I have run into this. Couldn't find a way round it. Was a little while back. Other files are associated with the output. Rename 3mf to zip then dig. It seems a case of different processing engines (for want of a better term) within each slicer. One 3mf engine will not interpret the 3mf of another whilst they will both read the same stl, likely due to syntax differences for "colouring" as appearsby Mutley3D - General
An update. Debug+test - Good bad and failed. Familiar models, and a Vase. Layer heights 200 micron thru 1500 micron. Nozzle sizes 0.4mm through to 2mm. Flow rates beyond 120mm^3/s (50% capacity) Old filament PLA ABS PETg Slicer adjustments between prints dialing in temp and removing unwanted movements. Large benchy (200%) and tall vase prints < 2hrs print time. From small fine multi-colour prby Mutley3D - General
Its been a while. Something new and not seen or done before This is the G6 + MISO (multi in single out) hotend. It is designed as a multi flow hot end, meaning you can push any combination of filaments at the same time. Because of the way the filaments are fed, they push through like warm butter, literally! You can stack four of the G6 into a quad arrangement. The assembly can fit on a platfby Mutley3D - General
Hi @Kizumi, thank you for your interest. Send another message and I will check and confirm. Sometimes if focused on production my admin might slip a little, but I'll usually get back to you. Or contact page has an issue im not aware of. Hi @Nophead, great to see that your still around and working on a Flex3Drive derivative no less looking good. For sure the Flex3Drive is a solid option with grby Mutley3D - General
Hi Benforj Ive had no emails incoming from that address (or via contact form) nor mention of a BLV printer in recent emails so might not have gotten through (or lost in the chaos). Apologies for that in case. for a dual Cyclops/Chimera, use the G5 stls, just mirror the parts in the slicer for LH or RH as required. Too easy Default released file is the LH. If you need further assist, email orby Mutley3D - General
If im not seeing your linked photo correctly please forgive and ignore below. It appears your Z motor is mounted at the top of the machine with leadscrew below? Is the lead screw supported at the bottom, or is it "hanging" on that leadscrew coupler? If it is, consider that your bed is effectively hanging on a spring.by Mutley3D - Printing
Well said @Obelisk79, its in the numbers, not just hearsay or dodgy marketing.by Mutley3D - Reprappers
I am pretty sure the G5 was always 40:1 @longbeardpolymer, Flex3Drive has always been 40:1 Regarding "quick and expensive" could be rephrased as "most effective and cost efficient"by Mutley3D - Reprappers
Hello gtj Yes the bearing block can be seperated and removed. Send me an email/contact form through the site, and ill get some files over to you. Jby Mutley3D - General
Was asked about this earlier. One of the Flex3Drive standard offerings for print cooling. Variants revolve around same design and include DC42 IR mount - BLTouch, PINDA and other. uses 3 x 25mm fans, and small print cooling ducts. Compact, lightweight, quiet, powerful, simple.by Mutley3D - General
ABS blends vary wildly. A lot of recycled plastic is often used in cheaper no names. Pigments make a big difference to (any) plastics aswell. Check out ABS-X (from 3Dfilaprint.com) or Tritan-X from FormFutura - Low warp, pure ABS. Prints at 220c, excellent surface finish, sticks to PB easily at 80c with NO warp. Although I use 100c on bottom layer and then drop to 85 just to be sure. I have anoby Mutley3D - General
As DJDemon says, you want to reduce your PWM to 25% of full power. However your P factor is probably set too high aswell. Drop this to 5 and then see how heating goes with PWM at 25%. If it is slower and doesnt overshoot, then you can dial up the P value a little bit, or just run the PID with the lower P value. You can look at PID in a different wayby Mutley3D - General
@prot0typ1cal - its on the way and you can get live tracking of your shipment from your account pageby Mutley3D - General
Temps in the instructions are a guide. Accuracy and temp readings may vary from machine to machine for all manner of reasons. There is also insulating effect so 75 indicated may only be 68-70 actual on top surface. Pretty sure if you nudge bed temp up a touch you will find issues resolved. Make sure bed is clean aswell. The new PrintBite+ has improved performance and whilst more expensive to prby Mutley3D - General
haha with a toothbrush Yes clear is a strange beast. Glad you got the win.by Mutley3D - General
A clear PLA or ABS will behave differently from a red, which in turn will behave differently from a Black. This is due to additives and pigments used. There will be a sweetspot difference between one and another but not overly so. On one machine I print ABS all day long at 115 on the bed all colours with one exception, Orange! If I print this particular orange ABS it will lift or pull up from theby Mutley3D - General
