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02-24-2021, 07:48 AMCORRECTION I have just printed the out line and it can JUST be fitted diagonally on an Ender 3 pro bed !3 replies | 167 view(s) -
02-24-2021, 07:32 AMThe only way these files could be printed on a simple FDM printer is with the "flat" side down and there might be problems with the grooves on what...3 replies | 167 view(s)
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02-23-2021, 06:52 AMIs the model warping of the print bed.??2 replies | 186 view(s)
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02-23-2021, 06:45 AMPS by doing our own 3d printing we reduced prototyping delays hugely and saves the bureau cost which was running at £60 to£100 a week.5 replies | 777 view(s)
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02-23-2021, 06:29 AMIt all depends, as someone above has said by why you want to be involved in 3d printing? If it's for a hobby if you get pleasurer out of it it's...5 replies | 777 view(s)
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02-19-2021, 08:35 AMGambo replied to a thread Person who Invented BL Touch - Are they a sadist in 3D Printer Parts, Filament & MaterialsNot always a factory sometimes Chinese Charlie's shed if some of the things I have had from there are to go by! But it's a genuine shed.9 replies | 887 view(s)
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02-18-2021, 09:19 AMGambo replied to a thread Recommendation for Printer/Material/Technology to print small cookie cutter in 3D Printers (Hardware)here is an example this was made of PET-G and is 75mm overall and 12mm high wall thickness 2mm at base tapering to 0.8mm at cutting edge used 5.5grm...13 replies | 996 view(s)
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02-18-2021, 08:40 AMGambo replied to a thread Recommendation for Printer/Material/Technology to print small cookie cutter in 3D Printers (Hardware)Hi CA I understand your point of view !13 replies | 996 view(s)
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02-18-2021, 07:36 AMGambo replied to a thread Recommendation for Printer/Material/Technology to print small cookie cutter in 3D Printers (Hardware)To make my view clear about the Ender 3 pro I bought 1 a year ago at the beginning of lock down incase there were issues with getting 3d printed...13 replies | 996 view(s)
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02-17-2021, 11:49 AMHi David I have just had the chance to read the installation instruction for your machine I think the second stage of bed leveling is calibrating the...12 replies | 1185 view(s)
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02-17-2021, 11:28 AMAt this stage the only thing left to do is to swap the hot ends over between the working and the faulty machine or buy a brand new hot end complete...2 replies | 445 view(s)
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02-17-2021, 08:04 AMGambo replied to a thread Recommendation for Printer/Material/Technology to print small cookie cutter in 3D Printers (Hardware)Either would be easy to make with an ender 3 but a little tweeking would help for instance 1 mm walls would help with a taper not a step. ...13 replies | 996 view(s)
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02-17-2021, 06:34 AMGambo replied to a thread Recommendation for Printer/Material/Technology to print small cookie cutter in 3D Printers (Hardware)Almost any filament 3d printer will cover your requirements except the enclosure which is un-necessary for some materials like PLA. I bought a Ender...13 replies | 996 view(s)
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02-17-2021, 06:21 AMGambo replied to a thread Moving bed at end of print - Creality CR10S Pro V2 in General 3D Printing DiscussionThat's normal just pull it forward after it stops beware it could be hot!!3 replies | 293 view(s)
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02-16-2021, 01:27 PMGambo replied to a thread Ender 3 V2 Intermittent extruder motor and nozzle overtemperature alarm in Tips, Tricks and Tech HelpCould it be main board going intermittent due to over heating ?2 replies | 374 view(s)
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02-16-2021, 01:00 PMGambo replied to a thread Person who Invented BL Touch - Are they a sadist in 3D Printer Parts, Filament & Materialsyes more trouble than they are worth get a flat glass plate and no need for level error mapping9 replies | 887 view(s)
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02-15-2021, 12:41 PMyes that is what you do so a guess its 2 thou gauge and the size has been lost in the translation from Chinese. For ref heavy duty cooking foil is...12 replies | 1185 view(s)
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02-15-2021, 12:25 PMYes more or less I haven't had a chance to look at the video but are you sure he said 0.02 mm not 2 thousandth of an inch called 2mil in usa which...12 replies | 1185 view(s)
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02-15-2021, 11:33 AMwith an ender 3 I set the nozzle above the bed at 3 thousandth of an inch or 0.075mm max 2thou 0.05mm minimum height so I think you are 2 to 3 times...12 replies | 1185 view(s)
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02-15-2021, 06:01 AMHi Thanks for the info. I normally print PLA at at latest 220 and on an Ender 3 pro 70mm/S on a 0.4mm dia nozzle and 0.4mm line width.11 replies | 1198 view(s)
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02-15-2021, 05:02 AMI assume you mean 0.2 layer height not line width. Extrusion flow can be adjusted in the CURA slicer. I don't think the Capricorn bowden tube...11 replies | 1198 view(s)
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02-14-2021, 07:36 AMGlass beds are better because they are flatter! I use a glass bed but clamp a 1mm thick piece of Tufnol (garalite ) to it as the actual print...11 replies | 1198 view(s)
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02-14-2021, 06:53 AMYou don't say what material you are using but your photographs look like bed adhesion problems! Some materials stick to the bed plate better than...11 replies | 1198 view(s)
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02-10-2021, 09:34 AMTest your bed flatness by doing the paper test you do at each corner to set the bed height and levelness at the centre the grip on the paper should...2 replies | 443 view(s)
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02-09-2021, 04:52 AMBasicly you ask do I do it myself Having been a design engineer for more than 50 years now into my dotage I think I have been asked this question a...2 replies | 422 view(s)
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02-08-2021, 07:18 AMAs I have said elsewhere If you have a glass bed which is flat then you don't need a BLtouch. The BL touch allows for uneven print beds by mapping...2 replies | 636 view(s)
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02-08-2021, 04:47 AMGambo replied to a thread Need 3d printing help with brand new ender 3 in Tips, Tricks and Tech HelpCiff is right start by making sure you have a clean print bed and add something to the surface to aid adhesion.Glass beds are great because they are...3 replies | 581 view(s)
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02-06-2021, 09:14 AMGambo replied to a thread Help to find the most suitable 3d printing service in 3D Printer Parts, Filament & MaterialsI am sorry I can't offer specific recommendation for 3d print bureaus because I have no idea exactly what you want to make other than it is watch/. ...7 replies | 1472 view(s)
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02-06-2021, 07:23 AMGambo replied to a thread Looing for new 3d printer recommendation in General 3D Printing DiscussionIf you have a truly flat and rigid print bed such as a4 or5 mm borosilicate glass plate auto leveling is just one more thing to go wrong.3 replies | 588 view(s)
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02-06-2021, 05:57 AMGambo replied to a thread Help to find the most suitable 3d printing service in 3D Printer Parts, Filament & MaterialsSorry I was not clear FDM is the 3d printing process using a plastic filament and stands for Fused Deposition Modeling also some times known as FFF. ...7 replies | 1472 view(s)
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- Scientist and development engineer for more than 50 years, still working well what else would I do!!.
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