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  1. Thread: ABS Warping

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    Gambo Thanks for the information. I'll keep...

    Gambo

    Thanks for the information. I'll keep it in mind but quite pleased with the glass bed at the moment. I have also bought a PEI sheet for the bed but have not tried that yet.
  2. Thread: ABS Warping

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    I have tried quite a few different bed surfaces....

    I have tried quite a few different bed surfaces. At the moment I have glass on the bed and use diluted with water PVA glue and that really makes prints stick.

    If it is a stiff print and bigger...
  3. Thread: ABS Warping

    by Firepower
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    You need a fully enclosed printer to use ABS. I...

    You need a fully enclosed printer to use ABS. I mainly use PLA+ now as that prints good all the time, as I have not enclosed my printer.
  4. Thanks curious aarvark and Davo I have tried...

    Thanks curious aarvark and Davo

    I have tried numerous ways over the time and thought getting the glass was the last bed I needed. I have tried the magnetic bed, Kapton tape etc.

    I have just...
  5. Glass Bed. What is the best for prints sticking

    I have a Cocoon Create/Wanhow Duplicator i3 V2 printer and have put on the bed Geeetech Borosilicate glass. Just wondered what is the best to get things to stick to the glass. Maybe it is depends...
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    I got a new PTFE tube and YAHOO I think all my...

    I got a new PTFE tube and YAHOO I think all my problems are over.

    It is printing TPU properly now and I suspect all the others I had problems with will be fixed. There are the old tube and new...
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    Problem Printing TPU

    I have a Cocoon Create/Wanhow Duplicator i3 V2 printer and have printed a couple of small pieces of TPU before but now it prints the skirt and will not print any more.

    The TPU goes in but comes...
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    Just having a few problems with the printer so...

    Just having a few problems with the printer so have not gotten to make the changes to make the shell thinner yet.

    One question I have wanted to know for years is when you start a print the head...
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    Thanks curious aardvark...

    Thanks curious aardvark for the comments. Much appreciated.

    I'll have a go at what you mentioned tonight and advise the outcome.
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    Make outside of print thinner

    I have not been able to make the walls/shell of a print thinner. I have used different Cura but just installed the latest. Cura 4.1.0I amusing Cocoon Create/Wanhow Duplicator i3 V2 printer.

    I...
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    Looks like I need a GCODE Start that goes home. ...

    Looks like I need a GCODE Start that goes home.

    This is my START GCODE but it does not go home even though it says G28 Z0 ;home Z.

    G21 ;metric values
    G90 ;absolute positioning
    M82 ;set...
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    I installed the Cocoon Create Cura V2 Profile and...

    I installed the Cocoon Create Cura V2 Profile and all seems good except when the print starts it prints where the head is and does not go to Home then to the middle.

    Anyone help with this?
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    Cocoon Create Profile for Cura V4

    With the new Cura V4 where do I get the Cocoon Create Profile from? WinPlus only has Cura V2 Profile.I have tried coping from old Cura but it did not work properly.

    It did not go to the home...
  14. Roberts_Clif...

    Roberts_Clif

    Thanks for the good information. I got most of what you said and I think you mean the 4.5mm in Minimium Travel. I'll check out that link also.

    I'll try those settings after the...
  15. curious aardvark I slowed the speed to 40mm/s...

    curious aardvark

    I slowed the speed to 40mm/s and looks like it is working now.

    So many things to know about the 3D printing.

    Thanks
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    Roberts_Clif - Thanks for the reply.

    My version of Cura does not have speed settings for Supports. Thanks for the link.

    I have wasted a lot of time with the printer over the years but...
  17. Yes. You are correct the Support prints way too...

    Yes. You are correct the Support prints way too fast.

    I'll keep looking on the attached photo to see if I can find out how to slow it down.

    Can you see any suggestions where I would slow it...
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    I have a Cocoon Create/Duplicatir ic v2 printer...

    I have a Cocoon Create/Duplicatir ic v2 printer and I have had problems with the first layer for years up until recently. I have always used the Kapton Tape with a mixture of wood glue and water but...
  19. I can not attach this photo to the previous post....

    I can not attach this photo to the previous post. This is what it turns out like with Support all broken.
  20. Support Touching Buildplate not printing fully

    I have a Cocoon Create/ Duplicator i3 v2 printer and can not get the Support touching buildplate to work with out breaking up all the time with PLA+. I just used PLA and it worked all right but PLA+...
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    Thanks again. I am printing on kapton tape and...

    Thanks again.

    I am printing on kapton tape and a water and wood glue mix all the time so looks like I need to try something different for PETG.

    I also have to experiment more with the...
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    Thanks for the reply. After sorting out the...

    Thanks for the reply.

    After sorting out the bed levelling I went back to PLA and it prints great all the time. Must be that the levelling is not so critical compared to PETG. With PETG I need to...
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    Sounds like you have yours set up good. I do...

    Sounds like you have yours set up good. I do need to replace the wing nuts as they are very loose on the bolt.

    To get my screws up tight I will need to lower the head just on the right side. I...
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    CURIOUS AARDVARK . I have been doing four...

    CURIOUS AARDVARK .
    I have been doing four outlines and has helped and on the last big base item I am doing one side did not print so was able to alter the bed while printing and the fourth outline...
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    Thanks. I'll look at doing outlines. But even...

    Thanks. I'll look at doing outlines.

    But even when the base of the print is very big it will all be broken up on the first row. It does not come good until the second row when it starts the...
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