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2018/11/18
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for the specific density of the GEL-LAY and LAYWOO 3D materials by manufacturer CC Products. It isn't noted on their website or on the spool or the box the spools came in. I've looked for hours on Google and various websites, from resellers to people who tested it, without being ab...
2018/11/19
1,172
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<issue_start>username_0: Is there a difference between 3D printing and additive manufacturing if any then explain?<issue_comment>username_1: ### Origin 3D printing and additive manufacturing (AM) both refer to a [range of processes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing_processes) where, opposed to subtractive man...
2018/11/19
2,241
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<issue_start>username_0: In a [previous question](https://3dprinting.stackexchange.com/questions/5604/how-to-re-program-prusa-firmware-to-accept-a-taller-z-axis), I have modified the Z-axis-height of my Prusa Mk3 from 250 mm to 350 mm. Prior to the MMU2 upgrade, I changed the code in my printer to accept the new heigh...
2018/11/20
854
3,238
<issue_start>username_0: I have a new Prusa i3 MK3 and I have noticed that my prints consistently turn out worse on 0.05 mm layer heights than on 0.10 mm. The edges of the 0.05 mm prints turn out rough and sometimes stringy. [![Detail of a 0.05 mm layer height printed model](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KOLcv.jpg)](https...
2018/11/21
2,016
6,611
<issue_start>username_0: I have a CR-10S 500 and want to change a capacitor on it to improve and solve temperature issues. This capacitor that needs to be changed should be labeled as "C4" as mentioned on [this](https://www.jozerworx.com/creality-cr-10s-c4-capacitor-diy-fix-tutorial/) post but it's not present on my mo...
2018/11/22
1,457
4,924
<issue_start>username_0: I have a WiFi module that only needs two wires connection to work. These are RX and TX pins connected to Arduino or the CR-10S printer board but I don't know if there is any physical or software UARTs TX and RX pins. My goal is to add a Wifi support to the CR-10S printer. Since this is not Ardu...
2018/11/24
989
4,258
<issue_start>username_0: I am currently encountering a problem where under certain circumstances, the extruder stutters when it starts a new layer. I am printing on an Anycubic i3 Mega and am slicing with Cura 3.6.0. The problem seems to occur in the main part of prints, as well as in supports. However it seems to only...
2018/11/24
606
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<issue_start>username_0: I have designed a bread mark and printed it on the Prusa i3 MK3. [![Bread mark](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qs5PP.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qs5PP.png) I wanted it to have as sharp edges as possible, so I used a triangle: [![Triangle](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AMTCP.png)](https://i.stack....
2018/11/24
1,464
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a small problem where plastic comes out of the nozzle while the printer is at a standstill (normally towards the end of heating the nozzle for a print), and whilst it moves from the line for clearing the nozzle on the left of the bed (Cura) before the actual print starts. This causes a s...
2018/11/26
1,608
6,047
<issue_start>username_0: I was noticing on a print I had just done that the quality was not up to typical snuff. I had just started using a roll of PLA filament that I had been keeping on a shelf without a wrapper for a couple months. How long can you store filament before it gets too hydrated from the air to print? I ...
2018/11/26
1,775
6,371
<issue_start>username_0: I bought a few new nozzles expecting them to come with that little tube that comes out of the nozzle. They didn't come with them after all, so I tried to reuse the tube I originally had in the printer. Turns out my old tube is 4mm OD and 2mm ID, but the new nozzles have 2mm holes for the tube t...
2018/11/26
1,771
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<issue_start>username_0: I want to extend **all** my CR-10S wires. I have two long wire types: 22 and 18 AWG wires. I've done some research and found the following: * Extruder heating element: 22 AWG or lower. * Extruder thermistor sensor: 22 AWG or lower (Doesn't really need much amp). * Fans: 24 AWG or lower (Doesn'...
2018/11/27
802
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<issue_start>username_0: Here is the sequence of my Gcode, printed in mid-air: ``` Print (E20) Retract (E-20) Dwell (G4 10,000) Move away (E0) Print (E20) ``` See the path on the printscreen below: [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rbYqY.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rbYqY.png) When the p...
2018/11/28
783
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<issue_start>username_0: So I just got a Da-Vinci 3-in-1 Junior Pro 3D Printer, and was excited to start printing my first model. When I open my .STL File in the XYZWare that comes with the printer, and click print, it says that the cartridge inserted into my printer in not genuine, and that it won't print until I ord...
