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05-24-2014, 05:27 AM #1
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Easiest PLA to work with in the UK?
Hi guys,
The role of PLA and ABS that came with my Creator X is smooth and prints really well. In previous posts i was advised to turn the temperatures down to stop blobbing and other issues that arise from having the temp too high.
I also ordered gold (looks yellow), black and luminous green PLA from the same place I bought my printer who sells them for £20 per KG. This PLA is really grainy however and does not seem to print well at all at my skill level (because there is a lot of pilot error as I'm new)
Question 1:- Does anyone know of a good cheap PLA supplier within the UK?
Question 2:- Can someone please explain to me how to lower the bed temperature in Replicator G because I'm constantly printing at 110 degrees and that may be the reason my prints are not sticking?
Thanks again guys
Gav
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05-24-2014, 06:17 AM #2
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What printer do you have?
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05-24-2014, 06:51 AM #3
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Hi. It's the flashforge Creator x
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05-24-2014, 11:52 AM #4
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Faberdashery have good reviews of PLA. I have printed with their filament and print quality was good.
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05-24-2014, 07:16 PM #5
check about halfway down this page, there is a section to change the bed temp in Replicator G..
http://3dprintboard.com/showthread.p...-Creator-forum
The M109 setting is what you are after in the Gcode, up the top.
It will say M109 S110
You alter the 110 to whatever you require.Hex3D - 3D Printing and Design http://www.hex3d.com
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05-30-2014, 05:49 AM #6
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Thanks Geoff. That worked. Unfortuneatly the PLA I printed with at 230 degrees and 110 degrees bed now doesn't stick at all unless i use these temperatures. I've gone through the temp at 5 degree intervals and still, nothing. I'm considering sacrificing a goat in the hope the entrails create a sticky base in which to secure my models I'll keep working at it. Gonna order some Fabidashery stuff today and try that.
Thanks again
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