Questions tagged [filament]
For questions related to different filaments used as the print material.
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Any good way to recycle filament? [duplicate]
With a good amount of failed prints, I now have a bunch of filament that is... trash.
Is there a good way to recycle it, or any services that you send them your lost filament to then melt it back into ...
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Can I use 3 kg filament spools in an Ender 6 3D printer?
In order to save some money on a project, I'm considering using 3 kg spools on my Ender 6.
However, I never attempted this before, and could not find a firm stance on the web.
I know that it is ...
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Ender 3 filament retracts on its own
While printing flat surfaces the filament would begin to retract by itself, even if the printer is actively extruding it. I've been remedying it by occasionally pushing the filament by hand, has ...
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Draw from the top or draw from the bottom?
From day one I've always had my spool so that filament comes off "the top", but recently I wondered if it mattered, or there were any advantages/disadvantages to which side of the spool the ...
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Is there a simple device that lets filament through in one direction only?
When the extruder on my 3D printer goes back and forward, it may pull some filament, unrolling the spool, and then return to a position that causes the filament to drop from the spool, which later ...
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How do I remove congealed, hardened filament from around the hot end from a Cubicon Single Plus [duplicate]
I have a Cubicon Single Plus printer, and the filament has balled up all around the nozzle and hot end. I was wondering if there is any easier way than butting it off carefully with a pair of side ...
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Creating 3D printed individual LED diffuse covers
What kind of 3D printer (filament vs resin) and what kind of filament is recommended for individual LED diffusing?
The issue is that I am using a WS2812B-2020 LEDs (2mm x 2mm) so the size of my prints ...
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Ender 3 v2 Neo filament retracting
When printing temp is at 200 °C and the print bed at 50 °C. When the print gets about a height of 4.0 or so, the print head will move to the far left corner on the rear. The filament will retract ...
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Drying filament with heated bed on Prusa - how to "bypass" safety timer?
On my Prusa MK3, I'm trying to make a G-code that only heats up the print bed and moves the Z-axis up and down a little bit every 20 mins to prevent the safety timer going off. This is what I have ...
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Black eSUN PLA+ has moisture damage straight out of the box. Is this normal?
I just recieved a roll of eSUN black PLA+ and I have found out it has moisture damage after using it for 2 days. I was previously using a roll of eSUN orange PLA+ and it worked really well. So I ran a ...
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Filament Problem: Benchy example
What could be going wrong here? I have never seen this sort of printing problem before or I am just not recognizing it.
It most definately is coming from the filament because I have tried switching ...
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Failed filament dryer deformed my filament. Is it salvageable?
I bought a very famed filament dryer (won't mention the brand) which turned bad on me as I got a failed one; it got exceedingly hot (uneven 60-68 °C) and deformed an almost full PLA spool.
Aside from ...
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Same parameters lead to very different results
This summer I bought a white PLA+ filament from Sunlu.
After some trials, I found these settings in Ultimaker Cura for my Dremel 3D45:
The layer thickness is 0.2 mm.
The objects were printed almost ...
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Mixing conductive and non-conductive filaments
I'm interested in 3d printing rotors for cipher machines, like the Enigma machine rotor. These are cylindrical objects with a complicated internal wiring scheme that's very labor intensive to ...
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Issues with my 3D prints
I've noticed there have been some strange patterns occurring in my prints lately, sort of like warping. I've attached a picture of a Benchy below and an image of a project I'm working on. But as you'...
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3D printing filament that can absorb photosensitive liquid
I'm a student artist trying to use 3D printing in my practice a bit. I'm working with liquid light, which is essentially a photosensitive liquid that you can apply to surfaces and later develop in the ...
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Is a thermoplastic's glass state relevant for 3D printing extrusion?
From my understanding of FFF 3D printing, the glass state is usually used to heat the bed for better first layer adhesion. Other than that, does the extruder keep ex:PLA in a glass state for any ...
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How I can turn PET plastic into PETG?
With a friend, we managed to successfully make ABS filament and print with it (even though we sold a couple of spools) now we want to turn our attention to PET. The problem is that it's really hard to ...
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Ender 3 Won't Print Small/Thinner Items
Pretty new to 3d Printing. Ultimaker Cura as my Slicer. I have the Ender3 3d Printer.
I have a model from Hero Forge I'm trying to print. I added some caltrops on the base but when I go to print the ...
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How do I choose a nozzle for PA12+CF for Kobra Max?
I am sorry if I sound too newbie, but to me, it seems like an unsolvable riddle:
I have not yet used any other nozzle than the one that comes with my printer.
I would now like to print Fiberlogy Nylon ...
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A vertical scar on the print surface, what is the name of this problem?
Printer: Kobra Max
Nozzle: 0.4 mm
Material: PLA
Slicer :Cura
I have printed 1 model 3 times with different settings (different temperatures and different bed temperatures).
Try 1: 190 °C / 50 °C
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What is this situation called and how do I avoid it?
I am trying to print ColorFabb XT-Filament PETG on my Kobra Max, and I get the following results:
These are my Cura settings:
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Flashforge Adventurer 3, filament problem
I have just bought my son a used Flashforge Adventurer 3 and the man who sold it to me said he had a bit of trouble with the filament starting to come out before it touches the print bed but if you ...
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Are IDEX printers able to make gradients?
I know that a single mixing nozzle with dual filament input can blend them in order to make gradients. I also know that IDEX means you have two independent nozzles and you can make objects with ...
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How to find enclosed 3D printer that can host 1 kg filament bobbins?
