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    Thanks for the reply Davo. I understand that...

    Thanks for the reply Davo. I understand that speed of movement is a trade off, but have no idea what the practical implications are on a 3d printer.

    How much will it reduce the max speed of the...
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    Ball screw for Y (bed) axis

    Another thread here has me curious to know if it would be practical to replace the Y axis belt drive with a ball screw drive. I'm not entirely clear on the benefits of a ball screw drive vs belt...
  3. Fascinating stuff! Here is a short description...

    Fascinating stuff! Here is a short description of what is happening during the firing process. It is not a 100% infil product after the firing process. Very creative!!

    "This is Brad Woods, I...
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    You are not going to get a full 400mm on the...

    You are not going to get a full 400mm on the x-axis, even with mods. Stock the max build size is 350 x 250 x 250. You can extend the x-axis to about 270 with a custom extruder mount or if you...
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    The PSU is a hit and miss issue. Some people are...

    The PSU is a hit and miss issue. Some people are fine. Some have a thermister on the input side go pop. Those with the skills replace the thermistor. The root issue is that the V2 heatbed draws...
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    If you haven't already, join the Black Widow...

    If you haven't already, join the Black Widow group on facebook. Lots of good advice on setting up the printer and the group has developed an extremely good 'community guide' to walk you through...
  7. Manufacturers have been using bolted together...

    Manufacturers have been using bolted together equipment in high vibration environments for a long time, so that problem has been solved. You just need to use a thread locking compound.
  8. Thread: Network Printers

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    Just change printing ports in your software to...

    Just change printing ports in your software to access different printers? Does Octoprint handle the concept of multiple printers? It would be cool to be able to initiate multiple prints at once...
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    The manual is not very useful. There is a...

    The manual is not very useful. There is a facebook group that is very good. It contains an assembly document that covers a lot of the odd things you can run in to as well as links to assembly...
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    Jeff. I looked at the folgertech quite a bit...

    Jeff. I looked at the folgertech quite a bit before buying the Tevo Black Widow. The FT-5 design looks good but there are some things you will have to replace to get a good stable printer. The...
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    That's interesting. For me its displays and hard...

    That's interesting. For me its displays and hard drives. PSUs seem to go forever.

    The other thing about Chinese products, at least on the low end, is the variability of quality. I would imagine...
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    Buy a genuine Prussa made i3. Thing is,...

    Buy a genuine Prussa made i3.

    Thing is, people don't look beyond the price of the printer when making a decision. Most of the Chinese printers, even the good ones will have variable quality. ...
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    So close. Thought I had the right diameters on...

    So close. Thought I had the right diameters on the cut but...

    http://3dprintboard.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=10062&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1482558592
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    Nice demo Todd. Yup, lots of cool document...

    Nice demo Todd. Yup, lots of cool document control and revision stuffs you can do electronically these days. All that stuff is way beyond my needs, but I appreciate how it has simplified...
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    Hmm, well I took parametric to mean the way in...

    Hmm, well I took parametric to mean the way in which you access data points to define/redefine them. That is that you can edit a database of interdependent data to change or modify one data point...
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    I love parametric modeling!

    Since it was free (students and hobbyists) and had some features I was interested in, I decided to give fusion 360 a try.

    Day 1: Utter frustration. I could make basic shapes and forms but could...
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    OK, Printer ordered. Again. Hopefully the...

    OK, Printer ordered. Again. Hopefully the transaction goes through without all the drama this time...

    From all the reading I've been doing, all the low cost large bed printer kits out there have...
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    Well how exactly am I gonna get in there without...

    Well how exactly am I gonna get in there without a door? Like I'd ever do something that silly... ;)

    OK, I get your point. I need a way to print cold as well. I plan to make a stand out of 8020...
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    So I'm learning. From what I've read, if I want...

    So I'm learning. From what I've read, if I want stronger parts with better inter layer adhesion, I want to go to a larger nozzle. The supposed advantages are that the previously laid down layer...
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    Done. Ordered the Black Widow. In the end I...

    Done. Ordered the Black Widow. In the end I decided I did not want to deal with the up front fiddling with the Tarantula to get it more stable for printing.

    Its only money... :)

    Thanks all...
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    Having grown up on a farm through the '70s and...

    Having grown up on a farm through the '70s and '80s I watched a lot of the older guys handling chemicals without protection and doing maintenance/trouble shooting with bare hands. Lots of them ended...
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    That about says it all. Ardvark, I understand...

    That about says it all.

    Ardvark, I understand your dislike of ABS. Its stinky and somewhat hard to work with. For your applications, it offers no benefit.

    For many of my applications I need...
  23. Thread: Simplify3D

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    OK, my impression is that this is, by a...

    OK, my impression is that this is, by a reasonable margin the best slicing software available. Is there a slicer that would be better for learning? More intuitive?

    I can ignore complexity if...
  24. Thread: Simplify3D

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    Is this software any better or worse for someone...

    Is this software any better or worse for someone with no 3d printing experience?
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    I double checked and both Tevo's have clone E3Dv6...

    I double checked and both Tevo's have clone E3Dv6 all metal hot ends. My impression was that a lot of the cheap kits had moved to this clone. I may be wrong though. I've seen multiple reviews now...
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