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Perimeters/shells not properly fusing - delamination
I also swapped my Ender 5 plus hotend with the all metal swiss one and I am having the same issue.
I increased my wall overlap in increments of .04 until I got to .20. I increased my print temp from ...
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Ability to O-ring seal SLM 3D printed part
It depends
You will get a metal printed part. Typically, the process to create these is either laser sintering or laser smelting. In both applications, the powder is heated by a laser in a very small ...
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Stop and continue 3D printing
Set up your printer to be controlled by an outside source via USB or other protocol. Now set up a PC / a Pi / a Beaglebone / an Arduino / etc ... to feed GCode to your printer from MicroSD. I ...
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What is an appropriate layer size for the first layer?
If the first layer is so thin the bed clearly shows through, your extruder is skipping steps unable to push enough filament, or the nozzle drags over the bed surface, you're too low.
If the cross-...
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What is an appropriate layer size for the first layer?
It all depends on the bed flatness you can ensure. Do you have a super flat bed? Then you can use the first layer identical to other layers. You don't trust or you can't guarantee flatness? then ...
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What is an appropriate layer size for the first layer?
As most answers here: "That depends on your preference and needs"
If you prioritize bed adhesion you might want to compensate for an uneven bed surface/ level and maximize the layer height, ...
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