QuoteMrDoctorDIV I used to have that on my Solidoodle, then I started playing with settings and nearly elimated those while still maintaining the same print speed . Material variety is a must, so direct drive it stays. Maybe amongst my future upgrades I'll make a quick switchable direct/bowden. Or direct main + bowden support material It is true that lower acceleration rates do reduce the ghostby Sublime - General
QuoteEvil Monkey If I might jump in here, Sublime I was wondering if you could explain the reason why 3 mm works better than 1.75 mm in a Bowden setup? Less springy perhaps? I am not saying that is works better necessarily. But with the new soft filaments like Ninja flex coming to market people are having a hard time even using them in direct 1.75mm machines. Here is what I wrote last time I wby Sublime - General
I do notice that at the top of the script he has #!/usr/bin/perl -i.before_postproc Which is a path to perl on Linux so maybe the fact he is a linux user could be affecting this.by Sublime - Slic3r
QuotePierreYves.Pepin Where should I add this? The person who wrote the script (DeuxVis on the forum), has no problem executing automatically it with his Repetier/Slic3r. You would just add "perl" in front of the command you typed into slic3r. This would tell the OS to execute the script using perl. But again I am not a Windows or Slic3r user so it may not be the answer but worth a try.by Sublime - Slic3r
Quoteayouden ahhhh! I have wondered what these ripples were! it all makes sense now! Thanks, And I think I will upgrade my current 3D printer to Bowden to see how good it is compared to that of my current direct set up. Ayouden Be sure to use a good hotend that is well known to work with a Bowden extruder (j-head from hotends.com work well for Tantillus). Be sure to use a Bowden tube that is lby Sublime - General
QuoteMrDoctorDIV This has me rethinking my entire thought of direct vs bowden.. So there is no real reason to go direct? If you plan on printing with the new soft materials coming out then direct would be a benefit. But you then need to be satisfied with the ghosting effect left from the heavy carriage oscillating. Picture of extreme ripples by jbernardis Comparison by Sublimeby Sublime - General
Quoteayouden The Replicator 2 is known for its high quality, and the Ultimaker is known for its high print speed. The Ultimaker produces prints thousands of times better than a Replicator. IMHO the artifacts that are caused by a large moving mass (extruder attached to the carriage) are completely unacceptable. That leaves only Bowden, also be sure to use 3mm as it is far more capable of being pby Sublime - General
I am not a windows or slic3r user but I think the problem may be that you need to call perl before the script (at least that is the way you use scripts in Linux). perl C:\DATA\Repra..............by Sublime - Slic3r
Quotekarabas QuoteSublime Quotekarabas QuoteSublime I have added an inset feature to my branch of Cura.. Does it affect both dimensions - internal and external as kisslicer does? Or only internal? It affects both internal and external. It just adds the extra inset to the one already calculated to inset the path half the extrusion width. Currently the Cura engine does not differentiate between thby Sublime - Experimental
Quotewhosawhatsis Oh, this is another feature that I rely on in Slic3r and that is really needed in Cura: Next time I am in there I will have a look and see how hard it would be.by Sublime - Experimental
Quotewhosawhatsis I'll have to see if I can figure out how to build Cura for Mac then. I always have the worst luck when I try to build things from source... I have a second thread concerning my branch of Cura that has some information on compiling it for Windows which may also apply to Mac. If you do figure it out please let me know and I will try and update my repo to be in sync with the Offby Sublime - Experimental
Quotekarabas QuoteSublime I have added an inset feature to my branch of Cura.. Does it affect both dimensions - internal and external as kisslicer does? Or only internal? It affects both internal and external. It just adds the extra inset to the one already calculated to inset the path half the extrusion width. Currently the Cura engine does not differentiate between them. It just insets all theby Sublime - Experimental
We need more testers and confirmation from prominent figures that it does indeed work to get watertight parts with correct dimensions before Diad will look at it seriously. As for bridging in Cura. I know it does have an algorithm to detect them, but it is unclear to me what it does with that data after detecting them. If I ever figure it out it should be easy enough to make the bridge speed, bby Sublime - Experimental
You can check out how admesh does it Also Blender has a function where if you import an STL, enter edit mode (press tab), press "A" so all the vertices are highlighted and then press button in the left menu that says recalculate (in a section called normals) it will do its best to figure it out. The problem with just trying to fix the normals is when the file is not manifolded or has overlappiby Sublime - Experimental
