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4,032 | When you have Auto Mesh Bed Leveling enabled on your printer, it's not possible to continue a failed print, is it? | [
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"text": "Continuing a failed print has nothing to do with automatic bed leveling. It has everything to do with knowing which li... | 2017/05/10 | [
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4,042 | I work in a biological laboratory where we have been using the FABtotum personal fabricator for several months now. The machine is good, however not flawless, and has set us back from doing experiments.
I have overcome many common 3D printing issues, which I find necessary to do when becoming proficient in this techni... | [
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"text": "I have only tried 2 different printers. I started with an Up plus printer and it was good to get started. After a few ... | 2017/05/11 | [
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4,044 | There are all sorts of stories of what to put on your printer bed to make your part not come loose when it is printing but can be removed after it is done without requiring a hammer and chisel.
Is there anything out there that shows an analytical comparison?
My biggest interest is PLA on a heated glass base. | [
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"text": "I use a product called [3DLAC](http://www.3dlac.com/index.php/en/) but I suppose it's regular hairspray. Makes... | 2017/05/11 | [
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4,049 | I recently got a 3D printer and have been experimenting with it a lot, resulting in a lot of failed prints (as well as successes, fortunately).
I'd like to, if possible, find a way to reuse the material from these failed prints. I am thinking about two methods:
1. The obvious thing to do with the material is to chuck... | [
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"text": "Here is a great article on the subject, [How to make your own filament by recycling old 3D prints | Part 1](ht... | 2017/05/12 | [
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4,066 | I know that the actual printing time is longer than the time estimated by Cura, due to acceleration and jerk factor.
However, I have printed a small pyramid for which Cura estimates 4.0 minutes, while the measured printing time is 2 minutes and 40 seconds.
What reasons could produce this difference?
For clarity, I'm... | [
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"text": "As you note, the estimates are usually optimistic because they're calculated without knowing the printer's actual... | 2017/05/15 | [
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4,071 | I have a solid of revolution defined by two equations, and I want to generate a STL file for printing from the [difference of the two equations](https://www.desmos.com/calculator/eh18uwasw9), revolved around x=0. I can get a good visualization when I [query this on Wolfram Alpha](https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=r... | [
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4,076 | I'm trying to connect two 3D printed parts (ABS) together with a threaded connection. Thus, I need to fix a threaded metal nut (M4) inside a corresponding slot which I've implemented in the design.
Right now I apply a conventional super glue on the nut and press it inside the print, wait for a couple of hours and then... | [
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"text": "Just heat the nut with a soldering iron to seat it into place (after the print). I've done this many times myself.\n\n... | 2017/05/16 | [
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4,084 | 3D printing should be relatively safe, however, the inherent nature of 3D printers, with all of the heated parts, constitutes a fire risk. A well designed 3D printer should be designed to be as safe as possible, especially one used in the home... Yes, the recommendation is, when printing, to watch the 3D printer at all... | [
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"text": "Yes, measures which decrease the chance of a fire are a good idea.\n\nIn a DIY project, such a fuse is indeed a good i... | 2017/05/17 | [
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4,092 | I am interested in doing development on Cura. Initially I want to start with the UI rather than the Engine. I have found the [repository](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura) and have cloned it to my PC. I have also looked over the [Wiki](https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/wiki) and searched the web. For such a popular op... | [
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"text": "As you are an experienced developer, these links should help:\n\nThis is a related question, but for Ubuntu [Ho... | 2017/05/18 | [
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4,103 | I have had an Anet A8 printer for about two months now and still have not gotten it to print good prints.
At first, it would only print completely solid parts and every time I would try infill from 10-90% the first layer would not stick or it would print really filmy like. As of now, it won't print the first layers f... | [
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"text": "Try lowering your Z height a bit more for the first layer if you find yourself having bed adhesion problems. Wh... | 2017/05/19 | [
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4,117 | Acetone is banned in my country, and I cannot get it.
What substitute could I use? | [
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"text": "The answer really depends on what you are using it for. Is it for dissolving ABS? A [quick google search](https:... | 2017/05/20 | [
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4,120 | Sometimes supports are very difficult to remove (physically) when I print with ABS. The image below, from [Thingiverse - MOF-5 unit cell](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1613957), is after significant effort to remove the yellow ABS supports from a black ABS model.
