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What is the difference between Linear Advance and Pressure Advance?
I've been trying to do some research on Linear Advance (LA) on Marlin and Pressure Advance (PA) on Klipper, and from my understanding the technology behind each is different, although also similar. If I understand what I have read correctly,…
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What is homing? What is the purpose of homing?
A 3D printer needs to be homed (homing) before the print starts.
What is homing?
What is the purpose of homing?
Is it necessary?
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What is ABL or UBL? Is this the same?
When looking at Marlin firmware or reading on leveling of the printer bed the term ABL and UBL are frequently used.
What are ABL and UBL?
Are they the same?
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When do you need a silicone sock? What problem does it solve?
I'm returning to 3d printing and there's all sorts of new things going on. One of which is a silicone sock. I suspect it's part of the engineering where you want to keep certain parts hot, and certain parts cold, and it assists with that, but I'm…
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Cold end coupler stuck on Bowden tube
I have a Creality Ender 3. I've unscrewed the coupler from the drive assembly, but can't get it loose from the tube. The hot end coupler came free easily.
I compress the rubber gasket, but it stays tight.
Are these manufactured to be replaced every…
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Patterned Under-Extrusion on Ender 3 Pro
I've had my Ender 3 Pro for a few months, and it's been working great. Then, after a failed print (the STL had extra seams, causing the print to get mangled), I've started having issues that I have attributed to under-extrusion.
As evidenced by the…
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Should I put my models close together on the build plate, or space them out, to minimise suction?
On a resin printer, if I'm printing 5-6 similarly sized items (Warhammer figures, for example) should I group them close together, or space them far apart, in order to get best adhesion on the build plate and least suction on the FEP?
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How do I determine whether a print material is dishwasher, food, and microwave safe?
I would like to print lunch boxes, which I can put into the microwave.
How could I determine, if the print material is appropriate (dishwasher, food, microwave safe)?
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How do you remove rough edges from completed prints?
All of my completed prints come out with rough edges. What are some methods for removing rough edges from 3D prints? Also, are there any ways to reduce rough edges on prints? For reference, I use a FlashForge Adventurer 3 and PLA filament.
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Online APIs for 3D printing services
I'm interested in finding online APIs where you could perform a call to some third party service with some print preparation request with my model (i.e. "heal a model" or "set up support") and get in return GCODE file I can send to a 3D printer.
My…
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Is using a hair dryer on my M3D build plate safe?
I often have trouble with prints being especially difficult to remove from the build plate on my Micro3D printer. My wife suggested using a hair dryer on the underside of the plate. I was initially appalled at the idea, but now I think she may be…
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What are ways to avoid heat creep?
Printer configuration and many settings affect heat creep. Heat creep stopping extrusion doesn't necessarily involve melting the filament too high above the nozzle. All it takes is making the filament too soft. The filament may bend and wad up…
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What is the brand of this 3D printer?
Could anyone help me to find out what is the brand name of this 3D printer?
I found this printer while playing Spider-Man on PS4 in the Lab
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Access Temperature sensor data of 3D printer via Serial connection
I want to access the bed and nozzle temperature sensor data of a 3D printer via serial connection. Could someone please guide me in the right direction?
Edit: Response from printer:
Connecting to printer...
Connection response from…
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Using Kinect 360 as 3D Scanner
I would like to use my old Xbox 360 Kinect as a scanner for 3D modeling and (hopefully) printing a few busts of friends/family members; however, my efforts have failed in each direction that I have taken. Has anyone had success with this, and if…
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