Unanswered Questions
20 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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ABS prints consistently splitting in the same place
I am printing ABS in an enclosure and most of the prints have worked out well with minor tweaking. However, the top layer always seems to split or skip a step (not sure which).
The cube is sliced in ...
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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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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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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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Why does filament feed system not run when changing filament?
When changing filament during a print job I get a message to feed new filament, then press Okay. After pressing Okay, I get the message "Please insert the filament" - but nothing happens.
I ...
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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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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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What tips are there for using 1.75 filament with a machine designed for 2.85 mm?
I have a Lulzbot Taz 6, which takes 2.85 mm filament. A few months ago I ran into a filament (Spidermaker Matte PLA) which produced some really nice prints. After experimenting with the white, I ...
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CR-10 Extruder Clicking / Filament jammed in Extruder?
I have a CR-10 S5. I was very happy with the way it was printing but all of a sudden it cant get past 1 hour of printing without the filament breaking in the extruder. I have caught it in the act, it ...
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Does HydroFill support material work with ABS?
I just heard about this support material that claims to be both water soluble and compatible with ABS. Is this claim true?
From what I have heard it definitely dissolves, but I am skeptical of its ...
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Creality K1 Max Filament Won't Feed
I'm unable to feed the filament past the highlighted figure in my Creality K1 Max. There was no problem with filling it before the filament ran out on a print overnight. Any hints as to what might be ...
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Splotchy and messed up print with varying line widths on prusa printer
I'm trying to use my 3D printer for this wallet with my Prusa MK3S+ but on the 2nd and 3rd layers, it gets messed up as the picture shows. The first layer looks fine so I'm not sure what's wrong or ...
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Seens to be a lack of filament at layer starts
I'm kinda new to the 3D printing world, I got myself a Ender 3 V3 SE in the past month, been having pretty satisfactory results.
But recently I'm observing that right after the layer start position, (...
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Extruder digging into filament Ender 3 V2 Neo
I am a newbie in 3D printing. I bought a used Ender 3 V2 Neo from a shop (demo unit/display model) few days ago and I have been trying it in few hours sessions. A problem I came across twice now in ...
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What conditions need to be met precisely to achieve PLA biodegradation?
In addition to the question: Can I really throw failed PLA prints on compost? and anything else I've read about PLA biodegradability, what exact conditions are needed to achieve this?
I mean, oxygen ...
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