2018/11/28
2,440
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<issue_start>username_0: I thought as a fun project to make my own 3D printer out of a normal printer parts + some parts out of old CD-ROM drives that are lying around. The printer of my choice is an HP PSC 1315 one. [![HP PSC 1315 All-in-One Inkjet Printer](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aNHM2m.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur....
2018/11/29
1,815
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<issue_start>username_0: **TL;DR:** I'm looking to change the steps per mm but I'm not sure what to set it to. Do I decide on a temperature and change the rate based on the percentage for that temp? Or is there a more general setting I can put it to? Or is there a different underlying problem here? I'm running into an...
2018/11/29
724
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<issue_start>username_0: I've recently purchased an Ender 3 and have had great success with some Cura settings found on a YouTube Tutorial at 0.2 mm resolution. So then I noticed that there were default settings in Cura for the Ender 3. Except printing at 0.2 mm it selects a 20 % infill, and when choosing 0.1 mm it ch...
2018/11/29
787
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<issue_start>username_0: I have designed this in Blender: [![Screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucC7j.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ucC7j.png) The bottom is a regular n-gon with 0.8mm in height. In Slic3r, I see that the bottom-most layer is not solid: [![Screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5QkC7.png)](https:...
2018/11/30
890
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<issue_start>username_0: I am having an issue where several prints I downloaded from thingiverse causing my printer to freeze in the first minute of the print. The print head stops, pushes out a small amount of PLA and then does nothing. The control board continues to show the print progress bar continuing. One thing ...
2018/12/02
768
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<issue_start>username_0: I like Tinkercad so far for it's very simple UI. (I'm new to 3D modeling and very confused by Blender and the like.) However, I'm not using it to do 3D printing just yet. For I'd like to be able to be to slap textures on the models I make and get images of that. What is the easiest beginner way...
2018/12/03
1,671
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<issue_start>username_0: I built a cheap Delta printer with ATMega board and 1.8° motors. The micro stepping is limitied to 1/16. Beside a decent print quality, I observe a moire effect on flat surfaces. The moire is clearly caused by a combination of both, the 1.8° motors steps and the low microstepping. I thought a...
2018/12/03
679
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to print my first test but my Creality Ender 3 starts printing near the front edge and within 10 seconds is printing in front of the tray (off onto my table). I really think it should be starting the print in the middle and then never going so close to the edge and even over it Wha...
2018/12/05
901
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<issue_start>username_0: First post here, so please forgive me for any silly mistakes. Recently the y-axis (I think, forward-backward) has started skipping forward when printing the first layer of my print. It prints the raft with no issues at all, sticks the bed nice and flat and the raft is perfect every time. The...
2018/12/05
479
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to print with clay. These are my Slic3r speed settings, [![Slic3r speed settings](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FE115.png "Slic3r speed settings")](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FE115.png "Slic3r speed settings") Other information; * Nozzle: 1.4 mm * First layer height: 0.9 mm * layer h...
2018/12/07
326
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<issue_start>username_0: I've been making some ABS prints, but it's really hard to remove it afterwards. I've read a lot of different ways of removing it, including using the included chisel/spatula, using air duster, 50/50 alcohol/water, reheating the bed... I've also read about using a flexible bed that can flex it ...
2018/12/07
1,128
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<issue_start>username_0: A while ago bought a Bowden extruder to replace the old built-in one (It was malfunctioning or something that I cannot remember well). This one in particular has been acquired: [![The extruder set](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LF28s.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LF28s.jpg) The thing is, that a...
2018/12/09
936
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm having issues getting PETG to print nicely. I have encountered pretty much every issue because when I fix one thing another issue pops up. I see people saying that you should "just copy your PLA settings", but that *definitely* did not work for me, with issues from bed adhesion, stringing, ...
2018/12/09
381
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<issue_start>username_0: I keep hearing about vase mode, but I have some problem figuring out how to set it up in my slicer; I use Cura slicer. So, I'd like to get some settings to do it in Ultimaker Cura, using PLA if the material is important, plus any advice on how to properly do it and ensure that the print retain...
