Unanswered Questions
88 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Skipping Y-steps, only when using Ultimaker Cura
In order to find out why my printer sometimes skips Y-steps (always in the same direction) only in Ultimaker Cura, I am digging into the G-code to understand the problem better. However, thousands of ...
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Missing print steps in e-waste 3d printer
I'm trying to create a 3D printer based on this instructable, EWaste 60$ 3DPrinter.
I have followed the steps provided there, and I'm facing the problem that the x-axis isn't able to move, i.e. the ...
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Makerbot Smart extruder+ heat block and nozzle question
I am looking for information on the smart extruder+ heat block and nozzle? I have looked online and from several forums come to the conclusion it is either a MK10 or MK11 assembly. Can anyone shed ...
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What's the best printing technique to produce splints (a device to immobilize a body part)?
One of the most interesting field in which the 3D Printing is being considered is the fabrication of biocompatible devices and parts for a medical applications.
For that I am interesting in knowing ...
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1answer
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How to fix bulging first layers of print?
The bottom 1-6 layers of my prints always bulge, like an enlarged elephant foot effect. I've tried all the fixes for elephants foot to no avail. I'm using:
XYZPrinting DaVinci Jr 1.0 Pro with their ...
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Replicator+ Motherboard Model
What is the Make/Model of a MakerBot Replicator+ motherboard? I'm assuming that the make is now MakerBot since they are now closed-source.
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The BLTouch is hitting the bed on the double-probing
When double-probing, sometimes the BLTouch will hit the bed before the z-axis goes down:
The BLTouch deploys
The bed goes up
The sensor triggers
The BLTouch stows
The BLTouch deploys and crashes the ...
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How to fix evenly spaced vertical print pattern
These lines exist on all prints, PLA, ABS.
They're 0.800mm apart [20T 2GT pulley, 1.8deg/step motor = 1 line/4 full-steps]
Start to disappear above 75mm/s but will still appear on slower axis when ...
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Pronterface won't connect to Printrbot Simple metal with error message
I am using Ultimaker Cura to try and get my simple metal back up and running again. It is the strangest thing as this thing has printed decently for four years with just one calibration being the ...
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Does color changing PLA require a hardened nozzle?
I've seen comments about glow-in-the-dark filament being abrasive and would damage a bronze nozzle so a hardened nozzle is recommended.
Is the same true for filament that changes colour when warm (...
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Ender 3 Z-limit now unreliable - possible causes and solutions?
I had a couple of recent nozzle/bed crashes, so I now frequently do a manual bed levelling. I do these while the bed is heated to allow for expansion.
Today i found, after levelling, a subsequent ...
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What choices do we have on Clear resins for DLP?
I'm searching for a truly clear DLP resin which can polymerize between 400nm and 405nm.
I found the unpigmented from FunToDo, but it seems to be yellow-clear:
I'm trying to achieve something similar ...
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Why is Print Adhesion almost good, but still not right?
It feels like my print is almost there, I spent a long time fine tuning the calibration with a fantastic set of G-code files from Chuck Hellebuyck.
I am using an Ender 3, on which I have modified the ...
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Replicator 2x getting too hot with silent stepper drivers
I equipped my Makerbot Replicator 2x with silent stepper drivers TMC2100. According to the product page I reduced vref from 127 (factory default) to 25 in the printer settings as well as in my start-...
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Extruder Motor Not working during Printing
I am a newbie trying to setup and configure a 3D printer following online YouTube videos and tutorials. I am trying to configure a Hypercube Evolution 3D printer.
I followed Tech2C videos (on YouTube) ...