Yes, There is also THE original Flex3Drive which has 33% more precision and driving torque than the nearest competitor, and 33% less driveshaft loading. Lifetime warranty on all driveline parts. We also have a substantial range of designs to suit different machines all based on the core driveline system. Installation is straight forward without need for additional parts as everything comes in thby Mutley3D - General
Anna&Karl - Check your temps and that nothing else is going awry with machine, ie bed and nozzle still hitting correct temps, no burnt connectors etc, and consitent temps across bed (no cold spots). Have seen bed heaters fade unevenly. Not saying its any of these, but just check first. A wipe down with acetone on clean kitchen towel is the most thorough clean, but sounds like you are doing tby Mutley3D - General
Fluid (or ferrofluids) have no rigidity so no structural contribution unless im overlooking something.by Mutley3D - General
@djdemond - All based on practical application after testing theory. I supply an end effector with option for ball or cup magnets. Reason being, the balls can be screwed flush into an accurately turned down arm. The ball studs have a flat machined surface so will be accurate on the rods. This gives options for different setups. The cup magnets I use have quite a lot of force on Haydns balls i'dby Mutley3D - General
@o_lampe - glad someone understood and acknowledged the point I was trying to gently present. The air gap is indeed significant. What is also significant, is the hyptothetical (minimal) contact area between ball and flat surface on end of cylinder magnet, where one will essentially have an increasing airgap around spherical surface of the ball joint, compared to cup magnet. A good grade cup magby Mutley3D - General
Quoteleadinglights QuoteMutley3D ........................... @leadinglights, im sure im reading your comment incorrectly. Your not saying brass is magnetic are you. Am I correct interpreting that your iron cups were disrupting a magnetic field reducing its strength? That's what makes it so odd. Iron is magnetic but a magnetic field finds it easier to pass through iron so it goes up the sides ofby Mutley3D - General
@djdemond - I didnt realise you were talking about a specific machine. Makes more sense now what you were saying. Agreed a larger magnet like for like material/spec etc will have capacity for greater forces, but there are a number of variables that make this not such a straight forward assumption, so magnets supplied by a particular company may indeed be weaker, due to being a lower grade. I amby Mutley3D - General
Cylinder magnet better than cup magnet? I disagree with the examples cited above. A magnet force is defined by its strength, or gauss. IF you compare a cylinder magnet, and cup magnet, of equal gauss, the magnetic pull will be the same, however you may find more strength in the cup version due to ball sitting in contact with and inside the magnetic cup. If there is an air gap, as is the case inby Mutley3D - General
Different things work for different people, different products/settings/environments. One of the largest variances (aside from infill, perimeters etc) is the composition of the plastics, and is rarely mentioned or considered in comments about print surfaces. PEI functions on the basis of a slight mechanical fusing of deposited plastic onto the PEI surface, the combined thermoplastics will momentby Mutley3D - General
@ Origamib - When I say y-splitter I refer explicitly to those single (standard) nozzle setups, which in fact doesnt even refer to the hotend, but the setup configuration, where there is a distinctly Y shaped splitter supporting two filaments that are fed one at a time. OR are we sayiung the same thing. A hotend with a Y split in the cold end? That would be in my book a Y splitter. Split in theby Mutley3D - General
@DjDemonD - Yes I totally agree about clear descriptions. Although not sure much value or credence can be taken from ebay adverts as to the veracity or accuracy of their descriptions. After all they are the ones that gave us the all metal JHead When you have a 2in1 mixer like a Cyclops, the ability to extrude from both sides at once is not down to the hotend itself, but more the simultaneous coby Mutley3D - General
2in1 and y-splitter are different, as a Y splitter does not have 2 channels. Hence my differentiation between what are two very different beasts. But i do understand some might see a blurred line between the two. Ultimately I think it is up to manufacturers to determine how they classify and describe their product, and of course the community can debate thereafter.by Mutley3D - General