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    I will play about with the print speed and the...

    I will play about with the print speed and the various settings I can mess with in Simplify .... that may well help get the initial layer nice. The larger areas printed OK, but the finer stuff did...
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    Been busy over the weekend and am just about to...

    Been busy over the weekend and am just about to glue together my first build. Went pretty well. Discovered a few parts printer really badly if laid out one way, but really well flipped up, which has...
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    Not sure...that was the sample print they...

    Not sure...that was the sample print they include. No idea on settings, but I guess it's the best quality. Going to try some stuff from scratch next. See how I get on

    update:

    Going like a...
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    10774 we have pictures :)

    10774

    we have pictures :)
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    Well..I have officially popped my 3D printing...

    Well..I have officially popped my 3D printing cherry :)

    The Wanhoa test model 'hand' has been printed. I am pretty pleased with the result. The definition on the model is pretty good, and the...
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    offer gratefully received :)

    offer gratefully received :)
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    @curious aardvark ... wow ...loads of things to...

    @curious aardvark ... wow ...loads of things to print and add! The braces and cooling stuff look handy! In fact the only thing I won;t need is the thumbwheels for the wingnuts as Wanhoa have now...
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    Thanks number40Fan, I'll keep that in mind. ...

    Thanks number40Fan, I'll keep that in mind.

    Did the sensible thing, and REALLY read the manual, not the quickstart, and it states:

    "With the printer powered off, check the Z axis level. The X...
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    With typical precision, the bed will not level...

    With typical precision, the bed will not level and with it would fully up on the left front, that corner is fine...but fully down, the head is hitting the bed on the right corner.

    The manual...
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    Well..I have taken the plunge and have my first...

    Well..I have taken the plunge and have my first printer :)

    I ended up going for a Wanhao duplicator I3,

    It was an all metal frame, heated bed, and comes pretty much preassembled, so no kit...
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    Sadly...I live in a country with a cash starved...

    Sadly...I live in a country with a cash starved economy desperate for every penny it can claw out of you. Not in the middle of nowhere, but in a large city with a thriving Chinatown receiving regular...
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    Another damn newby asking dumb questions

    Well...youi go to start somewhere!

    I have done more research than I care to mention, and tried posting on a few other forums, but some of them seem pretty dead and replies hard to come by. This...
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