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What type of plug is this?

I'm not really sure what the type of plug on the heater cable is. Is it a Molex KK or maybe a JST PH? The printer is a Prusa I3 Hephestos (aka BQ Hephestos). It came with this "BQ HOT-END HEATCORE CLASSIC" hotend from the "BQ Witbox 1" extruder.
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Can I use a metal filament on M3D Micro (or Pro)?

Can I use a metal filament such as Copper, Zinc Alloy, Silver filaments on M3D Micro? The Pro hasn't come out yet but I assume it would if the Micro can since the Pro is suppose to be the improvement edition. An example of a metal filament that I…
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What should I pay attention to after taking a 3d printer from extended storage

So I have a self build Mendel Reprap style 3d printer. I've not used it in sometime after moving house but I'm looking to use it again. What should I pay attention to before calibrating and running it again?
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In FreeCAD, how do you copy a sketch from one plane to another?

I'm using FreeCAD, and I would like to duplicate a 2D sketch on another plane, but I can't seem to find an obvious way to do this.
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Ender 3 X-Axis Layer Shifting

I've been having a problem lately with some minor layer shifting with my Ender 3. It just started recently and I've made no changes to the printer since it was working fine. The layer shifting is always on the x-axis and its not a large amount. Just…
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What is the biggest size of an object that iBox Nano can print?

Since iBox Nano is the smallest public-production-available 3d Resin printer (and the cheapest so far), I assume it has a huge size limitation. So far I've only seen pictures of its outputs that are miniature things. I've never tried it nor have I…
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Print failing at random, resulting in a "hairy" mess

TL;DR; My initial answer fixed the problem for a while, but it still persists occurring... (see update 2 below) Original question body: Print fails at random resulting in a hairy mess although I: cleaned bed, added glue, leveled bed, tweaked…
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How to line up (x,y) print area between hardware and software?

I'm trying to line up the physical print bed of my printer (Printrbot Simple Metal) to the virtual print area of the slicer (Cura). So far, they've never been properly aligned. It was never that big a problem because, worst case scenario, my print…
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How to transport a 3D printer? Dismount needed?

I need to transport my FDM 3D Printer because I am moving. What are the precautions that one should take? Should I dismount the motors and axes? I would definitively unplug the electronics as far as reasonable and fix the motors to the frame so they…
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Heated bed thermistor placement

I just recently upgraded my Printrbot Simple Metal with a heated bed (and longer x-axis). I looked up some tutorials, and all of them placed the thermistor as in the picture on the left below, so I did too. However, the design of the heat plate…
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What is the best infill pattern for shearing strength?

For practicality sake, I need to print a design such that there will be weight hanging parellel to the layer lines. Is there an infill pattern that would be better than others at handling this? I realize that all kinds of infill will still have the…
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Where to define grid for bilinear levelling in Marlin

I'm using firmware Marlin 2.0.3 on an Anet A8 printer. I'm using a Roko SN04-N NPN bed leveller. I've managed to set up 3 points bed levelling but I wanted to try the bilinear levelling. Issue is, the sensor goes out of the aluminum bed ever so…
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Methylated spirits or turpentine to clean resin printer?

I'm new to 3D printing and have bought a resin printer. Cleaning with Isopropol Alcohol seems to be the rage, however I think this is unaware of cost savings. It appears methylated spirits is ok and is 25% the cost of Isopropol Alcohol. I'm now…
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What glues to use for PETG?

In analogy to: What glues for bonding printed PLA to injection-molded plastic?, what are the best glues to use for PETG? I mostly print in PETG and have occasional failed prints which I usually reprint. But what if I'd like to repair a print e.g. a…
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Is there an engineering/physics foundation for application of airbrush nozzles?

Lately I noticed that there is a new type of nozzles (called airbrush nozzles?!?) available; typically found on those online overseas vendor sites. The nozzles are advertised for usage in E3D hardware, but are not found amongst the E3D genuine…
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