2018/12/10
2,999
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<issue_start>username_0: Earlier today I successfully completed a small print (less than 1 hour) on our Tevo Tarantula. When it came time to print the next one, I started preheating for PLA and got an "E1 Thermal Runaway" error. I replaced the heating element with a backup and got no error on preheat. With an estimate...
2018/12/12
763
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<issue_start>username_0: We're printing on a WASP 3MT pellet extruder with PLA. To save time, we're leaving the hotend at 160 °C between prints but realized that the print quality varies, from one print to the another, when using the same G-code file. Could it be that leaving the temperature at 160 °C constantly crea...
2018/12/13
344
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<issue_start>username_0: Is a home 3D printer capable of printing a good bicycle air pump? I've searched the Internet and there is very limited info on it. Things need to be rigid and very minutious in the valve part of the pump. I could give an example of what I thought in the image [![enter image description here](h...
2018/12/13
358
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm using a Monoprice Maker Select v2 (a Monoprice-branded Wanhao i3 duplicator) and would like to calibrate temperature readings for my hotend. I used a thermal probe on my multimeter to determine the hotend is running about 5 degrees C above it's reported temperature (setting it to 200 degre...
2018/12/13
473
1,805
<issue_start>username_0: I tried out printing a "bridge" for the first time using this [Bridge Calibration model](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:284380). The model creator suggests printing, tweaking settings, and printing again until it works "properly." My first try worked reasonably well, but the underside of t...
2018/12/14
532
2,045
<issue_start>username_0: A couple of prints after leveling the bed (<10), I noticed some weird sound, and saw the nozzle scratching the build-plate. What is really weird, is that I noticed (My printer is in quite a dark edge, so the build plate isn't really illuminated), that there were some scratches from a print bef...
2018/12/14
788
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm attemping my first print where I pause the print, change the filament, and resume to achieve a two-color print. My first attempt failed when the printer resumed printing over a centimeter away from where it should have on the X axis. My second attempt was much better, but still resumed abou...
2018/12/15
807
3,020
<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to get my first layer calibrating done but no matter what I do, I can not get the lines sticking to the bed. My first question is the distance of the P.I.N.D.A. What I did was what Prusa recommends on [this pic](https://d17kynu4zpq5hy.cloudfront.net/igi/prusa3d/KtMljQEIWfs5QXJV.med...
2018/12/15
676
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a Monoprice Maker Ultimate 3D printer (a rebranded Wanhao Duplicator 6) and out of the box the hotend temps when set to 200 would vary between 190 and 210. I used repetier-host to run [PID tuning](https://reprap.org/wiki/PID_Tuning) and stored the last set of values it gave when it finis...
2018/12/16
685
2,548
<issue_start>username_0: I'm setting up my first 3D Printer, a Prusa i3 MK2 clone. When I try to heat the bed, nothing happens. Then Marlin throws this error after a while: ``` Bed Heating Failed PRINTER HALTED Please reset ``` In Pronterface I see this in the console: ``` Error:Heating failed, system stopped! He...
2018/12/17
2,435
7,373
<issue_start>username_0: Where is the correct Marlin firmware file and location to add code that I want to shop up in the LCD menu of my printer, and then execute the function I write when the button is pressed? For example I want to add a menu item that says "Preheat Custom" that is in the same menu as "preheat PLA" ...
2018/12/17
1,855
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<issue_start>username_0: My Flashforge Adventurer 3 is not printing properly. Filament feeder makes repetitive loud thumping noise and not enough filament is extruded. Resulting print (if completed) is not solid. Results vary with filament. Flashforge brand (red) PLA works best. Any other filament fails completely unl...
2018/12/18
1,695
6,688
<issue_start>username_0: I've just printed my very first part and it did not want to come loose from the build plate, it fact, it just broke instead. I can heat the bed up again and work it off, but I wondered if a release agent would be better? I have a silicon release spray (like those use with molds). Could I spra...
2018/12/18
430
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<issue_start>username_0: While printing a simple model, my printer starts to layer-shift the build in a direction suddenly. I used the default setting for ultimaker Cura 3.4.1. It has done this same thing for multiple different prints. I would guess it is the software. How do I fix the issue? [![ultimaker cura image]...
2018/12/19
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<issue_start>username_0: Some prints take a long time and, as I'm not in a workshop, I need to pause the print sometimes. Are there any special considerations I should take when pausing, or can I literally just click pause, leave it for twelve hours or so, and it'll continue without any ill effects? I'm using PLA at ...