I'm struggling to find out an enclosed 3D printer that allow to load the common 1 kg filament bobbins. Most of the enclosed ones accept only proprietary bobbins (like Dremel or Flashforge).
Do these ...
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Is real PETG softened/degraded by acetone?
I can't seem to find any reliable answer to this question. My understanding was always that PETG should be solvent-resistant, including to acetone, but parts printed from the various "PETG" ...
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Which filament is best for printing parts that will endue a constant load for a long period of time?
I thought the answer was ABS, but I read about how some people used it to print parts that were used in plumbing, and they failed when put under constant load, and some said that PETG is better for ...
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My printer unloads the filament, after I finished the print
I have an Artillery Hornet printer that I am very satisfied with. I make my models in Blender, export them as STL files, and import them into Cura slicer. Everything works great with no problems, ...
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Are there any major safety risks of PLA plastic?
Are there any safety risks inherent to PLA plastics used for 3D printing?
The material safety data sheet of some PLA plastics indicates low risks at a toxicological level, but I'd like to make sure ...
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Root cause fix for TPU overhang failures
Lately I've been having a lot of trouble with printing overhangs in TPU. The failures are very geometry/toolpath dependent, entirely reproducible in their location (same gcode gives same failures each ...
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Filament choice: durable, flexible, long space frame
I need to build a space frame (see Structural Mechanics) which however long it will be (e.g. 2 m), durable, flexible, supporting itself and small weight over. Let's imagine it as a fixed umbrella with ...
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Filament end expanding and seizing
This is a continuation of this question where comments and answers were extremely helpful in diagnosing the issue, which I am still unable to solve.
I determined I have the problem shown in figure 3 ...
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Filament not being extruded
I'm pretty new to 3D printing, got my printer about 5 days ago and spent most of my time with it.
First off, it is an Ender 3 Pro with everything stock, haven't made any upgrades except I run it with ...
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Aside from aesthetics, are there any benefits to metal infused 3d printing filament?
I recently ripped a piece off of a nitro RC car I have. Seeing as I cannot find a direct replacement at the moment, I modeled it and it seems easy to 3d print.
My main concern is how heat resistant ...
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Solution for rewinding badly wound filament
It came up in an answer on another question that some filament comes wound with too much tension, making it deform and fuse when attempting to dry it. Rewinding is a solution, but it's a lot of manual ...
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What causes different fluoresence of PLA from different sources?
I discovered this by accident while gluing two pieces of 3D printed PLA with UV-curing adhesive. It's not a problem but I'm curious about why the two materials appearance under UV light is so ...
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Is there any way to salvage PLA filament with inconsistent diameter?
I have a spool of PLA filament where the diameter is visibly inconsistent. So it will only print a meter or two and then start slipping instead of being fed into the nozzle. Is this still useful for ...
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Are "matte PLA" filaments abrasive?
I picked up a roll of Overture matte black PLA, and the surface of both the filament and the printed object feel like paper. This made me wonder if it contains wood-based fibers like "wood PLA&...
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Plastic bottles to filament
Is there a machine (for hobbyists) that will make filament based on the type of plastic I put in. I will sort the plastic before I will put it in the machine.
I have seen the filabot but this uses ...
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Copper-infused PLA for spur gears
I am currently printing PLA infused with 80% copper powder. So far I mainly used it because it looks and feels really nice and post-processing is almost limitless, however recently I have thought that ...
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Why does part of the model come away from supports during print?
I have been trying to print the same dinosaur model for several days and all my attempts have failed in the same place. On every attempt, the tail falls off the supports. Sometimes there is a little ...
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What caused the blackening of this filament?
About 5 hours into a print last night, the filament stopped extruding leaving the model unfinished.
On investigation, I saw that the filament had stopped feeding. I can see marks on the filament left ...
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Is PETG sensetive to moisture?
Various filaments are sensitive to moisture to one degree or another. So far I've only printed with PLA. I can definitely tell the difference between fresh (just out of the package) PLA but I don't do ...
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Best practice: For ensuring a good print with dual extruder machine
I own a Qidi X-Pro that uses a dual extruder. I just spent the last 45 minutes trying to print, over and over, a simple model I had printed before. I'm using ABS with a glue stick. The ABS is fed ...
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What filament would be best for Creality's Ender 3 v2?
What would the best filament for an Ender 3 V2 be? I don't mind about the look but I would like for you to be able to bridge with it and for it to be reasonably cheap. If possible could you give ...
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Printing metal infused PLA does not work well
I have a 3D printer and I want to 3D print with metal infused PLA filament. It seems that this filament does not print that well (it won't melt to the right consistency). I referred to my manual and ...
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Do print issues (extrusion, blockage, etc...) become less of a problem with more expensive printers?
I own an Ender 3, it's about 3 years old and the issues I have with extrusion, leaking and filament blockage are monstrous.
Examples of problems like this are filament flow issues, filament blockage, ...
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Looking for 3D filament thats compatiable with HHO-oxyhydrogen and NaOH sodium hydroxide -lye
I'm testing a HHO generator (oxyhydrogen - browns gas generator) and I use 1% NaOH solution (sodium hydroxide -lye). I made some M8 threaded adapters for it using PETG (Polyethylene terephthalate ...
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Does abrasive filament require a special hotend?
I know that you need a special nozzle to extrude abrasive filament (carbon fibre, copper, ...). I do have such a nozzle (coated steel) and am printing carbon fibre and copper filament. Last time I ...
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Ender 3 extrusion not working properly
I got a new hotend for my Ender 3. When I start to 3D print a model, everything seems to be going well. After about 20 minutes or so the extrusion stops and the extruder motor can't push the filament ...
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