[![Yellow ABS supports removed from black ABS model... | [
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"text": "I've had great success printing with HIPS (high-impact polystyrene) as a support for both PLA and ABS. Most sit... | 2017/05/21 | [
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4,129 | I want to print multiple objects in a single G-code file on my Maker Select Plus 3D Printer.
On the Cura "Machine>Machine Settings..." menu, what are the correct settings for "Printer head size" in the upper right quadrant?
My best guess is below:
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"text": "### TL;DR\n\nThe settings that you seem to need can be found here: [Print One At a time settings? CURA](https:/... | 2017/05/23 | [
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4,133 | I am having trouble printing a hollow object using Slic3r. On flat slopes on top, there are gaps that I cannot get fixed. The perimeters of successive layers just don't cover each other.
Cura however adds filament to cover the gaps.
The bottom left bunny is sliced with Slic3r 1.2.9.99.
The top right bunny is sliced w... | [
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"text": "What infill are you using? How flexible do you need the object to be?\n\nI suggest two or three top and bottom layers,... | 2017/05/24 | [
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4,144 | I've got the following PLA filament that is not feeding correctly into our Ultimaker 2+
It starts to feed and then all of the sudden, the wire 'eats' (read *breaks, but not entirely*) the plastic filament as you can see on the picture below:
[](https://... | [
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"text": "The photograph and your description indicate that the drive gear is eating the filament because the filament has st... | 2017/05/27 | [
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4,154 | I'm a new one for this community.
This also not directly related with 3D printing.
I searched about this and I couldn't find good answer.
One of my friends told me CNC machining centers (Milling) mostly use servo motors and CNC laser cutter and plasma cutters use stepper motors mostly.
Position controlling is more ac... | [
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"text": "Servos do have several advantages; but, they are more expensive and more difficult to control.\n\nGenerally, a ... | 2017/05/29 | [
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4,158 | I have just finished building a Tronxy P802M Prusa i3.
When I try to move the Z-axis, using the hardware buttons in the LCD menu (without a computer connected), it only goes down, when I both increase, and decrease, the value of Z.
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"text": "It could be a hardware fault. \n\nFirst check, and compare, the control board connections to the motors of the ... | 2017/05/30 | [
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4,164 | I can't seem to understand the margins that Cura uses or how to fix them for my machine. Look at this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5oD0d.png)
I can't seem to tweak the stuff under machine settings to anything that does this better:
... | [
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4,165 | I have a wooden first generation Replicator with dual extruders and I'm trying to get an X, Y, Z position from the printer to the computer in real time. Is that even possible?
The firmware used by the replicator is version 5.5 I believe, and I've been doing tests with ReplicatorG but I'm not married to that software.... | [
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4,166 | Around 30% into a large print I had to cancel as the layers of the print were not full layers and looked very stringy. Here's a couple pictures of what it looked like.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/krwhC.jpg)
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4,173 | ### TL;DR
I need a complete list of fasteners (bolts, nuts and washers) for the *Sintron Kossel*.
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Has anyone bought this kit, and knows the answer, or knows where this is documented?
A complete list would be great, but in particular, I need the dimensions (M2.5/3/4/5? and length) and quantity of the bolts (and ... | [
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4,177 | I have a Tevo Tarantula with a MKS Base 1.5 board and dual extruders. I am running Marlin RC8 Tevo Community build for the dual extruder, large bed and SN04 sensor.
All temperature sensors work and give accurate reading but `E1` when activated runs at 100% until the overtemps kicks in and shuts down the system. Like ... | [
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"text": "I am not sure what the hardware config is for the **Tevo Tarantula**\n\nMake sure your `configuration.h` file ... | 2017/06/01 | [
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4,180 | I've always had trouble getting prints to stick directly on my bed, but had great reliability when use rafts. This didn't present a problem when I was using PLA, but I recently got a roll of PETG and it is very hard to remove rafts, so I am once again trying to figure out whats wrong.
I am printing the same file (curr... | [
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"text": "You could experiment with the 'cleaning' part of the startup gcode shown [here](http://reprap.org/wiki/Start... | 2017/06/03 | [
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4,185 | I have this wing design that I want to print:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EF87K.png)
You can notice that its walls have a thickness, which is 1.0 mm.
I want to print it so that the perimeters are inside that thickness.
