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What happened around 2012~2013 in 3D printing field

Comparing trends show that 3D printing stepped over to another level around 2012~2013. Why?
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How to get less Z-seam?

I printed this Curvy vase from Thingiverse and it came out pretty well on my Chiron. However, I am not happy with the Z-seam that is very large. When I look at other people's problems with this, they often seem to have too little filament at the…
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Uploading Repetier firmware to Arduino?

I have a prusa i3 and have been trying to calibrate it. I have been trying to upload the new steps per mm and I get to done uploading. However when I go into Repetier host and type M503 to get the printers settings it still shows the steps as 100…
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Options for making Ender 3 v2 fans quieter

I have had my Ender 3 v2 for just over two months and have had a blast working with it. I have printed some mods to personalize it. One of the things that I have done to help mitigate the vibrational noise is to place my Ender 3 on a concrete paver…
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Why does a raft adhere to the bed while skirt does not?

I'm experimenting with my new Ender 3 V2 using PETG filament on the textured side of the included glass bed without any additional adhesives. I'm been having trouble with adhesion until I found out that enabling raft on my prints helps solve the…
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Are 3D printers efficient for printing a detailed iris to bypass iris identification system?

A 3D printer can either print layer by layer or carve an object layer by layer to obtain an object. I heard somewhere that 3D printing technology isn't that accurate for printing minute details like fingerprints and iris patterns. Printing an iris…
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Looking for a material so I can make ABS parts with rubber grips and feet

Looking for something that offers a lot of friction in contact with human skin or when sitting on the surface of a table. I was curious if any of the rubber/soft materials would be compatible with ABS so I could print them together using a…
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What does "Uses Mains Voltage" mean on this 200*200mm Square Silicone Heater Pad?

I keep thinking it means that I can plug it directly into my power supply instead of running it though my RAMPs 1.4; is that correct? Here is the link to it, 200*200mm Square Silicone Heater Pad.
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How to tell if PLA temp is too hot/cold

I was having an issue with flat sheets raising up during initial layers. I had my bed at 80 °C and kept raising it thinking it was an issue with cold. After reducing the temperature to 50 °C the sheets sit flat now but sometimes sections come loose.…
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What can I do to remove the rounded corners using Junction Deviation?

I recently upgraded my Creality Ender 5 with an SKR Mini E3 V2.0 running Marlin 2.0.7.2. The printer has also been modified with an all-metal hotend and a direct drive conversion kit that uses the extruder stepper motor. In test prints of the XYZ…
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OctoPrint webpage freezes (Setup on a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian)

I have been using a software called OctoPrint that allows you to control your printer in your Browser. For sake of simplicity I have used Octopi, a preinstalled image with OctoPrint, but now I would like to make some changes, and I decided to build…
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Printrbot simple metal not auto leveling

I have a printrbot simple metal with the heated bed upgrade. Its been working fine until Cura updated, now, after the x,y, and z axis zeros, the print starts without moving to the other corners and auto leveling the bed. Does the new version of cura…
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Why aren't fixed build platform 3D printers popular?

I'm trying to build a DIY 3D printer for myself. I've been exploring many different styles of printers and found this type of printer that has a fixed bed that stays fixed in one place and the whole gantry moves which includes all axes. Why is this…
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First Layer problems?

I am using the E3D v6 hotend with the titan extruder. Everytime I go to do a test print, just enough stringy filament oozes comes out of the hotend "right before" it lays down the first layer. I have no idea why it oozes out the little bit of…
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How can I export a Materialise Magics Project as a STL file?

I created a new project in Materialise Magics, added a few parts (different STLs), moved them around in certain positions and now I want to export this project into another STL, containing my recent work. The export menu seems to be all grey, like…
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