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What did we answer this week?

Whats your opinion on Junction Deviation vs Classic Jerk? Having ringing and ghosting currently even with lowered Accel and JD.

On the Ender 3 why install a new board? what are the upgrades?

​How to disable Junction deviation?

Do you know if there is a direct drive extruder kit/mod for the CR-10S Pro?

Is direct drive worth it and what are your thoughts on microswiss hotend?

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What did we answer this week?

What’s the best lube for the Z axis screw?

​PETG – Stringing?

Is there a difference when painting PETG as opposed to PLA models?

Any experience with ASA as a PLA replacement ?

What kind of primer? Etching primer? Filler Primer? other?

Aside from PLA, are there any other filaments suitable that are food safe but don’t emit bad fumes?

And so many more.

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What did we answer this week?

How often you oil the rods?

​Is sewing machine oil OK for z-rods (screws) as well as smooth Prusa carriage rods?

And so many more.

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What did we answer this week?

New silent board mainboard fan does not start until print calling fan starts

Is there written instructions to update the firmware on the mainboard and on the display

Bigtree TECH SKR V1.4 / With 5xTMC2209 V1.2 and a  Bigtree SKR MINI E3 32 Bit Control Board Integrated TMC2209 UART for my CR-10S

There are hundreds of parts and such you can put on your 3d printer to “upgrade it”. Is it worth my time to install them?

 Vertical line problem

Creality CR10S, motherboard 2.0 Creality, and marlin firmware is it possible to decrease the micro-stepping in the X and Y axle?

I have solid bed mounts, can I replace the tightening wheels with locking nuts and bolts?

My BLtouch doesn’t probe the bed correctly for some points at startup. What should I do to make it always work correctly?

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