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  1. You need to download whatever slicer you want to...

    You need to download whatever slicer you want to use onto your PC.

    Import any files you want to print into the slicer which will convert them into a G-code file that your printer can read.
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    The print time will depend largely on the size of...

    The print time will depend largely on the size of the print.

    It's a large bed size on that printer, so presumably your proposed print takes advantage of that.
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    Try a different file to see if it will load.

    Try a different file to see if it will load.
  4. Search Youtube or Google for 3D belt printer,...

    Search Youtube or Google for 3D belt printer, that will probably get you the answer.
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    Sticky: Do you mean that some printers are not? If...

    Do you mean that some printers are not?

    If so, which ones in your experience?
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    The only way someone using gpt chat in this forum...

    The only way someone using gpt chat in this forum to help them is that they will get themselves banned.

    Using gpt chat to post in a discussion forum shows that the poster has no original input or...
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    I've just recently started printing with Bambu...

    I've just recently started printing with Bambu PETG HF and the prints have started sticking a bit too well, so I've started using a glue stick as barrier so they come off easier.

    The problem is...
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    Seems that a few manufacturers are now...

    Seems that a few manufacturers are now recommending and including a glue stick with their new printers, even for pei sheets.

    I think Vision Miner do a special spray, probably expensive. Magigoo is...
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    Americanisms

    Why do Americans call Solder Soder?
    Why do Americans call Aluminium Aloominum?

    Will welding be called weding any time soon?
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    Sketchup is well known for producing poor files...

    Sketchup is well known for producing poor files for 3D printing, plenty of free to use modelling programs out there.
    A Google search will bring up a good variety, I use Fusion 360.
    Any software...
  11. That's because it's a forum and not a social...

    That's because it's a forum and not a social media site.
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    Perhaps if you know someone with a lathe who can...

    Perhaps if you know someone with a lathe who can turn a mould with a central core and split outer shell you could then use a pourable rubber or silicone component to make the parts.

    Polypropylene...
  13. Did you heat the nozzle up to around 230 after...

    Did you heat the nozzle up to around 230 after loosening it and then tightened it up against the bowden tube whilst it was still hot?
  14. Does the bowden tube go from the top of the hot...

    Does the bowden tube go from the top of the hot end and right down inside it until it contacts the back of the nozzle, or to just below the top of the hot end?

    The measurement of 2.16mm suggests...
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    Sorry, we don't do loans at the moment.

    Sorry, we don't do loans at the moment.
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    Contact Qidi support and explain the problem.

    Contact Qidi support and explain the problem.
  17. Prusaslicer and Orcaslicer are very popular at...

    Prusaslicer and Orcaslicer are very popular at the moment.
  18. If you now have a 'Z' offset of 0.125mm in the...

    If you now have a 'Z' offset of 0.125mm in the slicer settings suggests to me that the initial offset when bed levelling was set too close, slicer offsets are usually done in 0.01mm to 0.05mm...
  19. Possibilities..... Filament grinding and...

    Possibilities.....

    Filament grinding and clogged extruder teeth.
    Bowden tube route causing binding.

    Is it an all metal hot end with a proper heat break above the heater block? If not it could...
  20. Suggest....... print a 60mm square 0.2mm or one...

    Suggest....... print a 60mm square 0.2mm or one layer thick and check the layer.

    Take it off the bed and see if the extruded filament shows daylight between each extrusion and little or no...
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    Most, if not all 3D printers have the option in...

    Most, if not all 3D printers have the option in the settings or filament menu to manually lower or raise the bed in the 'Z' axis by pressing a button on the touch screen.
    Often in one to ten mm...
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    just some personal observations........... ...

    just some personal observations...........

    Prusa.......MK 3 and MK 4 are reliable, well established and supported, spares available.

    Bambu......X1 and P1 series set a benchmark that others seek...
  23. Most people who want the information you are...

    Most people who want the information you are looking for know about Youtube and use that.

    Is that useful enough for you ?
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    Orcaslicer has some CR 10 profiles in it, might...

    Orcaslicer has some CR 10 profiles in it, might be a good place to start.
  25. Look below reply box for the 'manage attachments'...

    Look below reply box for the 'manage attachments' button to attach images.
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