs spare blades, last good one fitted. Can we get a range of TPI suitable for different materials and sheet thicknesses? Pack of Draper blades purchased (2x 18TPI, 3x 24TPI) | |
| Digital Calipers | Battery issues | 12/1/2023 | Ian M | Ian B | Ian B | 26/1/2023 | |
| Fan Heater | Cable and plug hot in use | 26/1/2023 | Peter H | Ian M | 2/3/2023 | Cable and plug replaced with 13A rated ones | |
| Solder Sucker | Nozzle missing | 16/2/2023 ? | ??? | Ian B | Ian M | 2/3/2023 | Part ordered 21/2/2023 |
| Laser Cutter | Being Serviced and Realigned | 10/02/2023 | Ian B | Andy H / Ian B | 23/2/2023 | Telegram (Andy H) 23/02/2023: Laser update. Pew pew.
I had the new tube working well cutting at 18mm/s @60%. Best we've had it. But apparently hadn't tightened everything, so it lost it's will to live and wouldn't cut at all. It's useable now but only cutting at about 10-12mm/s depending where you are on the bed. The current plan is to let people use it and check that it's at least staying on that level of cutting and then I'll try to get it to it's full power. FYI. The tube is slightly different so we're limiting cutting power to 60% to extend the life of the tube please. Any questions or if it's lost all power please give me a shout. 14/02/2023: New tube fitted. Cooler coupling replaced Telegram (Ian B): The laser cutter is having a new tube fitted this weekend. We need to get a spare part for the cooler, so its likely the cutter will be out of action this Tuesday and Thursday. | |
| Pillar Drill | Unusable: Drive belt failed | 2/02/2023 | Jonathan H | Jonathan H | Jonathan H | 16/02/2023 | New belt fitted |
| Laser Cutter | Not cutting as well as it was | 4/10/2022 | Hassan | Ian B | Ian B | Still not cutting well as of 11/10/2022, traced to poor focus due to uneven bed - avoid the back right corner for now! Also the tube is weak. | |
| Geetech 3D printer | Z-limit not working | 13/09/2022 | Ian B | Ian B | Ian B | 15/11/22 | Bad contact on Z-probe servo wire at mainboard. |
| Zombie 3D printer | Extruder heater fault | 10/09/2022 | Andy | Ian B | Ian B | 03/10/2022 | |
| Dremel | Broken attachments + not chucking them | 26/07/2022 | Raphael | Ian B | Ian M | 02/08/2022 | Replaced broken collet. Many Dremel tool bits are wear items and are expected to wear out or break - please report if supplies of any specific type are running low. |
| Lathe | Blows 10A fuse | 19/07/2022 | Ian B | Ian B | Ian B | circa 06/09/2022 | |
| Laser Cutter | Red light intermittent | 16/06/2022 | Kim | Ian B | Andy / Ian B | 21/06/2022 | |
| Tenon saw | Broken & blunt | 02/06/2022 | Chris R | Chris R | Ian B | 22/06/2022 | |
| Geetech 3D printer | Thermistor replacement | 26/05/2022 | Andy | Andy | Andy | 31/05/2022 | |
| Zombie 3D printer | X-axis motor drive | 26/05/2022 | Andy | Andy | Andy | 31/05/2022 | |
| Zombie 3D printer | X-axis motor drive | 17/05/2022 | Ian B | Ian B | 23/05/2022 |
Transcribed from the paper Equipment Snags list on the cloakroom door, with some additions. If there is no date fixed, please assume the item is still unavailable. This is not a 'live' defect list, and tools/equipment may fail unexpectedly between its update and your intended visit.
Last full updated by IanM (talk) 19:24, 23 February 2023 (UTC), partial update 11:48, 19 June 2023 (UTC). Now in inverse reporting date order.