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Identifying PLA/PETG or ABS

I received a roll of Black filament as a present, and struggled to print with it, experiencing extreme under-extrusion (and slippage of the hobbed gear). Higher temperatures seemed to work better, particularly in freeing up the extrude rate. The…
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Retainer for PTFE in throat

I've tried using a throat with a PTFE tube, but encountered the problem described in this question. It seems only a small amount of excess pressure in the extruder is enough to force out the inner tube. This makes me worry that with this particular…
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Installing E3D v6 extruder electronics on Ultimaker Original+

I printed the mechanical parts to mount a E3D v6 on my Ultimaker Original+. But I don't know how to connect my heating cartridge, my thermistor and my 3 fans to the electronic board. Any idea? Edit: I should have said I'm using the following design:…
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photogrammetry with partially translucent objects

I've captured a stationary spinning object in a computer game. It's semi translucent and there are stationary objects behind it. As I expected it did not convert using Autodesk's remake. It gives no explanation other than 'Error'. I obviously can't…
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Does XYZPrinting software allow the creation of rafts when printing?

Ironing out all my worries before buying my first 3D printer. I'm looking at getting the da Vinci miniMaker 3D printer as my first 3D printer, but it doesn't come with a heated bed. On my previous question about heating beds effect on a print, I…
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Extending extruder heater and thermistor wires

I wanted to extend the E3D V6's extruder heater and the thermistor wires. Is it ok to solder extension wires or does it have to be crimp only! Also are regular wires ok or does it have to be some special cable?
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Steel versus MDF/Aluminium Y axis plate?

I have purchased a P3Steel v.4 kit that, rather unfortunately, comes with a steel Y plate. I understand that there may be interia, as well as stepper motor wear, issues related to the weight of the steel plate. Therefore I would like to substitute…
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What solder specs are safe to use when soldering wires to an Mk2a heat bed?

I've already asked which wires I should use, and I believe I have that covered now, but I was also wondering what solder / specs on the solder are considered safe when attaching my wires to my heat bed. I have some solder here at the house, it's…
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Does a 5 axis 3D printer have any benefits over a regular 3 axis printer?

5AxisMaker has a 5 axis CNC/3D printer combo machine. I understand what the benefits of 5 axis are for CNC machines, but are there any benefits for 3D printing. In this video they show the printer printing on an angle, but this could have been…
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Alignment of dual Z-axis steppers

My newly built ANET A8 has dual Z-axis steppers (and two threaded rods), but only an end-stop on one side. Am I missing some detail for ensuring proper alignment of Z as the extruder moves along the Z-axis? I notice there are mountings for a 2nd…
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RCBugFix what is it?

I've posted an issue on GitHub and I have been advised to load RCBugFix. I have never used it and I do not know what is about. What is it? How does it work?
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Marlin - slowing down print speed

I'm currently using Marlin firmware (1.1.0-RC7 - 31 July 2016) and would like to experiment with print speed. In the file Marlin_main.cpp I see in the process_next_command() function, there is a variable called current_command which (supposedly)…
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How to add tolerances/gaps in 123d Design?

When I design parts that must fit in each other, I usually keep in mind that prints are 0.2-0.5 mm wider than expected (depending on material) and I size the parts accordingly. However, sometimes I design the whole part and then I slice it with…
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Marlin (on RUMBA board) switch extruder fan automatically

I have wired in a new extruder with its own cooling fan and I tried to change the Marlin firmware to switch it on automatically above a specific temperature (50 °C). I did noting in the Configuration.h I changed a line in the…
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true color printing with CMYK+White (not 3-in-1 diamond head RGB)

There is this great hotend called a diamond hotend, which can be used to print in 3 colors and mix them into hundreds? of colors. This can for example be used with Red, Green and Blue filament to mix a RGB palette. They don't have to be these…
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