2018/12/20
383
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<issue_start>username_0: I want to hook up an Arduino to my Creality printer running Marlin firmware, such that I can have a few physical buttons mounted on the machine that will execute commands such as preheat, home, disable steppers, and so on, so that I don't have to navigate through the clunky LCD screen. Ideally...
2018/12/20
952
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<issue_start>username_0: Why is it that if I execute a gcode command that causes the stepper motor to turn in reverse (any negative move on the X axis), after the step it will emit a high pitched whine until it gets another command to rotate in its forward direction? Executing multiple reverse commands will cause the ...
2018/12/20
327
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm working with a project involving 3D printing's terminology, but I'm not such an expert... so I was asking myself if someone can explain the meaning of the "downstream" adjective in this field. More precisely, I'm dealing with this sentence: "Handle any downstream task", which I really can...
2018/12/21
940
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<issue_start>username_0: The first layer is very patchy indeed. I've calibrated the build plate pretty accurately but even if it was a badly calibrated build plate I don't think it would have this effect. [![Patchy First Layer.](https://imgur.com/S4KsNA3.png)](https://imgur.com/S4KsNA3.png) It doesn't *seem* to have ...
2018/12/21
1,690
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<issue_start>username_0: Before the print has actually started I have set up Auto Bed Leveling using a BLTouch sensor, during the period that this runs I find that material leaks out of the nozzle and curls back onto itself and by the time it finishes it is substantial enough to cause problems when the nozzle is primed...
2018/12/21
1,269
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a 3D printer at home, the Colido Compact, and for some reason when I 3D print big flat surfaces a really weird thing happens. I'm using some PLA from Colido too I think [![Weeeird surface artefacts](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QOMPF.jpg "Weeeird surface artefacts")](https://i.stack.imgur....
2018/12/22
1,229
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<issue_start>username_0: I printed out this calibration shape from [Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2656594) with an unexpectedly catastrophic failure. It looks like there are *a lot* of things wrong here. ![Front View](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V7QlZ.jpg) ![Side View](https://i.stack.imgur.com/QbZTR.jp...
2018/12/22
1,449
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<issue_start>username_0: Current main problem is that at various points during a print, one layer doesn’t attach well to the layer below it. That is what appears to be causing the artifacts in the second picture below, but the picture may not show it clearly. Background ---------- I have a Makerbot Replicator 5th gen...
2018/12/23
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<issue_start>username_0: I have an Anet A8 and I currently try to improve the y-axis (with a tensioner and a frame to support the structure). Now after I dis- and reassembled the y-axis, I get a loud rattling noise when homing the y-axis (and also when moving it stepwise from within the firmware). After the rattling go...
2018/12/23
667
2,761
<issue_start>username_0: I'm in dire need to reprint a small chunk of a print that got messed up during print because the support for it broke which I cannot explain whatsoever. Anyway. I need to edit the STL file and I don't know what tool to use since Blender is definitely not user friendly for just a simple cut and...
2018/12/24
665
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<issue_start>username_0: My Anet A8 suddenly had issues with being unable to heat the bed. After ruling out software issues, I disconnected the connector and found this (sorry for the terrible quality): [![Faulty connector: left male, right female, indicator on the burnt pin](https://i.stack.imgur.com/7WYfE.jpg)](http...
2018/12/24
1,440
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<issue_start>username_0: I have an object that has cutouts in it (alignment pins fit in the cutouts). The shape of the hole is a right triangle with the point clipped off to create a flat surface in the deep part of the hole. When I print the object in vertical orientation the wall in the deepest part of the cutout is...
2018/12/25
559
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<issue_start>username_0: I printed a test cube with ABS on my Ender 3 and after some tuning, I still have a problem I cannot solve. Two of the vertical edges (I believe they are the ones on the X+ side) are slightly squished in. Could this be due to warping or something else? I printed it at 0.1 mm layer height, 235/11...
2018/12/26
3,431
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<issue_start>username_0: Can I Print models from Sources like [Thingiverse](https://www.thingiverse.com/) and sell them ? I will be only charging the print costs and will provide full credits and attributes to the original creator of the model (with links to their profiles) in my web-page. There are websites like [3dh...
