Unanswered Questions
34 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How can I correct *second and third layer* elephant foot?
I'm attempting to print this print-in-place bag clip (in the 80 and 100 sizes). Early prints came out well, except that my persistent elephant foot resulted in locking the hinge.
Oddly, a few days ...
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Why is this outer wall warping?
I am printing a battery compartment cover on my CR-X Pro. Upon removing the cover I see that some of the outer walls are warping. I have tried printing this same piece with and without bed heat, ...
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Are there dedicated setups to perform injection molding from PLA filament leftovers?
I would like to recycle all the leftovers from supports and from failed prints in PLA.
I don't necessarily need to re-extrude new filament from it, so I was wondering if I could maybe perform some ...
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Lightweight-PLA (LW-PLA)
I have been trying to print lightweight PLA for a project. I settled on an RC airplane model found online.
My initial prints were very problematic, so, I looked up other people's printing settings and ...
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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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Does Silk PLA really contains elastomers as additives?
I have heard many times that silk PLA is PLA with some unspecified elastomers in it, but without any reliable reference to confirm this statement.
If it contains elastomers it should be more flexible ...
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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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Print not fully connected to edge of frame
I tried printing this mesh sheet, but the mesh part doesn't connect with the edge on one side. I have no idea what would be causing this. Is it something with the model? Is there a setting I can ...
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Randomly underextruding/overextruding small part on CR-10
I am printing fairly cheap, but highly rated, PLA and not sure whether this is underextrusion or overextrusion; but it just looks bumpy and not clean. My settings:
195 °C at 60 mm/s bed temp 50 °C
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E3D V6 PLA prints leaning / not square
When printing a 1 cm test cube after upgrading to the V6 the cubes are tilted ever so slightly. This does not happen with the stock MK8 hotend, or when printing with the V6 with Polycarbonate+...
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What would cause my 3D printer to start printing badly from one day to the other?
I started to 3D print a week and a half ago more or less, and I have been doing it with a decent quality, not perfect but decent, while trying to tweak the machine to improve the quality but have ...
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How would you connect multiple large prints permanently together?
I have 3D printed the Operator Sledge's (Rainbow Six Siege) sledgehammer for a cosplay convention out of PLA filament and want to permanently affix the different shaft pieces.
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First layer is thin with voids in the first corner of a rectangular object inside border
Qidi X-Max. PLA printing temp 200 °C build plate temp 60 °C.
I am using the back of the magnetic plate that came with the machine (the white front is a little worn out from ABS printing. the back is ...
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How can I reduce stringing on very small parts?
I'm trying to print a 30% version of this High Bypass Engine Nacelle, but I'm having some quality issues with the high pressure turbine compression stages.
I've uploaded several photos to Imgur here, ...
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Is warping solely caused by thermal stress on the printed material?
Is thermal stress the root cause of warping of printed parts? As in the (rapid) shrinkage of the cooling down material?
Either the material (PLA, ABS, PETG) is cooled down too fast either by too much ...
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