Here is the wing sliced with 1 perimeter and 0% infill... | [
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4,207 | I've noticed that after my Anet A8 completes a print, the right hand Z mount ends up 1-2 mm lower than the left, even though I make sure both the left and right hand Z mounts of the X-axis are at the same height before switching on the printer.
Does anyone know what the cause of this might be?
I'm guessing something ... | [
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4,209 | ### TL;DR
Is it possible to build a hotend, using separate parts, sourced on eBay, from China, and still achieve a high quality print?
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In my opinion, the E3D V6 hotend is rather expensive, at $/£70, especially to those building to a tight budget. Now, obviously/presumably, there is some quite rigorous QA and tes... | [
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4,216 | I'm near the end of the build of a i3 MK2 clone and have run into a problem with the Z-axis motors. Specifically, the Z-axis will move down (and trigger the endstop) but it will only make a quick noise if I try to move it up.
`M119` shows all endstops open. Min software stops are currently disabled, as I try to set th... | [
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"text": "This sounds similar to [Prusa i3 Z axis only goes down (even on up command)](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.c... | 2017/06/12 | [
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4,220 | I got an Anet A8 and want to build an enclosure for it. Since I'm currently only printing PLA, I would do it mainly for noise cancelling, because I have to run it in my room. I however want to have the possibility to upgrade it later with, say, an air filter etc., for example for ABS.
* What do I have to pay attention... | [
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4,224 | I have a Tronxy X3 (i3 Clone) running Repetier firmware on a Melzi board.
I would like to share the printer over my home network so that:
1. Both my boys and I can use the printer. (We have separate Windows 10 PCs)
2. I can initiate a print from my computer upstairs
3. I can monitor the print progress remotely
I hav... | [
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"text": "**NOTE**: This is not from personal experience, but I thought it was worth mentioning:\n\n### Microsoft\n\nYou'v... | 2017/06/13 | [
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4,225 | Sometimes I notice that if I manually command a single axis movement (typically Z, when I want better access to the extruder), I observe that several channels move together (and they maybe move slower than I expect). After one 'coupled' movement, subsequent commands have the result I'm expecting.
What happens is as we... | [
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"text": "This is easily explained - it's the stepper motors getting powered up. Stepper motors even if not moving are consta... | 2017/06/13 | [
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4,227 | I am having a strange intermittent printing error specific to one particular object I'm trying to print.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/L7Sxz.jpg)
My printer is a BCN3D Sigma R17. I am printing a thin wall (0.6mm) cup object. I'm using:
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4,236 | I am at my wits end with this problem. I start a print and the skirt goes down fine, then the outline of the parts go down fine (usually) and then when it goes to fill in the first layer, it will always get stuck to the hotend at some point and rip apart the layer.
Any ideas on how to solve this?
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4,251 | I am using Marlin firmware with a RAMPS board on an Anet A8 printer.
The bed size for the printer is 220 x 220 mm and that is stated in the `configuration.h` file. When using mesh bed leveling, the nozzle jumps to the first corner on the bed perfectly after setting the x-min to 5.0 but the next two points are off the... | [
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4,256 | I want to add auto bed leveling before each print. When I enable auto bed level in `configuration.h`, it only shows **auto bed** in menu. I found this code in `cardreader.cpp`
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char cmd[4 + strlen(name) + 1]; // Room for "M23 ", filename, and null
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4,259 | I'd like to start 3d printing in wax.
Is there a reasonably priced 3d printer that is capable of it?
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4,267 | I have a Monoprice architect which is a barebones clone of the FlashForge Creator Pro, or Replicator 1 Dual. I have upgraded the power supply and added a heated bed and, after getting fed up with MakerBot software, I've started using Cura to slice then post process with GPX.
I did a lot of searching and finally found ... | [
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4,272 | I got a life size model of a signaling post (trains) where I scale it down to 1/87 model (in SketchUp). When I send the model to my 3D printer (with Cura 2.4) some parts of the model are lost in translation even when their dimensions exceed the printer minimal dimension of 0.7 mm.
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4,286 | I have been getting clogs and believe that it may be due to a damaged PTFE tube inside my hot end. I have a replacement (it came with my printer), but I can't seem to fit the tube into the nozzle.
I also tried to turn the original PTFE tube around, and I can't get the other end to fit into the nozzle either.