2018/12/28
777
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<issue_start>username_0: I started a print on my Monoprice Select v2 and let it run. I'm printing with Dikale PLA at 200 °C extruder and 60 °C build plate temperatures. My initial layer speed is 30mm/s then 60mm/s after that. Although the Monoprice comes with an aluminum build plate, I put on a [FYSETC magnetic bed pl...
2018/12/28
2,314
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<issue_start>username_0: I am a physics graduate student and I want to create some 3D models for my crystal samples. We have an X-ray diffractometer in our lab. It comes with a goniometer inside it, so basically I can take as many photos as needed from any angles. (I have included a gif animation made of 10 photos take...
2018/12/29
687
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<issue_start>username_0: So I am trying to fix a custom built 3D printer for my institute and am running into a problem I can't wrap my head around. So the limit switches for Y-axis and Z-Axis work just fine, but the X-Axis does not. All three switches are Makerbot (3-pin), and all three light up the LED when they g...
2018/12/29
1,013
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<issue_start>username_0: Could you use a 3D printer to make a 3D printer's parts? What is the most of a 3D printer that can be made this way? Could parts that break be replaced this way?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, you can print most of the parts (electronics, linear guide rails, ball bearings and nuts and bolts, et...
2018/12/29
817
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<issue_start>username_0: So, the wife got me a Creality Ender-3 Pro 3d Printer for Christmas. Assembly was easy, axis movements are all solid... when I go to print the [test-dog.gcode](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2879047) file provided with the machine, it comes out looking... flat. Not kind of flat. TOTALLY fl...
2018/12/29
752
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<issue_start>username_0: I recently got a Dremel 3D20, and I understand it only takes PLA filament according to the Dremel site. However, I was wondering if anyone has successfully used TPU filament or knows it will work fine. I’m more than happy to use other software to change the temperature, I just don’t want to gun...
2018/12/31
651
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<issue_start>username_0: Recently got an Anycubic I3 Mega Printer and I've been playing with what it can do, but after a model is done it leaves residue on the build plate behind that is bugging me. Do I NEED to remove it? If so, how? Thanks! (I'm using PLA if that matters) My Problem: [![Residue left on build plate...
2018/12/31
1,331
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a few issues with the blue tape, which I'm trying out for the first time. The tape seems to warp, bubble and lift from the aluminum plate when it heats and cools and during printing. I put some clips on it, but not sure if this is standard. It also seems the print is lifting off the ta...
2019/01/01
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<issue_start>username_0: It feels like my print is almost there, I spent a long time fine tuning the calibration with a fantastic set of G-code files from [<NAME>](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EfWVUJjBdA). I am using an Ender 3, on which I have modified the heatbed to carry a glass sheet, otherwise factory standar...
2019/01/01
1,490
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<issue_start>username_0: Does anyone notice that when they upgrade from an MK8Makerbot(?) to a E3D V6 hotend that when using the same settings and bed-leveling/z-distance-setting procedures, that the filament is much more likely to be pulled up and bunch up around the nozzle while printing the first layer? It occurs m...
2019/01/02
719
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<issue_start>username_0: I bought a 32 GB SDHC (Sandisk) I'd like to use for my Monoprice 3D printer. I have downloaded Partition Wizard and partitioned a 2GB primary partition formatted as FAT and it still does not show any files. What am I doing wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: For an SD card to work with the pr...
2019/01/02
577
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<issue_start>username_0: I dont want the part cooling fan on during preheat, especially when I'm only heating the bed, it is just unnecessarily loud and serves no purpose at that time. However when I set `PREHEAT_1_FAN_SPEED` to 0 it has no effect, the fan still spins at full speed as soon as I preheat either the hote...
2019/01/02
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<issue_start>username_0: I managed to tear my build plate trying to get some very stubborn plastic off it. [![Torn build plate](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fDqad.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fDqad.jpg) I'll need to buy a new one, what characteristics are important for me to ensure it's compatable with my printer? I...
2019/01/04
1,853
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<issue_start>username_0: Here's what it looks like [![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XjFer.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XjFer.jpg) This is the model [thingiverse linky](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2991851) It looks like it couldn't print the edge, but this happened many many hours af...
2019/01/05
520
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a set of 2D pictures from a CT scan. How can I convert them into a 3D model for 3D printing? An example looks like this: [![CT-Scan of a mouse's bones](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EV9Q8.jpg "CT-Scan of a mouse's bones")](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EV9Q8.jpg "CT-Scan of a mouse's bones")<i...
