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New thermistor isolation, how?
We are trying to repair an Ultimaker Original+. One problem is a missing resistor isolation. The Ultimaker Original+ prints with up to 260 Degree Celcius.
Which kind of isolation products are suitable to resist the heat and are fitting on the thin…
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Extruder skipping/clicking (brand new printer)
I just got a GeeeTech Rostock 301 mixer head delta printer and am having trouble honing in on why the extruder is struggling with my first spool of ABS.
Being the main parts of the printer came assembled I am unsure of where to start taking things…
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Why do I have problems trying to get Slic3r to load a config file?
I decided to fire up my 3D Printer again after a while. I have new PCs, so I had to download Slic3r fresh, so I got the latest version (1.2.9). Then I went and found my old config file. It's really old, from 2013!
And Slic3r did not load it when…
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Blow vs suck air over hotend's heatsink
I've build a 3D printer from sourced parts and mounted the hotend cooler to blow air over the heatsink.
Talking to a friend, he said it's better to reverse the airflow over the heatsink, but couldn't give me an argument other than everywhere he saw…
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3d prints come up with ribbing on one side
The right side of my prints always have the standard ribbing effect given by a bent z rod, however I have replaced the rod and there was no change. Here are pictures of one of my more recent prints:
and the left side of that same print:
As you can…
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Identifying PLA/PETG or ABS
I received a roll of Black filament as a present, and struggled to print with it, experiencing extreme under-extrusion (and slippage of the hobbed gear). Higher temperatures seemed to work better, particularly in freeing up the extrude rate.
The…
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Increasing hotend temperature to compensate for increased filament throughput
It seems that when filament throughput is increased (by increasing movement speed or extrusion width/height), printing temperature also has to be increased to compensate, because the filament will have less time to spend in the melting zone. That…
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photogrammetry with partially translucent objects
I've captured a stationary spinning object in a computer game. It's semi translucent and there are stationary objects behind it.
As I expected it did not convert using Autodesk's remake. It gives no explanation other than 'Error'. I obviously can't…
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Thick wall or solid part of an otherwise medium-fill part
I'm trying to design a camera handle, which will be around 8" long and will have a brass camera thread insert in the end, where the camera will be mounted. (That way, I don't have to screw the camera thread into plastic which will wear out…
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Mesh/Geometry quality
tried searching but couldn't find anything.
I do not have a 3d printer so can't really experiment on my own, which means that when I am going to order a 3d print I want to get it as good as possible. So, my question:
Do quality of geometry matters…
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Change 1.75 mm 3D printer to 3.0 mm printer
I am planning on buying a cheap 3D printer to get into 3D printing, but the printer I'm planning to buy only takes 1.75 mm filament, I was wondering if it might be possible to change the hotend of that printer or something to take in 3.0 mm…
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Opening .STL to scale in Print Studio (Dremel)
New to 3D printing so sorry if this is a simple/basic question. I've done a ton of Googling but can't seem to find the answer...
When I download a .STL file and open it in Print Studio, it opens as a HUGE object - much larger than you would ever…
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Small Z axis step: Repetier-Firmware
Z axis length for my printer equals 120 mm. When I manually pass this length, from display controller menu, it's about few millimeters. Then I set the resolution (ZAXIS_STEPS_PER_MM) at 1600 steps per mm. And nothing changed, step still very…
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How to smooth the surface of parts printed with Co-polyester (PET) filament
Are there any techniques for getting a smooth finish for parts printed with co-polyester (PET) filaments? More specifically, I am looking for an alternative that does not roughen the look of the part - such as using sandpaper - but rather works like…
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Non-Heated Beds affect on 3D Prints
I'm looking to buy my first 3D Printer, on a tight budget of $250. Unfortunately, this printer that I found on Amazon comes with all the bells and whistles, except for a heated bed.
I want to know if this would affect printing severely, as I have…
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