Quotewingnut QuoteSublime What speeds are you printing at? I find higher speeds give a better outer finish. Did you mean *lower* here? Nope I meant higher. It was actually a complaint I had with the wording of Kisslicer with its speed slider. I am sure on some printers a lower speed is more accurate but not with all. Now I do not mean faster is simply better as there are other things that effeby Sublime - Tantillus
It should be ok. If not just PM me and I will send you one for the cost of the postage.by Sublime - Tantillus
I am sure I have asked some of these before and you can just ignore those ones. Have you lubricated the threaded rod? It should help reduce the friction and thus allow it to move in microsteps more easily. Have you tried to increase the Z axis current? This should help it overcome any friction and get it to move better. But if too high it can make microstepping inaccurate (too high is a warm/hby Sublime - Tantillus
Quotebobc It seems that both you and the moderators think abusive behaviour is acceptable. This is so funny. Whenever I would see your name as the last poster I would always be sure to read what you posted because it was always funny how you were a jerk so often and now you are upset that it was turned around on you. And yet you still haven't given the quotes of how you think I was the problem.by Sublime - General
QuoteHux Flux Is there someone who can compile this for W7? Im to silly to do this or it doenst work for me. Thanks in advance You can PM greg frost to see if he has his copy available. I personally am not a Windows user and I never could figure out how to compile it in Windows in virtual box.by Sublime - Experimental
Make sure it is saved as a binary STL not an ascii because the ascii makes very large files (you can use Meshlab or Blender to save it as a binary if your program will not). If it is still too large to attach you can compress it with something like a Zip or Tar.gz . If you need even more compression you can use tar.7z (use 7zip as the compression tool).by Sublime - Administration, Announcements, Policy
I can supply an imperial hobbed bolt and it will only require you to use the large imperial extruder gear. If you are interested PM me and I can give you all the details.by Sublime - Tantillus
First click the < > on the right and then you can click the Zip button on the right of the page and download the repo as it is intended. The raw file method does work for single files.by Sublime - Reprappers
Cura already has a plugin that prints in three dimensionsby Sublime - General
This makes me laugh. Quote3D labtek We print only ABS parts. No PLA! Why? Parts printed in ABS in terms of rigidity, are not different from those printed in PLA. What really makes ABS better is the HEAT RESISTANCE of ABS and IT'S DURABILITY. In terms of recyclability, ABS IS MORE WIDELY USED IN ALL CONSUMER PRODUCTS; at the end of its life in a product it goes to recycling making new producby Sublime - General
Go to the "control center" in the forum and go to "my files" / "edit my files" and attach whatever you want (within the file size limit) and then right click on the newly uploaded file and copy its location and use that to attach the file in the PM. This image is in my files.by Sublime - Administration, Announcements, Policy
On Tantillus with 3mm filament I found 650mm was fine and at 800mm it is hard to get retractions to be effective.by Sublime - Reprappers
Quotebeekeg tried the hairdryer tip to level/free up the z-axis and it worked a treat Do let us know if it made any changes to the print quality.by Sublime - Tantillus
Quotebeekeg I'm getting good adhesion with Power Pritt on blue painters tape. The flat top of the stick is also useful for flattening down the tape too. For large prints it may be necessary to soak the whole lot in water to release the tape from the glass and then the tape from the print. Have you tried directly on the glass without the tape?by Sublime - Tantillus
Quoteikilledkenny Personally I do a combination of the 3 (calculate steps, adjust flow, & measure) Step 1 is to set the X & Y based on calculated steps/mm. Step 2 I will verify my e-steps and perform a single wall extrusion test to verify flow. Like someone mentioned each material has a different shrink rate. If you plan to print with different materials make sure to do this test forby Sublime - Printing
QuoteNick101 Hey guys, Recently fired up my Tantillus again after a long hiatus and I'm still having a tough time with the first few layers of a print over-extruding (even with flow set ~ 320). I've tried setting flow to 300 with better success but once the infill layers start printing, the print looks under extruded, with small gaps between passes. At this point I bump the flow rate back up toby Sublime - Tantillus