2019/01/06
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<issue_start>username_0: When choosing a layer height, I know that often you go as fine as your printer will do for better precision, but sometimes you go a little thicker, for speed, for example. I also see 0.1 mm and 0.2 mm as common thicknesses. What are my options here? When I'm working on a part where I want to ...
2019/01/06
2,232
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<issue_start>username_0: I have a Monoprice Select v2 that I just bought less than 2 months ago. I've manually leveled it on several prints prior. I noticed a couple of holes in my print bed after my last print, like the extruder pushed into the sheet really hard. They're both on the same side. I then noticed that th...
2019/01/07
1,113
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<issue_start>username_0: I am trying to print an item with a rectangular grid (using PLA on Ultimaker 2+): [![item with a grid](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RHcqX.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/RHcqX.png) Holes are 4x4 mm, distance between holes (wall thickness): 1mm. I am printing with 0.4 mm nozzle. Unfortunately, U...
2019/01/07
538
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<issue_start>username_0: I can print a reasonably high quality print, but then there will be a millimetre or two of rubbish. [![Bad layer](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ppdc.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9ppdc.jpg) [![Bad layer](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9kreD.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9kreD.jpg) This can happen...
2019/01/07
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<issue_start>username_0: I'm trying to build an assembly with one larger part (about 50 mm x 50 mm), two small parts (about 10 mm x 5 mm) each, and one part that starts with two 2 mm x 2 mm squares that eventually bridge into a sort of flap. The larger part has decent adhesion for a couple of layers, but the small part...
2019/01/07
340
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<issue_start>username_0: Whilst looking to fix a different problem I had I came across this video. It's a filament reel holder, but at 02:40 the person uses a mysterious fluid. I haven't seen anything like this before (though had wondered). [Mystery cleaning fluid.](https://youtu.be/X6ArZeWYSZE "Mystery cleaning flui...
2019/01/08
604
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<issue_start>username_0: I get an `error: printer halted. (kill() called!` Any time I home my machine's X or Y axis. I have just installed a 3D touch auto bed level sensor, ironically it works fine. I was using Sprinter firmware but it doesn't support auto bed level, so thus I'm using Marlin. I am using the latest vers...
2019/01/08
891
3,375
<issue_start>username_0: In the context of a personal project I would like to reproduce the appearance of a commercial product of which I send you a cropped image. I would also like to point out that I do not have the object in question, but it would seem that it is made from a polymer. The product is a case with an...
2019/01/08
1,180
4,184
<issue_start>username_0: I've been having some bed adhesion problems that I have been trying to solve by leveling the bed. I think that it's pretty level now but when I start a print the lines seem pretty flat. Is this true? I used a feeler gauge to have a 0.2 mm gap between the bed and nozzle, but the center feels as ...
2019/01/08
2,407
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<issue_start>username_0: After a brownout a print failed and it got the whole hotend covered in PLA. I am now in the process of replacing some parts on the hotend (one of the thermistor legs broke of) and also wanted to take the heater cartridge out. The problem is that the bolt that locks the heater cartridge is stuck...
2019/01/09
900
3,364
<issue_start>username_0: Today I was printing some parts and I got these burn marks at the corners: [![1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/D8b3n.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/D8b3n.jpg) This is the first time I see this on this printer (Anycubic I3 Mega). I was using more or less the same settings (in Cura) as always, alt...
2019/01/11
1,863
7,941
<issue_start>username_0: I have been working on a printer project that basically is a 2D printer (dot matrix type). We are using solenoids as actuators to make impressions on the paper. We are now in the process of designing custom software. But a problem that we have encountered is that we have no idea how to design s...
2019/01/11
616
2,436
<issue_start>username_0: So I've had my CR-10 Mini for some months now, and I've been continually having strange problems with bed leveling. Basically, after leveling the bed and printing a part, the bed is no longer leveled for printing again. Just now, I auto-homed, leveled the bed to where there was a pretty good a...
2019/01/12
1,079
3,992
<issue_start>username_0: My ender3 came with a BuildTak-clone surface, and as I was a little too vigorous in getting the print off the bed (I had failed to level right and printed a bit too tight to the bed, resulting in SUPER strong adhesion), I needed to replace it. Peeling off the black was easy. The plastic sheet ...
