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What are the advantages to have a direct drive?

What do guys think about the metal 3D printers?

I just got a ender 3v2 the springs are not that strong should I get different ones?

DO you need to change the esteps or anything when you install the direct drive?

everytime I print on my ender 3 V2, when I look at the layer lines, I see random tiny pits on the print, could it be the moisture on my filament?

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TFL Live: Ask for HELP: October 24, 2020 https://thefirstlayer.com/tfl-live-ask-for-help-october-24-2020/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:19:25 +0000 https://thefirstlayer.com/?p=1228
What did we answer this week?

Do you think the ender 3 glass heated bed will work on the mingda 2d?

Is it worth replacing all moving wires with silicon wire to avoid usage stress?

I upgraded my cr-10 to a direct drive the one that you all recommended on thingiverse and now I’m having some issues looking like it’s under excluding didn’t know if I needed to change my esteps?

Do you have any tips for stopping filament twisting in the bowden tube and causing the extruder to jump and grind the filament?

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Ask for HELP: TFL Live – May 16, 2020 https://thefirstlayer.com/ask-for-help-tfl-live-may-16-2020/ Mon, 25 May 2020 16:22:24 +0000 http://thefirstlayer.com/?p=1053
What did we answer this week?

How do we find out version of Merlin we have?

When updating to a new version of Marlin 2, is there an easy way to apply edits from my current config files to the new ones?

​How do you Enable the EEPROM on the printer running Marlin without flashing the firmware…??

What are your thoughts on upgrading the heated bed in the CR10s using a relay and line voltage?

Being a local Calgarian, do you find the need to dry PLA filament? I have had 2 rolls out in the open since last fall and am curious if its something I should look at?

I want to try PETG on my stock Ender 3 …can it handle it?

And so many more.

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