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Conversion of 3 mm ABS filament to 1.75 mm

I have a few kg of 3 mm filament when I only have use for 1.75 mm. How can I make 1.75 mm from 3 mm filament?
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Identifying the plastic type of an unknown spool of filament or recyclable waste

Is there any way to test what kind your filament is? There are no labels on the spools and I don't know whether they are ABS or PLA. I got the plastic with the printer, which is no longer sold (Solidoodle 2). Since I bought it on eBay that is…
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Folgertech FT-5 : Does not seem to be reading G-Code correctly

I recently purchased an FT-5 from Folgertech and finished assembly about a week ago. I have yet to accomplish a successful print. It seems like either the file is not being sliced correctly, or that it is possibly reading the G-code incorrectly. It…
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Holes/ missing layers (after retraction) in 3d printed objects

My printed objects have horizontal holes in them (as seen I the picture below): This doesn't only look bad it also makes the object break at the seems. Looking carefully at the printing process I can see that after a retraction there's a small…
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Firmware Choice: Marlin vs Repetier vs Other

We are custom building a Cartesian 3D printer to be used in a production 3D printing environment, with the following requirements: Intended Z resolution 0.13mm; Dual extruders (primary + support material); Four spools (two per material with y…
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Z axis top brackets, of P3Steel, differ between v1.x/2.x and v4

I have been studying the differences between version 2.x and version 4 of the P3Steel frames - in particular the AC08 bracket at the top of the frame which secures the top of the smooth bars and threaded rods of the Z axis on both the left and right…
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Endstops will not trigger using Marlin Firmware

I have an old Solidoodle 2 that I bought broken from a garage sale that I am converting to use RAMPS 1.4 with Marlin Firmware. All the motors work correctly, I am just having issues getting the endstops to work. I am using a regular limit switch…
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Print fails at perpendicular boundaries

I recently changed the printhead on my DeltaMaker from stock to an E3D Lite6, and am struggling to get back to my original quality, reliability, and repeatability. I thought I had gotten the recipe pretty close to dialed in and tried a bigger print…
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Z offset incorrect

Repetier host 1.6.2. Used Slic3r and CuraEngine in RH1.6.2 to slice my prints. OK, I've a problem.. Z offset does not work.. Well.. Flashed EEPROM clear. Enabled EEPROM and CHIT CHAT within firmware. I've set -0.4 in Marlin firmware 1.0.2-1 stable…
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Height of printed part is incorrect

I have a weird problem with my old 3D printer, it is a Prusa/Mendel type. When I print a 20 mm cube, X and Y are correct, Z is resulting 16 to 17 mm. I have checked the correctness of the movement on Z using the manual controls and there are no…
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What type filament should I use to produce stamps?

My wife wants me to use an FFM 3d printer to make custom stamps for her to use on paper (scrap books, letters, etc.). She is convinced, however, that they will be too rigid to make good stamps. A quick google search showed ones made from PLA and…
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Ultimaker Layer Resolution vs Nozzle Size

On their website they say the following 0.25 mm nozzle: 150 to 60 micron 0.40 mm nozzle: 200 to 20 micron 0.60 mm nozzle: 400 to 20 micron 0.80 mm nozzle: 600 to 20 micron That confuses me. Why can I go down to 20 micron with the 0.40, 0.60 and…
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Prusa i3 hotend not getting to the temperature that I want (180 to 230 celsius)

I recently finished building my first printer. The only problem that I'm having is that the hotend is not getting hot enough to start printing with PLA (180 to 230 degrees celsius), the hotend getting hotter stops at 170 degrees. Please help I've…
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Issue with weird heated bed temperature fluctuations

I have a strange issue with my heated bed. It has been working well for a long time, but recently it has developed an issue where the temperature reported by the thermistor will occasionally jump by around 10 degrees. My setup is a 600W, 240V…
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Is the weather a problem for MDF frames?

I've acquired all the parts to build a Reprap Prusa i3 rework, the only missing part is the frame. I'm in doubt between a MDF cut (cheaper) or acrylic (more expensive), of course a cheaper one is my preferred option until I see any disadvantage on…
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