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What are some of the questions were answered this week?

In “vase mode” using Cura. What I can do to find a balance between time to print and thickness of the vase. Is there a trick? 

If you have a new out of the box printer, you want to change the nozzle, do you need to heat up the nozzle still or can it be done cold?

I’m replacing a part cooling fan on E3V2. Existing wiring is blue/yellow. New fan is black/red. Which goes to which? 

CR10s is having adhesion problems and print curling? What most likely is the problem?

Trying to create a flat 1mm rectangular sheet with some rows of evenly spaced 8mm holes no thicker than the sheet, but with strength on each circumference. Can I manage that with Matter tools?

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What are some of the questions we answerd this week?

I want to make a model bigger by about 175% I whould like to know if I should increase the infill it is at 20%infill now?

Have you got a list of tools for cleaning prints?

What is the ideal speed for direct drive I have a cr10s with SKR 1.3 TMC 2130?

Are all metal hot ends any good?

Do you have any thoughts on silicon bushing replacements for bed springs?

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What are some of the questions we answered this week?

I got a new 3d printer bed for my cr-10 and the nozzle keeps getting shaved off when it is barely is touching the bed any nozzle you recommend?

Any thoughts on power supplies what is the best one to buy for a 24-volt? My second question is what is the best bed for a cr10s?

What do you guys think of the Trigorilla boards, and what would be a good replacement for it going into a Anycubic I3 mega S?

​I have a question is there any risk to printing glow in the dark filiment?

I just finally got Marlin 2.0 with Bltouch installed on my CR10s with Petsfang, Micro Swiss hotend. How can I adjust the Z offset to a negative value? When I get to zero the value will not go lower?

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What did we answer this week?

If the heat sink comes off of the drivers what glue or adhesive can you use to reattach them?

Cura 4.5 recommendations for use with a Creality CR10 v2

BL touch problems

Marlin Update issues

3D print direct drive

E3 mini-board problems

Is there a difference from TMC 2130 vs TMC 2209 is it worth the upgrade?

What is a good filament to use for RC car parts?

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Jan 27, 2019
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