Is there... | [
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4,288 | I printed [Planetary Gears](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:53451) and the top looks great[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Oq5DB.jpg)
but the bottom doesn't[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MKMDQ.jpg)
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4,291 | I have an STL file from thingiverse. The model is of a rectangular lid with an engraving. I would like to print it using two different colors, so that the engraving would be in a different color than the lid base. In the model description, the creator explained that he simply switched the material mid printing.
Howeve... | [
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4,293 | My 3D printer makes weird sounds. When it's at >75% printing speed the extruder motor makes a "tac tac" sound and it goes backwards, pushing the filament back, for a small interval of time. I have tried changing the nozzle temperature and I'm unable to work this out alone.
Has someone had the same problem?
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4,304 | I have spent ages debugging this problem but I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
I have a Wanhao duplicator i3 (Prusa i3 clone) and until recently I used Wanhao's adapted version of the Cura slicer. But it's quite an old Cura version and I wanted to make use of the improved supports in the new Cura.
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4,307 | Building a 3-D printer is obviously a huge undertaking.
Does anyone know of any reasonably cheap guides to build my own 3-D printer? | [
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4,310 | I know nothing about 3D printing and I was wondering if it is a good candidate for what I want to make.
I want to make a custom game cartridge which looks like this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k0RpQ.jpg)
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4,315 | As far as I know resin trays have a Teflon coat that allows prints to stick to the build plate easier than the resin tray but this Teflon coat wears over time.
I am new to the SLA scene and am currently troubleshooting a Draken Facture and trying to hone in my setting but my print keep sticking to the bottom of the r... | [
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"text": "I did some research and the life of the resin and resin tray appears to be dependent on how you use it. For ex... | 2017/06/30 | [
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4,326 | I bought some heating block cotton to insulate the exposed surface of my hot end. I thought the yellow as double-sticky but it appears to be Kapton.
What can I use to attach it to the extruder?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9FFOY.jpg)
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4,329 | Yesterday i replaced the z axis of my diy printer. Now i have some strange waves on the side of my prints. Are the threaded rods bent or could that be a vibration issue? Or is the coupler too stiff?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/IbumF.jpg)[![enter imag... | [
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4,330 | My Anet A8 frame are broken. I find frame project [AM8 - Metal Frame for Anet A8](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2263216). I like it but I can't find aluminum extrusion needed, like this: [MiSUMi - Aluminum Extrusion - 5 series, Base 20, 20mm x 40mm](https://us.misumi-ec.com/vona2/detail/110302684350/?Inch=0&Categor... | [
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4,332 | I've gone on quite a few sites (thingiverse, grabcad, etc) in search for a coiled tube, but I have yet to find anything suitable. There are a few coils ("springs") but no coiled tubes (i.e. the springs are hollow). Maybe my searching hasn't been good enough! But I was wondering if this is a limitation to 3D printing mo... | [
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4,340 | This is a line drawing and I would like to print it a couple of mm high. I cannot figure out how to get this line drawing filled. I converted to SVG with Inkscape, used GIMP, took it online to TinkerCad and tried it with Onshape but all I ever get is just the line and this does not work well on my printer. What is a sm... | [
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4,353 | I have been working with our SLA printer (Facture Draken) for a couple weeks now printing in makerjuice waxcast. . I have had some successful prints, but the majority (80%) end up as pancakes stuck to the bottom of the resin tray. Some others break in half mid print.
I have experimented with laying my models (round c... | [
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4,355 | What are the basic necessities needed to build a 3d printing machine.
* Workforce
* Technology
* Money
* etc.
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4,361 | I have just ordered some filament samples (each sample is 10m x 1.75mm). How should I test the samples, given that there is only 10 metres of each to play with? Just printing a benchy will use about 4 metres. I would probably want to print a benchy, so that leaves 6 metres to play with. I am mostly interested in produc... | [
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4,367 | Testing my new Wanhao i3+. PLA plastic(Wanhao), basic normal quality settings in Cura (I guess 0.1 mm layer, 40 mm/s speed, 60c bed temp, 200c extruder temp). After 1.5 hours of printing quality degraded, it makes some loose structure.
Edit:
After finish I noticed that problem exists only in layers where it cycles pr... | [
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4,368 | I am trying to control a laser with the fan (D9) and ran into problems.
