Questions tagged [extrusion]
Questions about extrusion mechanisms in varying types of 3D printers or the extrusion process.
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OpenSCAD import dpi setting
I'm importing an svg and extruding it. Here is the code:
translate([25,4,5]) rotate([90,0,0])
linear_extrude(height=5)
import("logo.svg",dpi=25.4);
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New Creality branded direct extruder clicks, won't extrude
I have an Ender 3 Pro (4.2.2 board). I just installed the Creality branded direct extruder/hot end.
I was going to try and calculate my steps/mm for the extruder, but I am just getting clicks from the ...
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G-code for stationary extrusion
I have this electro-magnetic droplet (EMD) printhead from Cellink that allows for extruding droplets. I would like to extrude droplets at specific coordinates while the printhead is stationary, ...
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Does the E-Value always define the filament length extrusion in millimeters and/or does it directly give a stepper rotation?
I understood on a fundamental level that E-value (in G-Code) was the length of filament pushed in millimetres. i.e. E=10 is 10 mm filament to push (with a firmware like Marlin translating this value ...
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How can I improve print speed with carbon fiber nylon and an 0.4 mm nozzle?
I have been trying to print fiber-filled nylons (Polymaker PA6GF and Taulman PA CF) on my Prusa i3 MK3S+ with a steel E3D 0.4 mm nozzle at a reasonable speed. I print at 290 °C for the Polymaker and ...
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How does pressure advance predict pressure without having actual pressure data?
I'm exploring the concept of Pressure Advance and its ability to predict and adjust pressure changes in the extruder. The image below shows the effects of Pressure Advance:
Source: Teaching Tech via ...
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Ender 3 s1 Pro, Cura, and Bondtech CHT 0.4 mm nozzle
So I swapped the standard Ender 3 S1 Pro 0.4 mm nozzle to a Bondtech CHT 0.4 mm nozzle to increase my flow rate, but I am a newb and not really sure what to do to start dialing this in.
I have not ...
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Rough printing surface
I'm new to 3d printing, printing with Creality Ender-3 S1 Pro. I had printed out some downloaded complicated parts and some simple parts of my own, and I was really impressed with surface finish.
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Extruder motor not running
I have run into an issue in which my extruder motor isn't running on my Voxelab Aquila. This issue just came up yesterday when I started a print and noticed that while the X and Y axes were moving ...
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Consistently inconsistent/blobby first layer
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Printer - Creality Ender 3 V2 (slightly modified)
replaced original hotend with another standard hotend (same model)
PEI coated magnetic bed (printing on rough side.)
CRTouch ABL
Filament - ...
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Over Extrusion Around Radius
I have a Ender 3 S1 Pro, and I'm using PrusaSlicer to slice because it has some features I need that Cura doesn't have yet. The problem I'm running into is that when it goes round a bend it will over ...
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Creality Ender3V2 extruder calibration
I have a Ender3V2 Creality 3D printer. I recently changed the extruder for a metal one because the previous was broken.
I have troubles to print now. The adhesion layer peels off easily (kinds of ...
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Printer stops extruding at same point on each pass
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I realized that the filament extrusion always stops at the same spot for a couple seconds then starts back, I know it's the printer and not the filament, I can see the gear literally stop for a ...
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Weird Pattern First Layer Extrusion
I'm working on tuning an old Ultimaker 2 Go, and I'm having some weird extrusion issues. The printer uses a Bowden extruder. Extrusion seems to increase and decrease. I don't think it is the filament ...
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What should one do to ensure ABS sticks to bed?
I'm trying to print with ABS plastic. I've only used PLA before. I'm using Anycubic Kobra Neo (Heated, PEI-coated bed). Originally, I just changed my plastic to ABS and tried printing with ...
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