Figured it out, it was the stepper motor. I pulled one of an old Replicator 2 extruder, a .8A model and it works repeatedly in both back and forth between 2 positions and when cutting it makes a 40mm square. Feels and sounds much smoother too.
Figured it out, it was the stepper motor. I pulled one of an old Replicator 2 extruder, a .8A model and it works repeatedly in both back and forth between 2 positions and when cutting it makes a 40mm square. Feels and sounds much smoother too.