So I tried P44, no good then P6 also not good.\
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4,380 | I have a TronXY printer (i3 Clone). It has a 220x220 mm heated aluminum bed and I print with a Borosilicate glass plate.
I have a slightly longer print (245 mm) I would like to do and I think I could adjust to settings and end stop to stretch the y-dimension travel and I have found a 229x257 mm plate. This would exten... | [
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4,381 | Is there a way to change the direction a motor goes with G-code instead of reconfiguring Marlin firmware? | [
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4,385 | I'm working with a group at the MIT Launch startup accelerator for high school and I was hoping to do some market research regarding some of the current problems with desktop 3D printers. I was hoping to get some feedback from all your experience with 3D printing and the hours of troubleshooting you've likely encounter... | [
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4,395 | Can anyone help me find/confirm the information needed to setup the CR-10 in the Cura Software
I have following settings from research:
**Printer Settings**
* x = 300 mm
* y = 300 mm
* z = 400 mm
* Build Plate = Rectangular
* Machine Center is Zero = Checked
* Heated Bed = Checked
* G-code Flavor = RepRap (Marlin/Sp... | [
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4,411 | How do I speed up prints for the Monoprice Select IIIP Plus printer?
The manual shows [Cura] examples of:
* Print speed: 50mm/s
* Travel Speed: 80mm/s
* Bottom Layer Speed: 20mm/s
* Infill Speed: 50mm/s
* Outer shell speed: 15mm/s
* Inner shell speed: 30mm/s
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4,418 | I cannot generate the upper part of the solid properly which contain a hole (as in the picture). The solid part (bottom section) printed well.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QpBfR.jpg)
What should I change to print the part with hole properly?
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4,421 | I have Ramps 1.4 and would like to get answer on extrusion in Marlin firmware. I have NEMA 17 stepper motor 1.8 deg, set to 1/16 step. Mk7 direct drive.
38 teeth in extruder drive gear. I bought it from [this website](https://www.robotics.org.za/RDKIT-00?search=extru).
Here are my current settings:
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4,429 | This is my first time building a 3D printer (a "[Creality Ender-4](https://www.3dprintersonlinestore.com/creality-ender4-3d-printer)").
Everything is going fine except the "extruder kit" part that does not have enough space to attach on the frame. Should I drill it to have a longer hole so it can be attached to the fr... | [
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4,432 | I'm planning to make an LCD Resin printer. I'm still learning and I found out that I need daylight resin (which hardens when white light comes from the LCD).
If I search for "Daylight resin" on Google, the only "useful" result I find is for [Photocentric](https://photocentric3d.com/daylightresins/?v=9b6a28c805e0).
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4,457 | I have an ANET A2 Prusa - which I've setup and performed a few prints on and they have various problems with the quality. I'm after some specific experience on what the flow of filament should look like or if my decription triggers someone
I've been adjusting settings - In particular the temperature - as the filament... | [
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4,459 | I am looking for methods to reduce the amount of noise produced by my CR-10. I have the printer in my downstairs study and if I'm doing a long print job, you can hear it upstairs in my son's bedroom and I don't want it keep him awake.
I've seen there are noise reduction feet available on Thingiverse but apparently the... | [
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4,460 | I play a [berimbau](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berimbau) for Capoeira. One of the most fragile (and most expensive) bits is the *cabaça*, a hollow gourd used as a resonator.
I'm not very familiar with the qualities of the resin used for 3d printing. If I were to ta... | [
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4,469 | I am extending the bed of my TronXY X3 FDM RepRap printer.
I am extending the bed from 220 mm x 220 mm to 220 mm x 300 mm. For now, I will keep the existing bed and add and aluminum sheet on top. That leaves 40mm on front and back of the original bed.
Right now I only plan on running PLA; but, I do plan on heating th... | [
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4,471 | I have a mesh of a bowl that has the perfect shape of half a sphere. I want to easily convert it to the containing sphere solid and a box solid that will be subtracted from it.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FlT0X.png "Conversion process")
G... | [
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4,472 | I am curious about the algorithm/principles behind the estimates that the slicing softwares provide. Is there a standard technique behind this and how accurate is it ? | [
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4,484 | On my Mac I've got two versions of Cura installed, in `/Applications/Cura250` and `/Applications/Cura262`.
