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- Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:02 pm
- Forum: Feature Requests
- Topic: Additional Speed Settings
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Additional Speed Settings
I know this was brought up in a previous topic back when 3.1 was introduced and now that we've upgraded to 4.0 I think it needs to be readdressed. To quote one of the requests from the previous topic: "Instead of a percentage from default printing speed, please make seperate speed values (mm/se...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:43 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Keeping PVA going when its used sparingly
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Re: Keeping PVA going when its used sparingly
PVA crystallizes inside the nozzle if kept at full temperate. What you need to do is add a tool change script so that the temperature drops to around 180 deg C (thats the sweet spot for me but could be higher or lower depending on the PVA print temp) so this doesn't happen. With PVA you especially n...
- Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:34 am
- Forum: General Discussion and Tips
- Topic: Blobs on my 3d print
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Re: Blobs on my 3d print
I would try lowering the retraction speed. 100 mm/s seems pretty high. I usually use retraction settings of 40mm/s max. Your problem could be the rapid pulling and pushing of the filament in the hot end and clogging it up a bit, causing it to blob like that.