2019/01/12
626
2,288
<issue_start>username_0: I just switched to the Duet Wifi board (used MKS Gen L 1.0 before) and now small structures look terrible. From my observations the hot end moves correctly, but almost no filament gets extruded. On the other hand larger structures look very good. With the MKS board the exact same G-code worked ...
2019/01/14
1,734
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<issue_start>username_0: I understand how slicer programs create sets of closed-loop polygons to print on a layer-by-layer basis. For a given closed loop polygon which needs to be printed, the tool path generator will know the coordinates and how those coordinates are connected to each other, such that traversing a set...
2019/01/15
692
2,131
<issue_start>username_0: I want to print this [heat tower calibration test](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2213410). The instructions say to change the temperature every 25 layers. It also tells me to use G-Code command `M104 Sxxx` First, is there a way to specify this command using Ultimaker Cura? If not, how do...
2019/01/15
586
2,126
<issue_start>username_0: I flashed the TH3D unified firmware (R2.7) yesterday and so far everything works. I printed the 20 mm cube using the same G-code file I used for my very first print ever. However, with TH3D firmware I noticed that the print head was ridiculously fast compared to the previous firmware. The new c...
2019/01/15
886
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<issue_start>username_0: Printer: Monoprice Select V2. I've done several prints already and swapped out filaments many times but in my most recent swap, I can't feed my PLA through any more. I first preheat my extruder for PLA temps (185 °C). Then I press the plastic thingy to allow me to push as much of the filament...
2019/01/16
1,684
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<issue_start>username_0: I've been 3D printing for a while and I've noticed that, when printing small parts, my colored plastics (PLA, PLA+ and ABS) have better layer adhesion than black ones. Did you notice this? What could be the cause?<issue_comment>username_1: Not inherently. There are two things at work that mi...
2019/01/16
1,205
4,735
<issue_start>username_0: I'm having a lot of difficulty removing support material without damaging the print. ![Support material](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wUyNe.jpg) ![Support marterial](https://i.stack.imgur.com/chXd9.jpg) Are there any tips/tricks to doing this or is it just a case of sanding, cutting, chopping an...
2019/01/16
2,273
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<issue_start>username_0: I own a Creality CR-10 (using Ultimaker Cura for slicing) and I am experiencing terrible printing problems. My problem: I am not able to print anything that takes several hours to print. For parts printed in 30 minutes or so, my printer usually works. The prints end up like this (unfinished a...
2019/01/17
662
2,398
<issue_start>username_0: I am in college and am doing a team competition to print PPSU filament, and get the best results. This is being put on by the Solvay company, who makes the material. Our team signed up and the university bought us an [Intamsys](https://www.intamsys.com/) [Funmat HT](https://www.intamsys.com/fun...
2019/01/19
1,131
3,673
<issue_start>username_0: I'm new to 3D printing, but I've solved all of my problems except for this rough surface shown in the image of a Benchy print: [![Benchy showing printing defects](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rhJhL.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rhJhL.jpg) Any suggestions are appreciated. * Printer (new): Rapt...
2019/01/20
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<issue_start>username_0: [![0.200 mm layer height, single wall](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bujra.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Bujra.png) [![0.075 mm layer height, 2walls, no infill](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gCYkr.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/gCYkr.png) * These lines exist on all prints, PLA, ABS. * They're 0.8 ...
2019/01/20
2,590
10,181
<issue_start>username_0: I have an Ender 3 that I have been pretty happy with so far, however it recently started an odd behavior and I can't figure out what's causing it. What happens is that the first ~3 mm of the print comes out "sloppy". After that, everything clears up and it prints fine for the rest of the prin...
2019/01/21
1,504
5,869
<issue_start>username_0: My CR-10 is starting prints, BUT then makes weird spiral pattern, layers go up vertically with large gaps. Hollow infill. ![wierd vertical spiral layering pattern](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cQynM.jpg) ![printed fine at base then randomly happened](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bEbhg.jpg) ![This on...
2019/01/21
453
1,715
<issue_start>username_0: I got myself a Creality Ender 3 and just finished assembling it and I noticed that the home position is at the right instead of the left. It also is about about 3 mm in front of the right corner. Anyone could maybe help me to understand what is wrong?<issue_comment>username_1: Did you make sur...