How can I copy my printer and profile settings from Cura 2.5 to Cura 2.6? | [
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4,487 | For personal usage, indoor, I'm doing some experiments with following lamp (v0.1):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SrEhy.jpg)
LakhmJ is a led bulb enclosed in a methacrylate tube and with a 3D printed finish at the top using PLA (my first 3d print ;-).
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4,493 | Carbon 3d made a 100x faster printer which has a simple and cheap mechanism using a Teflon layer. It appears to have a 20mn in RnD Costs and $7000 mass market production cost.
The only access method for one is a USD$ 161,250 yearly subscription.
Their printer is not available in shapeways... Is there something wrong ... | [
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4,496 | I am experiencing a minor layer separation when printing a body for a tipping-bucket rain gauge, which is basically a hollow tube with thin walls (3 mm). I am using **Prusa I3 MK2** and a **Fillamentum ABS** white plastic. The model has been sliced in **Siplify 3D** with the following settings:
* layer height: 0.2 mm
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4,505 | I was looking for some advice on which 3D printers are good for someone who is just getting into 3D printing?
I have been looking at the Anet A8 on ebay but not sure if they are any good or not.
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4,508 | I am wondering if anyone can help me achieve a good 3d print using polypropylene. I am trying to print custom insoles for shoes and I'm getting some bad warping/lifting (see image).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZKi1R.jpg)
Some details about... | [
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4,520 | I have started printing with PETG so I can create objects that won't deform if I leave them in my car.
My first prints look good, but have strings of material coming off the print in places.
What should I try to prevent that?
I haven't had this problem with PLA. | [
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4,527 | I'm /relatively/ new to 3d printing (I'm getting pretty good prints from my Wanhao di3 plus, but haven't done any DIY kits or anything) and materials engineering is probably the furthest thing from my area of expertise so I thought I would pose this to more experienced makers:
If I'm building a large scale printer (pr... | [
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4,530 | I print my ABS at:
* 240 °C;
* with a bedtemp of 80 °C;
* 5 % rectilinear infill;
* 0.25 mm layer height;
* 2 solid layers top and bottom;
* Fan is completely disabled;
* 0.25 mm extrusion width;
* 50 mm/s perimeter print speed;
* 60 mm/s infill speed;
* 20 mm/s top solid and solid speed;
* No acceleration.
When prin... | [
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4,533 | I'm interested in printing small machine parts (gears, linkages, structural components) so I'm looking for accuracy and mechanical strength over speed and volume.
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4,542 | I am an art rubber stamp maker, using a vulcanizer to make art rubber stamps from molds that are usually created with a magnesium plate.
The normal process is to send artwork off to an engraving firm to acid etch the magnesium plate (11 pt depth is desired) and that metal plate is then used with uncured matrix boards... | [
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4,551 | My printer stopped printing during a few prints, and i found that the extruder had stopped heating, and the motors had stopped running. I checked the code, and nothing was wrong. My 5A fuse though, was extremely hot. I wanted to verify whether it was my fuse that had turned bad or there was some kind of short in my cir... | [
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4,554 | I made a tea bowl, but it leaked when making it in PLA...
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4,556 | can anyone explain in the simplest terms please what is the difference between a point cloud and a voxel mesh? | [
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4,568 | I have a generic printer with no support documentation.
How do I determine what firmware is in use so that I can research how to make the print run? | [
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4,575 | I'm getting this printing where it's not laying the plastic down very well. What could be causing this? I've printed with these settings before, and it turned out just fine. If you need any other info to properly diagnose this, let me know.
I'm using a Robo3D R1+
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4,576 | We manufacture artificial corals for aquarium decorations.
We are trying to use 3D scanning and printing to duplicate live corals. Please see attached photos, left is 3D printed model, right is coral molded using resin.
The problem is lacking detail, the real corals have pores (tiny holes).
Can anybody please help t... | [
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4,602 | I have a Maker Farm Prusa i3v 8" i just finished building. Initially when i first homed it, it ran fine, it even ran a test g code for movement. The problem is now the Z axis wont move anymore. First i checked for physical issues such as binding or nuts coming out of traps, everything's OK there. In Pronterface i can m... | [
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4,605 | Yesterday evening i have been trying to print a few upgrades but after coming home after an hour, it is printing in the air because there is to much filament dust inside the extruder. Is this because the filament that is being extruded is getting to soft so the gear grinds parts off? I never had this problem before.
