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Re: New prusa things 'eco system' - 5 years ago
True. They were different names, but I suppose nothing forces you to use the same account name in both platforms. I didn't notice any licensing notification. Maybe I missed that.by phaedrux - General
Re: New prusa things 'eco system' - 5 years ago
In the few minutes a was browsing I saw many models that were just ripped from thingiverse.by phaedrux - General
Re: New prusa things 'eco system' - 5 years ago
So people can just repost other people's models as sliced files and offer to print them? Or am I missing something?by phaedrux - General
Re: Stepper Motor Torque Choosing Stepper Motors - 5 years ago
I can definitely recommend printed solid. They have good products and good support. Filastruder is another us based source you'll never be sorry buying from.by phaedrux - General
Re: Stepper Motor Torque Choosing Stepper Motors - 5 years ago
Amazon carries a surprisingly large amount of 3D printer related gear. some of it is shipping out of China, but some is next day shipping as well.by phaedrux - General
Re: Cad recomendations - 5 years ago
Fusion360 is a great option. The maker/startup license makes it free to use for most purposes. It's powerful. It exports solid STLs. And if you're already familiar with Inventor you'll probably find the workflow pretty easy to pick up. It uses cloud storage for your projects, but you can export full archives. There's a lot of good tutorials out there as well, so it's easy to get going. There's aby phaedrux - 3D Design tools
Re: Diagnosing Thermal Runaway of Hot End caused by wall thickness. - 5 years ago
If you looked at the gcode from Cura 3.6 you'd probably see tons of tiny segments being produced for the thin wall sections. Thing wall printing in Cura is pretty broken. There's a 3rd party build with some tweaks out there. Might wanna take a look on the Cura forums for it from user Smart Avionics.by phaedrux - General
Re: Belt width - 5 years ago
If you're really concerned about belts, do some research on the gates belts and how they are used in industrial applications. You'll quickly see that the 6mm belts are more than adequate for even the most demanding 3D printing. They are the most appropriate choice. Wider isn't necessarily better. It's the application requirements that dictates the appropriate belt spec. Go with 6mm.by phaedrux - CoreXY Machines
Re: Strengthen hole walls? - 5 years ago
Cura can do modifier meshes similar to how Slic3r does it. They call it infill meshes. I created a set of primitive shapes using Tinker Cad and just use those STLs as modifier meshes in either Cura or Slic3r. Usually a simple square works fine since you can scale it in the slicer to fit what you need. Once you have the modifier STL in place, select it and click Per Model Settings. You can then cuby phaedrux - General
Re: Long term fume exposure - 5 years ago
I guess we wait for his autopsy thenby phaedrux - Safety & Best Practices
Re: Long term fume exposure - 5 years ago
Chemical desensitization does not mean there is no problem.by phaedrux - Safety & Best Practices
Re: Slicer setting/compatibility questions - 5 years ago
I don't think that's quite accurate. Setting RepRap to emulate Marlin refers to how it formats it's responses to console commands for compatibility with USB control software which expect responses to match what Marlin would respond with. It has nothing to do with the slicer as far as I'm aware. The slicer setting to change gcode flavor on the other hand can have some actual consequences for instby phaedrux - Duet
Re: Netfabb basic Mac alternative - 6 years ago
The online netfabb seems to get hammered sometimes or something. Usually uploading the model again will let it go through. Slic3r PE is able to repair many common problems and you can export the repaired STL. MeshMixer and MeshLab both have Mac versions.by phaedrux - General
Re: Duet uSDHC socket - 6 years ago
Better luck contacting duet support directly or asking on the duet forums.by phaedrux - Duet
Re: Filament swirling - 6 years ago
My solution is to use a spool hub with a bearing and then a PTFE tube guide secured to the frame going to the extruder. This combination allows the filament to unspool smoothly from the pulling force of the drive gear without getting yanked by the movement of the print head, or pushed back by retraction. You sometimes hear this referred to as a reverse bowden. I use this for the hub customized fby phaedrux - Printing
Re: Installing an AC bed heater - 6 years ago
Thanks for this. I'm in the process of building a coreXY and am just about ready to start wiring the AC heat bed.by phaedrux - Safety & Best Practices
Re: talk about the thermal fuse? Some ideas and help needed. - 6 years ago
All I can find locally are 240c thermal cut outs. I got some 150c fuses to try out for the heated bed. The data sheet has a lot more useful information. Particularly about continuous operation. QuoteNote 4: A general rule of thumb for continuous operating temperature for thermal cut−offs is 30C less than the Maximum Opening Temperature. So in the case of the 240c part, only 210c. I'm thby phaedrux - Safety & Best Practices