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Prusa XI3 Extruder Calibration

I have done the calibration for the x, y, and z axis and everything works fine there. However when I went to do the calibration for extruder things got a little weird. The original number programmed on the board for the step per mm was 98 When I did…
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"Seams" in first layer

My first layers started to have these "seams" in them. I am printing on the Anycubic Ultrabase. Any other layer is fine. Has anyone else experienced similar problems or an idea of how to debug this issue? The picture is of PLA (BQ Easy Black)…
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Which nozzle should I buy for Anycubic i3 Mega?

I'd like to buy a new nozzle for my Anycubic i3 Mega because it's not precise enough - it fails to print small details like 1 mm eyebrows. Currently it has a 0.4 mm nozzle and I'd like to buy a better one but I don't know how to choose one which is…
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Safely Hooking a Switch up to an OEM Power Supply?

I ordered an OEM Power Supply and I intend to hook up with this rocker switch I believe it's like the one specified in the Power Supply Documentation which reads: In the US, IEC320 C14 plug connections are common, but use your preferred…
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PLA 3D Print longevity after being printed

I am curious about the longevity of a PLA printed part used in a commercial application. It would be a mounting bracket installed in an industrial enclosure. The internal cabinet temperature would be less than 100 °F, and have an internal air…
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What is the reinforcement for 3D printing concrete cement?

When houses are printed with concrete cement what replaces the steel rebar for reinforcement? Here's a link referencing printing concrete: https://www.aniwaa.com/house-3d-printer-construction/ House 3D printers use extrusion technology. Some…
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Strange outer skin print quality on Ender 3

Does anybody have an idea what causes the strange outer wall skin texture? I don't know why this happens; the inner wall looks fine, but the outer wall looks distorted. Also it's strange that the distortion only happens on the left side for about…
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Why is 2 / -2 / 2 equal to -2 in OpenSCAD? (Mathematical Order of Operations)

Recently I have been doing more complicated math in OpenSCAD and I have run into something that I find strange. Take a simple math expression: 2 / 2 / 2. By any programming language this will equal 0.5 (1/2), and OpenSCAD agrees. Something like…
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How do I calibrate temperature control in a Repetier firmware?

I have built a 3D printer using RAMPS 1.4. I am trying to raise the hotend temperature over 180 °C. But I can hardly get to 100 °C in 60 minutes. I applied power directly to the heater and I was able to get to 220 °C in about 15 minutes. What am I…
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Why does the print speed change at specific height? (Using Ultimaker Cura slicer)

I'm trying to figure out why the print speed changes at one point in this model. I'm using Ultimaker Cura 3.6 and, as shown in the picture, I set the speed to be the same across the entire print. Is there a setting I'm missing? 0scar is right.…
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Can I schedule prints to start at a specified time?

I want to know if it is possible to schedule a 3D Print to start at a specified time so that I don't have to press start. My 3D Printer has an Arduino mega based RAMPS 1.4 control board & is connected to a Raspberry Pi 3B running OctoPi 0.15.1
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No extrusion when trying to resume failed print with manually edited gcode

I was in the process of printing a 16 hour print, but I must have failed to copy the G-code correctly, because the print stopped after 107 of 223 layers. Looking at the G-code, It also stops there. However, I had the full G-code on my computer, and…
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After some time stepper motor is hot

I have three stepper motors. One Nema 17 - 2.4 ohm, the second smaller noname from color printer - 9.5 ohm and third the smallest noname from cdrom - 10.5 ohm. I have connected them to arduino mega 2560 with ramps 1.4(set to 1/32 micro stepping) and…
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Error:Printer halted. kill() called!

When printing cube.gcode using Pronterface I get: Print started at: 23:07:31 After 8 seconds I get: Error:Printer halted. kill() called! Error:Printer halted. kill() called! What is the reason? How can I see logs? Additional information: I…
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Are there printers that don't have thermal runaway protection?

This question asks about the reasoning behind thermal runaway protection and how to turn it on. However, how do I know if my printer does not have protection in the first place? Either because it is shut off by default or, if such printers exist, is…
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