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4,609 | I like using "Vase Mode" (or single outline corkscrew printing mode) for quick nonfunctional prints, but it tends to leave gaps in horizontal or near horizontal surfaces. I understand why it does this, but is there a way (beyond printing with no infill\*) to get a little more horizontal coverage out of it?
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4,619 | I am having issue with my new printer it is not printing circles correctly although I have change firmware and stepping of motor
advise if anyone know the solution.
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4,632 | I've been trying to get something decent printed for days but nothing works! I have a Tarantula Tevo i3 `MKS Base V1.4` and have done a lot of trial & plenty of error. Still I am puzzled to get good prints.
1. What is the stock firmware for a single extruder regular/large bed firmware & how to configure a large bed (i... | [
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"text": "Answer for **\"2)\"**:\n--------------------\n\nThe default firmware seems to be Repetier. It also includes Bed le... | 2017/09/16 | [
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4,637 | I have make a little test with 4 dots aligned with A tower, B and C tower. Distance W and S are the same in the stl but not in the print. I have tried diferent values of diagonal root but S always is smaller than W, and all S are equal (more or less 38.20mm) and all W are equal (more or less 40.80). I expect that W and... | [
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"text": "Well, you have two main issues:\n\n**1.-** Your calculation for stepping is a little wrong, for example y... | 2017/09/18 | [
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4,643 | I am having this problem with my printer. It doesn't print smooth circular objects. The objects are typically "ribbed" or ridged... never smooth. I am not sure how to fix this.
I have tried fixing it in Meshmixer, I've tried *Sli3r* (I normally use *Cura* 2.7). I've tried turning down acceleration as low as it will go... | [
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"text": "Did you try to use different infill? Denser or less dense?\n\nYou can also try to reduce overlapping infil with... | 2017/09/22 | [
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4,646 | I'm building my own DLP printer with UV LEDs. I use a 20A relay to power them on, since they require high power and can't be directly driven by arduino or Raswgesrh.
I'm planning to use them with NanoDLP on Raswgesrh + GRBL on Asquine.
Is it possible to make NanoDLP tell GRBL to power on (send digital 1/+5V) the rela... | [
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"text": "I think you don't have to use the Arduino. There´s an option in NanoDLP to control the z-axis through the Ra... | 2017/09/22 | [
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4,660 | I have a [Alunar M508 machine](https://www.alunar.net/m508-self-assembly-3d-printer.html) that I am trying to get new firmware on. The firmware that was loaded on the machine wasn't very good. The x axis was mirrored and the home point was way off. I was looking into Marlin to put on the machine, but don't have any exp... | [
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"text": "*disclaimer*: I am the maintainer of the firmware that [you linked](https://github.com/camalot/alunar-prusa-i3-... | 2017/09/27 | [
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4,661 | Is there anything special for printing TPU material e.g extruder or temperature?
It's my first time printing TPU material, so if you have any photos, it would be great if you can share them. | [
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"text": "Elastomers do much better on direct-drive heads (pulled to the head by the motor) than on Bowden designs (where the ma... | 2017/09/27 | [
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4,664 | I have had a 3d printer for a while now, and I have a lot of the quality settings dialed in pretty well, but one thing that constantly bugs me is removing the raft from my finished prints. I am using Repetier and I have set the air gap to 0.2 mm. That led to much better results than the default 0, which were impossible... | [
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"text": "As comments suggest, a raft is not all that popular. Consider using a brim/skirt instead. I've had excellent ... | 2017/09/27 | [
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4,666 | Apologies, I'm a EE designer and software guy. We've been CNC'ing prototypes, and my office just bought a very cheap 3D printer.
I'm using Cura as recomended, and wanted to print a piece that has features on both sides.
Here is a screenshot of each side.
So if you laid one side flat, you see how there is a subtracti... | [
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"text": "I haven't tried printing anything like that, but one trick is to print the piece at an angle of 45°, so as to minimise ... | 2017/09/28 | [
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4,677 | I'm using Solidworks to design parts to be 3d-printed.
I've noticed that if I'm making an assembly, where one part has features that touch other parts, then when I try to save that assembly as an STL for printing, I'll get a dialog from Solidworks saying "This assembly has coincident or interfering geometry that may b... | [
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"text": "When saving assembly as part, do not use the save external faces option. Exterior components is best option t... | 2017/09/30 | [
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