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Print Nozzle Dragging and Smearing Filament while Printing

I am building a Prusa i3 MK2 Clone and I am caught on this one. I have replaced the extruder with a MK8 adapted by myself to fit with most of the previous hardware from the E3D style extruder. My current problem is that the nozzle appears to be…
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On which board can 32 bit Marlin run?

Does anyone know on which board that can be bought today is possible to run current Marlin x32 ?
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Anet A6 Firmware

I've just finished putting my new Anet A6 together. Very nice build all together as everything fits really well. I've tried a test print and I noticed something weird: as I try to home ONLY the Z axis to level the bed, the printer automatically…
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How to make an object hold water

I made a tea bowl, but it leaked when making it in PLA... What are the key points to keep in mind when designing and printing an object that is intended to hold water using an FDM printer?
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How thick does an aluminum print bed need to be

I am extending the bed of my TronXY X3 FDM RepRap printer. I am extending the bed from 220 mm x 220 mm to 220 mm x 300 mm. For now, I will keep the existing bed and add and aluminum sheet on top. That leaves 40mm on front and back of the original…
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Setup Creality CR-10 in Cura

Can anyone help me find/confirm the information needed to setup the CR-10 in the Cura Software I have following settings from research: Printer Settings x = 300 mm y = 300 mm z = 400 mm Build Plate = Rectangular Machine Center is Zero =…
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Are there any non-static (ESD safe) materials to print with?

I am attempting to replace an SFX power supply of my computer with a PicoPSU. I would like to manufacture a plate to fill the vacant place and to pass through the power lead, and maybe host a power switch and a 60 mm fan. The thing is, I need to…
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How should I test filament samples?

I have just ordered some filament samples (each sample is 10m x 1.75mm). How should I test the samples, given that there is only 10 metres of each to play with? Just printing a benchy will use about 4 metres. I would probably want to print a benchy,…
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Why is the bottom of my part not smooth

I printed Planetary Gears and the top looks great but the bottom doesn't I am printing on a TronXY X3 (Prusa i3 metal frame clone) using eSun PLA+ and sliced using Cura 2.4. I print on glass and do manual leveling (sheet of paper to set gap). What…
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Auto leveling with Marlin and RAMPS 1.4 does not work

I configured Marlin 1.1.3 for auto-leveling with a fix mounted sensor connected to the Z end-stop pin. I have the following settings in my config: #define X_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER 25 #define Y_PROBE_OFFSET_FROM_EXTRUDER 20 #define…
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Nozzle jumps off the bed when using Marlin Mesh Bed Leveling

I am using Marlin firmware with a RAMPS board on an Anet A8 printer. The bed size for the printer is 220 x 220 mm and that is stated in the configuration.h file. When using mesh bed leveling, the nozzle jumps to the first corner on the bed…
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First layer eventually sticks to the hotend and tears

I am at my wits end with this problem. I start a print and the skirt goes down fine, then the outline of the parts go down fine (usually) and then when it goes to fill in the first layer, it will always get stuck to the hotend at some point and rip…
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What do I do when I have a little filament left?

I just printed my first thing, now there's very little filament left in my Monoprice Select Mini v2. What do I do about it? Yank it out? Try to print out what's left of it and hope it all extrudes safely? I'm not sure what my next move here is. Is…
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Prusa i3 Z axis only goes down (even on up command)

I have just finished building a Tronxy P802M Prusa i3. When I try to move the Z-axis, using the hardware buttons in the LCD menu (without a computer connected), it only goes down, when I both increase, and decrease, the value of Z. Any suggestions?
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Slic3r settings for flat slopes on top

I am having trouble printing a hollow object using Slic3r. On flat slopes on top, there are gaps that I cannot get fixed. The perimeters of successive layers just don't cover each other. Cura however adds filament to cover the gaps. The bottom left…
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